BEN LEE: ADAM YAUCH, CREATIVITY AND SPIRITUALITY →
Adam Yauch’s passing this week had me reflecting a lot about the impact he had on my life. He was the first person I met in the music industry who was, in a sense, “out of the closet” regarding his interest in spirituality. These days, its quite common to meet musicians who meditate or are in the…
This is really amazing writing and insight into one of our generation’s preceding generation’s biggest music breakthroughs. Beastie Boys pretty much singlehandedly created the need for the intense copyright laws we know and love today. Even Girltalk’s completely, in a sense, stolen music hasn’t created such a wave of copyright controversy. And let’s not pretend they didn’t pave the way for Mr. Marshall Mathers himself, who has gone on to break down even more barriers.
Fire and Ice
Some say the world will end in fire, Fire and Ice, Robert Frost
Some say in ice.
From what I’ve tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire.
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.
