Adam Yauch quotes

Adam Yauch was an American musician, rapper, and founding member of the influential hip hop group Beastie Boys. His work blended genres and helped bring hip hop into the mainstream. He was also known for his activism and commitment to social causes. Here are 10 of his quotes:

People need to be more aware of how they're affecting people. (Adam Yauch)

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.

Adam Yauch

I was always tearing stuff apart to see how it worked.

Adam Yauch

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.

Adam Yauch

It just seemed like Buddhism, especially Tibetan Buddhism - because that's mainly what I've been exposed to - was a real solid organization of teachings to point someone in the right direction. Some real well thought out stuff. But I don't know, like, every last detail about Buddhism.

Adam Yauch

I feel that working with the camera and editing it is actually my strong suit.

Adam Yauch

I started feeling this little lump in my throat, like you would feel if you have swollen glands or something like that, like you'd feel if you have a cold, so I didn't really think it was anything.

Adam Yauch

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.

Adam Yauch

I love the flow of the game. There's a certain fluidity to basketball. I don't enjoy watching baseball or football in the same way.

Adam Yauch

When I hear Obama speak he just seems really sincere and he just seems like somebody who actually has his heart and his motivation in the right place. Forget about color or race or gender or whatever, he's got his heart in the right place.

Adam Yauch

Adam Yauch

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Occupation: American Musician
Born: August 5, 1964
Died: May 4, 2012
Quotes count: 10

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