Mike D and Adrock on Beastie Boys Feminism, Adam Yauch's Hornblower VMA Disruption

Jimmy brings Questlove into his video chat with Mike D and Adrock to discuss their Spike Jonze-helmed live documentary, Beastie Boys Story, the genius of Paul's Boutique and supporting Food Bank for New York City during the COVID-19 pandemic. Beastie Boys Story premieres Friday, April 24: apple.co/3e8DdgV
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Mike D and Adrock on Beastie Boys Feminism, Adam Yauch's Hornblower VMA Disruption
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[@rhonnieminnie]

In 2007, i ran into MCA before a concert. I asked him "soooo where's the after party 😉😍"..... He said "sorry girls, we dont do that anymore 😢. Still best day ever!!!!#

[@Brenteatsfood]

So cool

[@ParkerCharlesGabriel]

Paul’s Boutique is hands down one of the best albums , any genre of all time.

[@lockandloadlikehell]

LTI > Paul's Boutique

[@griffowolfhackmine]

paul's boutique should be a genre of its own!

[@Turtl289]

@@lockandloadlikehell no way

[@viva_la_mort]

@@lockandloadlikehell Hahahahahahhahahahahahaha!

[@HotStrange]

By far

[@happydayz7857]

Mike D's voice sounds the same as it did when he was 20.

[@delia1985]

So Quest should co-interview all the musicians with Jimmy right

[@AndreiBerezin]

In fact you could take Jimmy away

[@Bobotine]

Right.

[@comicKkrakK]

Desiree M it was like a Nardwuar interview...!

[@conornutt]

@@AndreiBerezin so basically questlove supreme? (podcast with musicians amir hosts)

[@robertcrystals]

remove Jimmy and you’ve got a show

[@OriginalGaucho]

I can listen to Questlove talk about music for like... forever.

[@craigcouper7093]

OriginalGaucho checkout his Podcast “Questlove Supreme”

[@jennifermckillop4109]

AMEN!

[@NoDentz]

His live sets on KZbin are fantastic and schooling as Well

[@outsidethepyramid]

Talks allot doesn't he.

[@madamekipperoni7598]

OriginalGaucho right? He should have his own show

[@mroc7113]

I’m 48 years old . I’ve been listening to music all day , every day , since I was 11 years old . Paul’s Boutique is my # 1 record of all time . It never gets old, I listen to it still @ least once a month .

[@dennisburns8837]

Man I love music but all day every day for 37 years! 24/7 365 ... That's madness.

[@ExMeroMotu9]

Sorry to break it to you.. you've been living under a rock for 37 yrs.

[@homeworkwithheather]

same. these boys wrote the soundtrack to my life.

[@raymesquite]

This interview was incredible. Mike D and Ad-Rock are seriously decent individuals.

[@McMick98]

Man, you can really tell how much of an influence they had on Quest lol

[@rhonnieminnie]

In SF, after MCA passed, he did a full Beastie Boy set in a small venue. It was magical. Loved every second.

[@bobtwichew3103]

I remember he dissed them when To the 5 Boroughs came out. I wished someone would've brought that up and had him answer for it.

[@513steph]

As a kid who whose musical paradigm was shifted by the Beastie Boys, this video is everything to me.

[@Chadneytube]

I gotta say, these longer form interviews, where you guys geek out over music history, are the best things Jimmy has put out. More of this type of content!

[@faunaflage]

My man MCA had a beard like a billy goat.

[@Squirrelconga]

Woot woot!

[@unclejane9819]

He got arrested at Mardi Gras for jumpin’ on a float.

[@xubstsyzgsgssvifndudhxush2043]

He was staring at the radio stayin up all night

[@unclejane9819]

@@xubstsyzgsgssvifndudhxush2043 Like a pimp, I'm pimpin' Got a boat to eat shrimp in Nothin' wrong with my leg just b-boy limpin'

[@xubstsyzgsgssvifndudhxush2043]

Uncle Jane and if i can remember correctly he also had a peg leg at the end of his stump ah

[@Brianfrank89]

Paul’s Boutique changed my life. Didn’t like it at firsts but my friend said “ no listen to it again” and we went and listened to it in his car and he showed me how great it is. Now it’s one of my my favorites. Again life changer

[@LilSmoSmo]

Paul's Boutique was the first album I ever bought with my own money.. I was 9 yrs old and picked the red cassette (they had several color options). To this day it sits on my desktop beside my monitor reminding me of the day I brought it home and changed my listening life forever.

[@flytod5272]

That’s a good friend right there, pal

[@caincotterill5493]

Brian M Frank Same here

[@mrkneel5760]

Yeah it was so mind blowingly different than the last one, I hear you

[@damianhealy300]

agreed. I did love the Hey Ladies video when I first saw it.

[@MountainCat1M]

Been a B Boy fan since 86. Seeing Jimmy pull out his Beastie records in his house and admire the Beastie's like I do makes me feel Jimmy is one of my buddies idolizing one of our favorite bands. I feel Jimmy is representing me while he just chews the fat with them. One of my fav at-home segments yet.

[@collinfinnigan3562]

mike and ad are still good friends and that makes me so so happy

[@ne2952]

I love that Fallon made a longer interview with them than only 10 min like most of the late night hosts would! That’s how it should be ✌🏻

[@RogueBoyScout]

One thing I've noticed about Fallon. He is passionate about music for real. I am coming more and more to the idea that his persona on his talk-show, in the studio, is more time constraint and maybe nerves, than "shtick"...

[@ici_coop]

Can Questlove have his own show about music? Or Masterclass??? I'd watch that all day.

[@houseofono]

It's called Questlove Supreme and it's on nearly all the audio streaming sites.

[@tyronepetrie]

Also on the roots youtube page almost every night during dj set (doing a DJ set 4/24 on the Beastie Boys musocband samples)

[@mistressf]

Even in remote mode, everyone is composed and still while adam keeps moving his camera around and being just... ad-rock. I love this and love Questlove's love for Paul's Boutique SO much

[@damienbaranowski5802]

I am so glad to hear from the Bestie boys

[@lb6135]

Paul's Boutique is stellar! The Beastie Boys didn't think much of it, critics didn't like it, but Questlove is 100% correct.

[@KickflipGnasty]

Didn't think much of it? Whatcha talkin' bout. They liked that album way more than Licensed to Ill. They were incredibly proud of it.

[@bonorbitz]

Ad-Rock going for that "grandpa been rapping since '83" look. Lots of love for these guys. RIP Yauch.

[@robbalbrecht]

"When you've got so much to say it's called gratitude . And that's right." This a great interview, thanks Jimmy.

[@ndnd2023]

Saw them live in 98 on the circular stage, and then saw Mike and Adam for the book tour in London - that was kinda sad, it felt like a heartfelt 'thank you, we love you... Goodbye'.

[@74endo]

46 year old from the U.K. so excited about this film, Beastie Boys have been the soundtrack of my life, me and 3 school friends used to do Paul Revere in break times in front of class mates, I was the king Ad whammy 😂

[@doricdave7192]

46 UK too. Think back to school, the massive impact they had even when they first came out. We were all young and dum, I pulled the grille off a VW Passat trying to get the badge off 🙄🤣 Great great times.

[@74endo]

Dave Simpson there was 3 of us in my year into Beastie boys and I remember waiting for Paul’s Boutique to be released it seemed like years from Licenced to ill to Paul’s Boutique to come out, remember listening to it for the first time and not liking it and then it hit me omg what an album

[@djek1976]

Haha same here, 44 now and did the same shit with 2 school friends all the time in '86... the good old days

[@74endo]

OMG. Just watched Beastie Boys movie and if I never watch TV again I will die happy, I love the bit about the Liverpool show and I remember how nasty the British press where about Beastie boys our press are still the same here

[@jakedwards2]

I had Paul’s Boutique on repeat for all of 1999. Never once did I ever consider what a review said.

[@KickAdmin]

Amen

[@johnmshaw49]

1989?

[@madamekipperoni7598]

They’re so humble! Like please take ALL the credit, Beastie Boys, because you paved the way for the greats after you all! You made and continue to make millions of people’s lives really awesome and happy

[@DJBFAD]

Unexpected and nice to see, Mike D & Adrock always love hearing from you guys! Stay safe everyone...

[@robinorona1670]

"paul's boutique" is THE BEST EVER. amir is 100% correct.

[@Armakk]

Love this long form, deep dive, artist-to-artist stuff!!

[@vincelopiccolo]

We we NOT ready for Paul’s Boutique when it dropped. I had to come back to it two years later. So many solid tracks... pushed limits and changed the game!

[@mikeink100]

The Beastie Boys will always have a place in some of my fondness memories in my childhood!!

[@hamsandwichson]

"Yauchs Uncle, yeah" Totally dead pan. ❤️ Hornblower for life!

[@graceface418]

Paul's Boutique is, was, and always will be my favorite Beastie Boys album ❤️ That neon orange cassette tape got so much play I wore it out!

[@michaeln984]

I forgot. I think it was blue or green

[@jakejones6056]

These guys played the BEST show 2 days before my 21st birthday, in Montreal on May 15th, 1995. They played nearly 40 songs (38 to be exact) and blew the f***ing roof off the Verdun Auditorium. with the Quadrophonic Sound. There was a MASSIVE Zodiac of positions from the Kama Sutra behind them.. Just killer! THANK YOU, Beastie Boys!!

[@kobedoe3120]

Quest seriously used a mean girl reference lol. That’s too real. I mean, that was way fetch.

[@oldskoolcool1983]

Such a fan , I think this is the best interview Jimmies done. Love Jimmys passion for the Beasties 🙏🏼

[@ericcopple169]

Paul's Boutique got worn out in my tape deck, had to rewind it with a pencil!

[@Bobotine]

This is seriously the best "interview"/conversation EVER! And it probably wouldn't have happened if we weren't all shut inside. Jimmy, I love you, do more of these! The deep cut of it all is everything. It's like when my nerdy bandmates start talking in the middle of practice or band practice is no playing and ONLY talking about influences and process. LOVE! LOVE! LOVE!

[@f.demascio1857]

Paul's Boutique is STILL my all time favorite album. I could easily spend eternity on a deserted island having only Paul's Boutique to listen to. I was an early adopter of PB. I was also a huge De La fan, but the B Boys Paul's Boutique pushed it out of my Walkman.

[@rustyjames8138]

Beastie Boys are legendary. Have all their albums and will never forget how I listened to Check Your Head back & forth even while I was doing some homework 📚 😅 Lighten up, Groove Holmes & Pow really invigorate those brain cells 🧠

[@xxxMRJONEZxxx]

Really appreciate you putting this together Jimmy, put a smile on my face & I can't wait to see the full documentary.

[@thedrzoidberg4559]

11:45 is such a sad moment. Jimmy's not the best interviewer so he fumbles the question about letting the crowd sing Paul Revere. It seems like he's asking a question about the last time the band performed the song in public, which leads to an awkward few seconds where they reflect on how the Beastie Boys ended and how MCA should be here right now, making music with his brothers. Then Jimmy quickly clarifies his question and there's an audible sigh of relief. Mike D rubs the back of his neck, his discomfort having subsided a bit, and gets back to interview mode. They loved their friend so much, man. Even today they talk about him with such reverence. Every time they're interviewed it's so good to see them but it will always be sad because of the massive empty chair in the room. RIP MCA

[@noticeddamian]

Paul’s boutique is the most important hip hop album ever in my eyes.

[@Carlos-xz3vi]

Hold it now.....

[@mylarus]

I heard Pauls' Boutique for the first time in '93 on a road trip in a mates car on tape and it blew me away. We must have played that tape so much from then on.

[@sean1816]

Love this interview felt like a picnic table chat

[@imadill4eva]

I agree with Quest Love. Thank You for Paul"s Boutique changed my life. Thank You.

[@tobydammit]

Thanks to Questlove for calling out their weird dismissal of Paul's Boutique

[@michellelovesanberli]

tobydammit I don’t think they dismissed it - it just wasn’t as commercially successful as they expected

[@nancyneyedly4587]

@@michellelovesanberli I agree they don't dismiss it, they did say they thought it was great when they were making it and when it was done and they loved it, it was just the surprise that there would be "crickets" over it in the end as they say.

[@GuentherGadget]

Wow! Those kinda interviews really mean something to us in the hip hop world! Thank you guys for your honesty! ❤️ I'dmlove to hear more about the 90s like that

[@rocksully]

I absolutely loved this. Thank you Tonight Show! Felt like I was there!

[@jadmorris]

Love that you posted this. It’s like being a fly on the wall listening in on a great conversation! Love the Beastie Boys. Can’t get enough.

[@X3000Chan]

"One man's dud, is another man's life change!" - Questlove --- That's very true.

[@robincollins5669]

I bought that Paul's Boutique cassette and played it all the time, non-stop in my boom box in my car. I raved about it to everyone at school and work - and only the cute guy in my Geometry class understood. Mind you, this was small-town Indiana.

[@fiona9443]

Off topic a bit, but--Whatever happened to that cute guy in your Geometry class? Ever see him again? 😀

[@robincollins5669]

​@@fiona9443 I have no idea. Probably some other small town in Indiana.

[@stevemoore6853]

Thank you Beastie Boys. Thank you for all the memories that comes with every album you did.

[@kittyhaddy4358]

Thank you, Jimmy Fallon for bringing the crew back!

[@natecallens]

This is magical. I can't wait to see the documentary!

[@grady187]

To The Five Boroughs is an unheralded masterpiece that doesn’t get enough love

[@REd-pq1mk]

This was the best thing I watched on KZbin in months. Thanks fellas.

[@evandelgadillo]

such a good conversation!! i grew up on beastie boys! Quest your a legend as well, and of course jimmy. Great video!

[@Keatron3]

Love this kind of content! Keep it coming! Deep-dive, legend interviews

[@CrayzMark]

Love the passion for the Beastie Boys! This was *dope* af 🔥🔥💯💯 RiP Adam Yauch (MCA) always hearin' ya through the music 🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@gordoswife]

Thank you so much for be this! I needed it!

[@tomatostakefabrik9429]

I still have my original Pauls Boutique cassette I bought in 89! I played over and over in my 1978 Monte Carlo! Thanks Beasties

[@TheLostBoy1974]

Check Your Head is their best, because it’s truly THEIRS!

[@veromikes]

Agreed.

[@DorianTwist]

It’s always been my favourite.... love that record so much.

[@Midfield_Media]

Nah.

[@chandrastar5939]

No doubt everyone has there fav. Check your head was big for me coz my rock friends crossed over and gave other hip hop a listen. But PB is the GOAT for me. That said Hot Sauce Committee is equally brilliant as anything they ever did.

[@Carlos-xz3vi]

That record got me into Beastie Boys because it made me respect them as musicians.

[@vr4ever645]

I take it all back what I thought of Fallon: he really is a fan! And this is fantastic!❤️🔥

[@MrJimithee]

Nice work Jimmy, I can tell you're a real fan. Can't wait to see the documentary! x

[@Peem_pom]

Thank you so much for this!!!!! This is so beautiful! I'm the biggest longtime beastie boys fan from India, this meant the world to me

[@kennethsalter9998]

Love Beastie Boys shout outs!...So much knowledge!!...So much love for the craft!.....Only missed 1 show ever in Wa....The best shows I ever seen...The energy is the greatest!!...I was hoping D and Rock....would put together an album with some of their favorite artist....I know MCA would never b replaced!!...But it would be cool 2 hear some collaboration ...Thank you guys so much for the inspiration and all the great times with y'all in the back ground!....

[@joleenshadows]

Quest showing his LOVE and gratitude to the fellas. Love it!

[@ianclover7655]

Thanks for doing this guys. Can’t wait to see the film. ❤️

[@RonWinter335]

7:56. I'd say "One man's dud is another man's milk dud." Now that's dope.

[@DaPoopIsInDaPudding]

I had Paul’s Boutique right when it came out on cassette. I wore that thing out. Now have it on cd a couple times and LP.

[@Sitania]

I love this video Jimmy. Beastie Boys were a bit before my time, but managed to become a big part of music for me. The thing that makes this interview awesome though, is how much questlove is involved. You should have him do more in the future with musical guests.

[@thesecondson30]

No one is going to mention Fallon’s TWIN McIntosh turntables? Unreal setup.

[@skipjack8463]

I know right!! I am So excited he is Geek and Audiophile like me and my hubby, who has worked at McIntosh Labs for 27 years! Way to go Jimmy supporting American Made all the way!

[@wgsmcw2012]

Holy crap like $5800 used, on ebay!

[@randyj420]

1st thing I saw - I bet he drops his needle on records - so - props to him.

[@JasonDavis103]

Yeah, audiophile turntable geeks like us don't focus on much anything else but that glowing platter. 😂

[@cconnon1912]

I talked about those turntables and the rest of what he probably has to wife for 10 minutes. .....she didn’t care. Lol

[@marcthorner8338]

This was fantastic!!!! (Jimmy, love your twin McIntosh Turntables!!!) Really appreciate Questlove's input and comments!!!

[@norm-fy5mo]

Jimmy needs to quit the tonight show and host a podcast with quest about golden era hip hop

[@litewait633]

Carlos that’s a rad idea!

[@beckstar78]

you should watch nardwuar interviews...he's quirky, but has some great ones with questlove, snoop and many more

[@bobtwichew3103]

I dig What Comes Around. I don't know why they're dissin their own shit like that.

[@76ajc]

Doris the Finkasaurus fa life!

[@garrettcuthbertson4907]

I had cut out the cover art from mags of Paul's Boutique on my geometry book. Miss making book covers.

[@jfro3685]

I agree with Quest! Thanks for the memories. 🙏❤️

[@popswvu]

I remember seeing them before License to Ill came out, as one of the opening acts of a rap show with LL and Run DMC at the Capital Center in DC, I was like who the hell is this then they came out and dropped slow and low, new style, hold it now hit it and I was sold, they have been my favorite group of all time and im 49 now....I love listening to Pauls Boutique and just listen to all the different samples, to many to song to love on all their albums, but my alarm is set to Posse in Effect

[@dpblue1163]

Loved Beastie Boys since I was a teen! So much so I named my son Mike D!! ❤️ what an epic episode!!!! Thank you!!!

[@alertaantifascistaalba6171]

Scotland calling, Paul's Boutique is easily one of the best albums of the genre.

Black on both sides mos def, undun the roots

[@mascottie]

Questlove needs his own show. Take note.

[@Grendizer81]

I miss those guys! Thanks for bringing us good tunes to our walk-mans back in the days!

[@rushmore309]

Paul’s Boutique is a piece of art.

[@billwalls7673]

My first concert was Beastie Boys opening for RUN DMC at the Greek Theater in So Cal.

[@akeys1016]

This is the best realest interview to ever come from Fallon. Quest is high af talking over Adrock and Fallon, Adrock shading tf outta Quest's fanaticism, Fallon anxious bout Adrock's low key RBF 😂, Fallon cringe-reacting to Quest's swearing, long-winded and derailed interjections and just being high as a kite in general, Mike-D insecure as hell by his own outdated boomer slang lol 😝😝 And every single second of raw discussion about their artistry!! This is as close as most of us can get to catching a beer with the Beastie Boys as fans, Loved this, flaws and all. I got so much more love and respect for BB and Quest and their true artistry. Thank all 4 of u for sharing, it's a blessing. 🙏Text you copy will automatically show here

[@MountainCat1M]

Well said.

[@beezer8686]

This could have gone on for hours and I would have been waiting for every next word!

[@keithmcphee1843]

Sorry but Quest doesn't get high and to make that assumption is a little irresponsible on your part.

[@nomad974]

@@keithmcphee1843 He actually started indulging last year. Check the Questlove Supreme podcast for confirmation.

[@RhondaLiebig]

I need me some more Beastie Boys. I love their story.

[@kennethsalter9998]

Shout out 2 Quest also...Much love ...So inspirational in so many styles of music..Just a massive talent and lead many people to open up there minds...Thanks Brother!

[@veegee3291]

Fun interview! They were so ahead of their time.

[@agphotographyis]

Quest dead on!! Paul’s Boutique has always been my favorite. Own it - it’s amazing.

[@gamerdinger1]

It s amazing to see how much impact the Beastie Boys have had a whole generation across the world. I discovered the Beastie Boys when I was 12, one of my older friend invited my to his house to make me listen to this cool record his Dad bought (Licensed to ill). Instantly loved it, got the record, played it a thousand time and never got bored of it. Fully agree with Quest on Paul's Boutique, for me the best of all, it was as revolutionary as ahead of its time. I mean, Shake your Rump!!!! I remember getting it as if it was yesterday, in the summer of 1986 I am on a holiday camp to the town of Truro England. I meet the only skateboarder of the town, he listens to the beasties boys too, we dont really understand each other but right away we are friends. He tells me the BB will play on Top of the Pops the next day and invites me to watch it. I learn the album will be released soon I manage to buy it a the UK the day before going back to France where it will be impossible to find for a long time especially if you don't live Paris. I have a treasure with me for a few months!! One week later I am off to Spain, I have managed to record the album on a tape and In the camping I meet an English kid who was wearing a BB boys hat or tshirt. I tell him I have the new beastie boy album recorded on a tape, we are in my bungalow five minutes later, I play the tape on a small shitty stereo, and the guy goes nuts and aggressive... He swears at me tells me that this is shit, its got nothing to do with the Beastie Boys it cant be them, that I am a big liar and leaves..I hope he liked the album in the end. I have to say that the first time I heard it I was disappointed as I was expecting more of "license to Ill". The BB could have easily done that and give us more of the same and make more money in the process. In the end they released a revolutionary album that has inspired so many people and that is still being talked about 30 years later.

[@theronious]

Amazing Jimmy. Thank you so much.

[@CoReaderz]

such a humble dudes! Beasties, The Roots, J Fall - one love y'all!!!

[@MyloshEK]

Thank you for this chat!!!

[@ericcopple169]

I read the Beastie Boys Book and it was great! I dont know if AD-Rock realizes that he writes in rhyme just like he writes his lyrics? I love you guys and I miss Yauch so much, life is tough but the Beastie Boys Rule!

[@susieschaaf1215]

Ah. SO MUCH LOVE. Mike and Adam talking about A Nation of Millions and 3 Feet High and Rising coming out right before Paul's Boutique was released is everything. Beasties are my absolute favorite of all time. And Paul's Boutique is the one record I would take anywhere-- if I could only pick one. Rest in Power, MCA.

[@TheJamesRedwood]

Just so emotional. Deep in my formative years. Love love love.

[@fraicheness]

This was great. Really enjoyed the longform interview

[@puppymant9550]

Wow, one of the most straight forward interviews they've done. Its always nice hearing serious answers to things, but I also love how quickly things can get derailed around the boys. Doing an interview over video chat doesn't leave much room for messing around though. Can't get over how tired Adam is over people bringing up Paul's Boutique 😂 he tries so hard to be polite lmao. Like, they have more than 2 albums lol Here's hoping for more scrabble talk next time 👍 👍

[@skipjack8463]

Jimmy!! You got a McIntosh .....From those who work there, thank you for supporting the American Worker 100%! We love you Jimmy! Keep Doing What You Do! Kudos from Binghamton New York.

[@bronx5847]

Such a treat! Thank you!

[@NewMessage]

Adam's VMA 'disruption' was absolute magic.