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On a different note - I have always been a fan of the Beasties - when all of my friends were disappointed in Paul's Boutique, I was blown away by it. Even their shift in sound over the years was one I could appreciate, and they were proper musicians in their own right. They were all in early hardcore bands on the NYC scene in the early 80s which is how they all met.
I was lucky enough to do a phone interview with Ad-Rock as part of their press junket for the Ill Communication release. He was difficult to interview and completely lived up to their reputation as interview nightmares. Monosyllabic responses, no elaboration, no interaction, just a wall. My 20 y.o. interview skills were nowhere near enough to work with that. I had a 10 minute slot and I ran out of questions and answers after 2 minutes. He was very happy to do an ID for my station and even happier to repeat it when I fucked up the call letters for the station. I apologised and said "Yeah, sorry, I'm a big fan and nervous. Thanks very much for doing that again. I'll let you get on to your next call." He finally cracked into human form and said "Not a problem. Thanks for being a fan and supporting us." and hung up.
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