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August is a very busy month in music history:
- MTV was launched 43 years ago on August 1
- Coolio was born on this day 61 years ago on August 1
- Def Leppard frontman Joe Elliott celebrated his 65th birthday on August 1
- Public Enemy‘s Chuck D. celebrated his 64th birthday on August 1
- Butch Vig celebrates his 69th birthday today
- Echo and the Bunnymen‘s first dummer Pete de Freitas was born 63 years ago on August 2
Beastie Boys‘ MCA, a.k.a. Adan Yauch was born on this day, 60 years ago. As a lifelong music obsessive — and as a hip hop head, the Beasties meant a lot to me. And if you’re a child of the 80s as I am, you loved the Beastie Boys. So let’s celebrate Yauch’s life and music today, too.
Happy birthday, Adam! Happy birthday, wherever you are!