Adam Yauch — American Musician born on August 05, 1964, died on May 04, 2012

Adam Nathaniel Yauch was an American rapper, musician, film director, and human rights activist. He was best known as a founding member of the hip hop group Beastie Boys. He was frequently known by his stage name, MCA, and sometimes worked under the pseudonym Nathanial Hörnblowér... (wikipedia)

I want to say a little something that's long overdue, the disrespect to women has got to be through. To all the mothers and the sisters and the wives and friends, I wanna offer my love and respect till the end.
People need to be more aware of how they're affecting people.
That's the strange thing about making a record. You can be in one mood for an hour, put it on a record, and you're remembered that way.
I kind of remember a friend of mine saying, like, you guys should make a rap record. You know, because we were already making punk records. We were a punk band. And I kind of thought, that's crazy.
I was always tearing stuff apart to see how it worked.