Artist Interview: Adrock (Beastie Boys) Deleted Scenes

[@LandonBalk]

I could listen to these guys talk drum machines all day. The Beastie Boys have some of the best drums in hip hop, no question.

[@thestr8person]

bob bobo some chick did the drumming on some of the early recordings and shows but yep originally (and then later on again) mike D was on drum duty.

[@Hellwyck]

@bob bobo Peart was never about speed, he was about control.

[@thomasmiller9205]

Big ups to the dust brothers for their role.

[@jolemite2639]

@@thestr8person Kate Shellenbach. She later played drums for the band Luscious Jackson whom were signed to the Beastie Boys label Grand Royal.

[@Maxtannone]

facts, and Mike D is underrated on the kit. listen to check your head, he’s grooving

[@kyledelaney1650]

Gotta love the Beastie Boys! Rest in peace MCA. They were a voice of a generation. For those who don't know MCA passed away from Cancer recently he was 47. R.I.P. Beasite Boys forever. Thanks for the upload.

[@ReasonStudios]

@jipsifallon :) What's it like? It's awesome. Adam's a super nice guy... exactly like what you see in these deleted scenes. Very down to earth, full of knowledge, happy to share, and the perfect balance self-effacing modesty with justified pride in his accomplishments. I've done tons of interviews but I was strangely nervous for this one. 'Cause he's a musical hero of mine... but I walked in, shook hands, and instantly relaxed. It's impossible to stay nervous when he's so "regular guy."

[@ximre2]

Definitely Master-Minds!!

[@suntsu3941]

Thanks for getting this onto the interwebs and letting dude have the time and space to share a little bit of his trip. Respect.

[@andrewpalmer4175]

I could listen to Adam Adam and Mike talk music and hip hop history all day.

[@ReasonStudios]

@@andrewpalmer4175 RIGHT!?!? This is still one of the favorite interviews I've done. And one of the only where I initially felt truly star-struck. /ryan

[@brianshickey]

New artists please pay close attention.. This is a musician in it's rawest form, genre-less, honest and willing to talk about mistakes as well. Thank God I grew up in this era, the one that set my foundation. The list of impeccable musicians and bands is far too long to list yet is quickly disappearing in today's 'market'. Yes, there is a lot of good happening but nothing compared to the likes of Adrock from the BBoys.

[@ximre2]

They were DIFFERENT! Today you do have most that sound like they could have been from the same band! Same drums beats, vocal tone, lyrics, and look! Hmmm, what happened?

[@darkond3523]

The problem with everything is that you give green light to creativity and with it you pull in the people who don't even know how to make music in any form yet they think they are doing it, usually someone's preset crap and the next thing you know it's overfluding the market to the point I can't find easily quality music or something I want to listen to. An actual artist is lost in a sea of trash and can't makea living from it while some talentless hack is pulling the attention. I am seriously sick of it and mostly forced to listen to things I have since looking up new things in a sea of trash and whatelse is way too hard, simply lifeconsuming. That is a big problem for an actual artist, you have to go outside of your comfort to promote your self to the point it makes zero money back what you already invested. Comes to the lucky or unlucky while quality doesn't make the run. And kids are programed to listen to garbage so they don't demand anything better. Which again gives green light to hackjobs to gather attention and cash.

[@shawnbruce6934]

True.

[@MMOlivier]

Word

[@smeltedcheese]

I've never heard Adam speak this way, thanks for posting.

[@couleenlagon]

Living legend here!

[@c.wagner7482]

who else is able to tell a story that starts with "Paul Weller" and ends with, "L.L. Cool J"....my brain just melted.

[@tonycorleony3161]

Aye

[@reedcollins7783]

How dare people love different music. Lol. Just kidding.

[@Broyale26]

Rick Rubin

[@monicapyle]

Adam, thank god you chose the drum machine

[@Jack_Rivet]

And he picked it up right when you could get an 808 for $250! As opposed to (checks eBay...) $6130 in 2023

[@ssjwes]

That was some real work back then I salute all the cats from the 80's something you can do now in seconds took hours apon hours to do back then.

[@vwlssnvwls3262]

AdRock was always my favorite of the three.

[@ReasonStudios]

@pwyndam Thanks! That's sorta the tango I love to do. Getting people to feel comfortable and chill enough to just have a conversation is kinda what I do far more importantly than the technical camera stuff. I didn't realize it when I did this interview but people all say that Adam is surprisingly relaxed here and not goofing. That's great! Now I want to sit down with Mike D or MCA. They're all Reason users so it'd be a cool compilation of interviews.

[@mistaroksta]

pause mixin takes me back, sitting in my bedroom building joints and putting together our own little sounds, raw as fuck, oh to be a 14 yr old again.

[@themainproblem]

Adrock, your are one very intelligent person. I have liked your stuff since I first heard it in 1986. When I look at you now it's difficult to put you into those videos. You have become a very nice guy and I would hang out with you anytime.

[@YoAlby]

Creepy ass bitch

[@ShadysDaycare]

RIP YAUCH! You will be missed!

[@terrysigmon3119]

The Beastie Boys are still one of my favorites. RIP MCA!!!

[@schwiggys]

that was a killer interview, thanks

[@jamrito]

holy smokes what an interview

[@JUstVzlaChicoORG]

2019 they still rocking

[@MrHarryHooligan]

Class interview.

[@konstantinjarkov]

That is just amazing. One hell of an interview.

[@wvj1992dgenerate]

This is a definite great interview, dude. It truly grasped my attention and further express my respect towards the Beastie Boys. And to add, the quotes in the video really makes me feel glad that I have a 30+ playlist of the Beastie Boys because it shows that they stick to their roots. ^_^

[@chrislovecchio7958]

I still have the ticket stub, summer of 1987, Mike Tyson, LL , JMJ. Golden Era of Hip Hop, I was seventeen. MCA was wasted out of his mind if I can recall, but so was just about everyone in the Garden. They had a bar on stage. The following summer Public Enemy opened for RUN DMC at Nassau coliseum

[@kevingallagher2127]

Didn't want this vid to end

[@selcoboy]

Nice shout out for the legend that is Paul Weller

[@fuzzydunlop1753]

The dude that played robocop?

[@jnnx]

Fuzzy Dunlop No, that’s Peter.

[@islandbee]

@@fuzzydunlop1753 - Lead singer for The Jam and Style Council.

[@russell_szabados]

Uhhhhh...I think Fuzzy Dunlop forgot he asked that the moment it posted.

[@dysamoria]

this is far more interesting than the promotional video... thanks for not skimping out on us and for letting this get seen!

[@kamandresen6879]

Adrock is the coolest human being alive, no exaggeration

[@EddieG1888]

Its insane how kids into hip hop managed to figure out that pause tapes were a thing, because I did exactly the same; record a little bit of a beat or an instrumental (example; the beat at the end of Time To Get Ill was a personal fave, as were a few off Licensed To Ill), cue up the record deck, rewind the play deck back a little bit from the beat you wanted to drop in on and let it run but have the pause button depressed on the record deck so you could let it go right on the beat. Repeat until you have the length of beat you want. And coincidentally, I actually started doing pause tapes about the time I got into the Beastie Boys, which was as a 12-year old kid having heard Fight For Your Right, and then run out and immediately bought the 12" with Time To Get Ill, and No Sleep 'Till Brooklyn on the b-side.

[@SupahFans]

Eddie G I did the same thing at age 12 but didn't have a name for it nor realize anyone else made them too

[@soundscapenyc]

i love how the f-bombs are bleeped out, yet there's one that was missed. awesome.

[@209turtleboy]

Our crew in Salt Lake were way into the Beastie Boys when most people had never even heard of them, licensed to ill came out late 86 and we had already been listening to bootleg beats for over a year and already memorized the album. They didn't catch on very quick so our crew was way on the outside of the norm and we were very misunderstood walking around with our giant boom boxes cranking it as loud as we could. Great memories. Beastie forever!

[@matthewbailey2013]

Tanguska Bear :Do you know eagle feather, who lives at the bend in the river ? The wolves have been very active again this winter. And the spring thaw will reveal the missing ones. Something is under that rock. Be vigilant

[@209turtleboy]

@@matthewbailey2013 I do know Eagle Feather, he's my uncle in Wyoming. We bagged two wolves last weekend, look past the rock but im sure all you'll find is bones.

[@nervewurrba]

here he is, in 2012, and he can STILL get it

[@mariahsmith5380]

nervewurrba fr!!!!

[@Bboys1fan]

awh adrocks the coolest guy like ever.

[@WyattScott]

@PropellerheadSW Great interview Ryan! It takes two cool cats to tango and you brought out the real Adam. I've been a fan since their 1st record, but I've never seen him relaxed and just being himself without goofing. Very cool.

[@djFriedeh]

my god i used to make pause tapes all the time i thought i was the only one!

[@ApolloniaCorleone72]

literally one of the best interviews I have seen. Thanks so much for uploading this. Love BB. Love Ad Rock.

[@redrn01]

Such a down to earth guy. Super talented. Love the Beastie Boys.❤

[@calabiyou]

I like how he said for the record he doesnt care if someone samples him.

[@ReasonStudios]

@tlarock Mad respect T La Rock!! "It's Yours" is awesome. I'm sure those pause tapes were sick too. :)

[@ThatsMistaTwistToYou]

Man, I remember making pause tapes, I did my first mixtapes like that. Not that they were good enough to battle :)

[@chriscastillo4275]

ThatsMistaTwistToYou it’s fantastic to hear him talk about it. Thing is, the art of pushing that pause button varied from boombox to boombox. A Kmart brand GPX might have twice the delay and fuzziness than a nice Sony or Toshiba. So there was a unique learning curve for every single machine. Luv how he talks about how labor intensive it could b only to have a friend “yeah ok man, wtf are we listening to this” haha

[@dougstanton9816]

You goddamn lucky bastards. Im lucky too! For catching this interview. Thanks!

[@georgewaters8592]

whoa.... I was just watching some of their music videos, on DVD... and this pops into my feed !! I first saw the Beasties open for Regan Youth @ CBGBs in either late 1982, or early 1983.... either way, I thought they were great. Wish I still had the first 7in which I picked up from Ratcage... I don't know... someone from the CT hardcore scene [I'll leave it at that] borrowed a whole bunch of my 7" records, and something happened and the only way out for me was to say fuck it they are all yours..... wish I knew why.... Anyhow, yeah the Beastie Boys totally got it from day one. I'm so sorry I never paid attention to them once they exploded, but I suppose my musical direction was quite different than theirs back then. Either way, they still rule, and oh yeah.... great interview. All you new kids to music, pay attention...Adrock is the man !!!

[@selcoboy]

What a superb video, all three of them are true musical legends

[@MrReminiss]

Real good and insightful interview...Listening to a legend tell stories about music & the business on a intimate level...

[@Gavin031]

thanks for uploading this, bloody amazing!

[@negativeindustrial]

8:07 FUCK YES!!! I make industrial music and I'm always making new beats - to me new beats is the hardest part but once you have that then the samples, the sequencing, the instruments and then finally the lyrics just all seem to fall into place more or less in one long ass session. I'm FOR FUCKING SURE making a new song using one of their beats! I feel soooo fucking inspired now. Time to get off my ass and fucking do it!

[@ReelFreak]

I love history, no matter what kind... Great post, thanks.

[@friedricengravy6646]

Awesome interview....Im old, we use to make the pause tapes, but also, hit the switch, while recording, from tape to turntable....built into the unit, no mixer, & scratch or repeat a sound by pulling back & releasing the record over & over. Then, flip that switch back to tape & pick up the A to B beat....Ha!!! We were in the midwest & had no idea anyone else did this with out 2 turntables & a mixer. Lol we were just getting by lol See?? If we had youtube back then, we would have known our Duct Tape mixing was just raw, not kookie lol Beastie Boys, artists from start to finish.

[@elMaxx5]

Can remember if it was Beasties or LL the first BOOMING car system pushing an 808.

[@Mozes316]

It makes my heart happy to hear that "Fight For Your Right" was satire.

[@lionofjudea4146]

i am so glad you put this up........ the "process" .. :--)

[@garicrewsen1128]

I like how clips from these deleted scenes are memorialized in the "Beasties Against The Machine" mash up of Beasties and Rage.

[@johnniejackson9522]

I love these guys

[@vaughanpower4538]

My friend was double cassette player dubbing in 88.it took for ever but fucking amazing. It was all in the pause release timing .He also had another cassette player to take the mix from the dubbing.

[@coochflaps]

The other night I was trying that pause tape technique on my duel cassette drive, ha trying to loop the Rush Limbaugh theme Interesting to hear thats a method they use to use

[@wvj1992dgenerate]

A true musician in my view...

[@shatner99]

BASF

[@bobynowayne]

Wow my congrates to you mr. ryan to have met such a musician, such a innovator lucky bugger must love your job!

[@ApolloniaCorleone72]

@PropellerheadSW Good God! That is so rad. What a cool experience that must have been. I've been listening to them since I was 12 and I accidentally stumbled on Check Your Head in a record store. I thought it looked interesting and I was hooked ever since. Adrock is a BIG hero of mine. He seems just so chill and such a rad guy. From a girl perspective (lol) he knows he's cute too... he seems like he has an outstanding personality.

[@Adriangrosvenor]

Great interview

[@brianwild3698]

sampling = sometimes it's easier to ask for forgiveness than ask for permission.

[@Geschwinderkeitsber]

I love the beastie boys like, watch the new don't play no game video, they're still awesome! They made music good for me :D

[@EveMinor]

ahhh he's my favorite

[@punishmentforall]

Cool - thanks for uploading. Interesting piece of history.

[@SHAUL-HAYIM-YIRAH-MAAMIN]

I think im 47 or 46. You guys music got me into trouble but I loved it. Used to see you guys around town. Hung out in Stuy town, 🌳 spots etc. 🎖 Honors unto you!!

[@ericdleon]

Do you not know?

[@ericdleon]

@WideAwakeism ok boomer

[@SHAUL-HAYIM-YIRAH-MAAMIN]

47.

[@alanr4263]

Thank you.Mr. Rock.

[@sbollin4321]

Really good to see Ad Rock speaking solo here. I guess they loved each other but it didn’t always go over like that visually, in words, or tone during interviews.

[@jaytv777]

great post ..thanks!

[@ReasonStudios]

@ApolloniaCorleone72 Awww shucks. Thanks. Adam is super cool and I still feel humbly stoked that he let me come in and pepper him with fanboy questions for 4 hours. :)

[@henrydog80]

This is great!

[@BigPhatAlbert]

5:45 I love this story. Something was lost when looping became easy

[@stephenjones1046]

Yea creativity! Non artist can make music now. That cheapens everything and oversaturates to the point there's no more soap box to stand on.

[@Mike_Benz_]

need more of these videos

[@eileen1820]

Cuuuuuuute!

[@GassyNewYork]

getting my first drum machine soon!!!!!! so excited, these videos persuaded me to get into this sh*t!

[@MainPyarMeraJeevan]

Right before he said "You're Welcome" I was like "Oh shit say what he made LL Cool J's 1st beat???" LOL it's like he responded to my reaction haahaha

[@jeremyyoho1760]

WHAT!!! Very dope :-)# 808 LOVE

[@fathale]

Great piece.

[@misterfilmguy]

Great stuff

[@defmaster88]

Great Interview!

[@iago71]

Awesome. Thanks for posting =)

[@wolfofrhodeislandx7462]

"Some cave man shit.bangin stones together makin fire" youngsters will never know what we had to do for a beat

[@12_inch_spinnerz]

I was making pause tapes in the 80s!

[@lightswitchlarry]

I luv you guys.

[@rickhale6284]

Great Piece

[@Chubachus]

wow, thats super cool of him

[@kyledrums]

fuuuuuuuck an 808 for $250?? That's only like $700 today yet an 808 will run you at least 3g's now. Nuts.

[@WyattScott]

@PropellerheadSW I'm subscribing to ya, so I'll keep my eyes out for the Mike D and MCA interviews! Now, if I could just hang out with the Beastie and write and play some music like I've done in the many of the cool rock n roll dreams I've had over the years, I could die a happier man.

[@Catsrock-u7y]

History

[@lakeend5702]

Listen to this guy..... he is the master dj

[@generosen999]

I learned how to mix making pause tapes on a Curtis Mathis duel tape deck that would play at the same time

[@tfustudios]

I've always wondered if the reason for signing LL had anything to do with the fact that he sounded JUST like T La Rock ( whom, I'd mistaken LL as initially)

[@sungsamesong1139]

I did some slicing on an Emerson stereo, had a dual Cassette deck and a Turntable..

[@mikefetterman6782]

Geoff Emerick, and Paul McCartney developed that tape loop style back in 1966. (Tomorrow never Knows)

[@MyRamona]

This interview is unreal.

[@rmmr1168]

Sickest account name!!! Beautiful.

[@djflipflop]

Dope video! Minus the couple missed cursing edits hahahaha!

[@johnnyscifi]

Cool, really cool!!!

[@laughorgomad]

His stories inspire me to create! :)

[@jaredstanley7232]

So, I'm currently in the mist of a mid-life crisis. Naturally, I've gone back to things I loved in my 20's. The Beastie Boys were one of my favorite bands growing up. I never got to see them live so I've spent time watching videos and interviews. It's odd watching them get older throughout these interviews. I was enjoying it up until that realization. They're older, I'm older and one is gone. There will never be new Beastie Boys music. That makes me kinda sad, really.

[@ReasonStudios]

Yikes Jared! That went dark! :) Well here's the good news, if you can call it that: One of them is gone but we lost him WAY too young. There's still plenty of time left for us all to enjoy life. And who knows when the *next Beastie Boys will come along and blow our minds. I saw them once in concert at the Electric Factory in Philadelphia for their Hello Nasty tour. It was, without a doubt, the rowdiest crowd I had ever been in and I frequented punk shows and mosh pits! Great show. Great albums. /ryan

[@mrmoooable]

I wanna press the like button a million timessssssssssssssssssssss

[@stevemcmahon7676]

Too cool!

[@jessediephuis2155]

Beastie Boys stories if the music, cool!

[@karensimpson5908]

Jesse Diephuis ?

[@jdnazario-midislave-miracl2301]

Good times. Old School. #RealNews