For me, growing up in New York, it started with Elvis Costello and the Clash and then got into louder things like Bad Brains and Stimulators, because those were, like, the local bands. Then I started getting into bands from… — Mike D Copy Share Image
Arrogance generally is a bad thing, but with a band, somehow you have to have this gang mentality or this certain degree of arrogance to push forward an idea that's new enough that people aren't comfortable with it at first. — Mike D Copy Share Image
When you get to a point where you're not beholden to a record company, then it's up to you to say, 'OK, enough knob-turning.… — Mike D Copy Share Image
We're kind of doing what Bob McAllister did with 'Wonderama,' which is making people realize that kids are people, too. — Mike D Copy Share Image
When Yauch died, it was really like losing my older brother. I mean, I have biological older brothers, but growing up, Adam really was… — Mike D Copy Share Image
When I was growing up in New York, we were the anomaly. Our family stayed, but back then families didn't stay. Once you had… — Mike D Copy Share Image
Growing up in New York City and hip-hop are two inseparable things, two things that are totally intertwined in our lives. — Mike D Copy Share Image
I guess when time came to make 'To The 5 Boroughs,' we had something important to say. — Mike D Copy Share Image
I don't think about Yauch in the form of his death. I think about him in the form of his life. He was like… — Mike D Copy Share Image
What was interesting about grunge was that it was this death sentence to the rock that had preceded it, which was hair metal. — Mike D Copy Share Image
What would've been the downside of holding bin Laden accountable by our own values of justice by which our country is based on? — Mike D Copy Share Image
