Ad-Rock Quotes

Ad-Rock, whose real name is Adam Keefe Horovitz, is an American musician, rapper, and actor. He is best known as a member of the influential hip-hop group Beastie Boys. Ad-Rock's contributions to music and his energetic performances have made him a respected figure in the hip-hop community.

I wonder what it would have been like if I could a... -Ad-Rock

I wonder what it would have been like if I could actually sing.

The tapes we were making would jump around with different styles, just quick parts of different songs. Hip-hop to jazz to funk to whatever else. And in a way, 'Check Your Head' ended up being like one of those pause-tapes.

Stuff used to get me really crazy, touring stuff. I used to hide. I hid from everybody. Back in '87, when things were so hectic, I'd run away. There was so much pressure.

When I was a little kid, I wanted to be an actor.... -Ad-Rock

When I was a little kid, I wanted to be an actor.

I head a Salt-n-Pepa song one time, where they named every rapper in New York. And they didn't name us!

I love being in the Beastie Boys.... -Ad-Rock

I love being in the Beastie Boys.

You'd think that my acting in 'Lost Angels' would have been the reason why I gave up on it. But yeah, I'm just not that good at it. Auditioning is super weird, and I'm bad at it.

I'll be, like, the oldest rapper alive.... -Ad-Rock

I'll be, like, the oldest rapper alive.

To me, a New Yorker is someone that has general disdain toward landlords, mass-transit authorities, electric companies, sports-team managers, NYU and its students, and anything new.

Our music is weird. It's not pop. I don't know why... -Ad-Rock

Our music is weird. It's not pop. I don't know why so many people buy our records.

As a band, we always took a really long time to make records, so unfortunately, we got into that habit of, like, 'We'll work on it tomorrow.'

Everybody wants to be a rapper - even country musi... -Ad-Rock

Everybody wants to be a rapper - even country musicians.

I want to open a restaurant.... -Ad-Rock

I want to open a restaurant.

Listening to the radio makes you hate every song.... -Ad-Rock

Listening to the radio makes you hate every song.

'Alternative facts' is really one of the better things that's come out in a long time. 'Alternative facts?' It's brilliant! Really? Alternative facts? There are two different realities?

In New York, you can't really like anything. You know? Pizza's all right. I mean, I've been having pizza since back in the day, so it's whatever.

You know how there's all these rappers like Mike D and King T and Ice T and Cool C or something like that? Well, on Mayberry, on 'Andy Griffith,' they had Aunt B.

Nobody wants to see the old person at the club.... -Ad-Rock

Nobody wants to see the old person at the club.

We got very lucky. We were successful, but if we w... -Ad-Rock

We got very lucky. We were successful, but if we weren't, I don't know what I would have done.

My specialties include macaroni and cheese and ord... -Ad-Rock

My specialties include macaroni and cheese and ordering Chinese-food delivery.

Of course, if you're gonna make a rap song, you're... -Ad-Rock

Of course, if you're gonna make a rap song, you're gonna want to sound like Melle Mel.

It takes a lot of guts to get on stage.... -Ad-Rock

It takes a lot of guts to get on stage.

I'd like to be in an action movie.... -Ad-Rock

I'd like to be in an action movie.

The Beatles are great for everybody - they write t... -Ad-Rock

The Beatles are great for everybody - they write the songs that made the whole world sing.

You have to consume Fig Newtons with either milk or an alternative milk product. It's like a conspiracy with the dairy industry. They're in cahoots.

I got no business going to a club. I'm a terrible ... -Ad-Rock

I got no business going to a club. I'm a terrible dancer. I got a bad back.

If I could sing, that would be cool. But I can't. I mean, I physically can, but I'm awful. It's weird to be really bad at singing.

I can literally walk around at our own shows, and ... -Ad-Rock

I can literally walk around at our own shows, and nobody recognizes me.

Hardcore bands were coming out with names like Urban Waste and The Mob, you know, a lot of kind of tough names. So Beastie Boys was the stupidest name we could come up with. And unfortunately, it stuck.

I like Mike D. We kept trying to get him to go sol... -Ad-Rock

I like Mike D. We kept trying to get him to go solo. He wouldn't do it.

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