Egg Raid On Mojo
Kate Schellenbach, John Berry and Mike Diamond were in a band with Jeremy Shatten called the Young Aborigines. They were kind of an experimental band. I used to go to their practices all the time and hang out. I was learning to play the bass and really wanted to start a band of my own.
When Black Flag first came to New York and played at the Peppermint Lounge, we were all amazed by how much energy they had. At that time (though there may be people who will argue this with me), there wasn't really any New York hardcore bands. There was D.C. hardcore (the Bad Brains of D.C.-origin had just moved to New York), there was L.A. hardcore, perhaps even Maumee Ohio hardcore, but I think that New York-based bands like the Simulators, the Awfuls, Loud Fast Fools, and even Reagan Youth were still playing slower, punk rock-style music. So Kate, Mike, John and I started Beastie Boys as a hardcore band. I guess it really began as a total goof. We never intended for it to last more than a couple of shows. I don't think John was ever that into it, but he agreed to play just for fun. So one day after (or maybe instead of) school, John and I got together to play some music. We met up at his loft on 100th Street and Broadway. He told me that he had written a couple of songs and picked up his guitar and started playing some chords. I did my best to play along with him and to remember what he'd just played, but honestly who knows what it really was. Later when I asked him to show it to me again, he said, "I don't know, I just made it up while I was showing it to you." So I guess the music on "Egg Raid" is whatever I remembered or interpreted from John's improvisation. The lyrics are a true story. Mojo was (and perhaps even still is) a doorman who worked at a few downtown clubs. Sometimes he would let us in for free. Sometimes he would not. The song chronicles an unfortunate evening when he chose not to. - Adam Yauch
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