Music pioneers the Beastie Boys can now add current York Times Best Seller to the group’s long list of accomplishments. The 590-page memoir written by living members Michael “Mike D” Diamond and Adam “Adrock” Horovitz simply titled Beastie Boys Book — has debuted in the highly-coveted No. 1 spots on both the Hardcover Nonfiction and Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction charts.
The hardcover tome,which was released on October 30, is described by publisher Spiegel & Grau as “a panoramic experience that tells the story” of the group’s “unlikely path to global hip-hop superstardom.” Not your typical autobiography, or Beastie Boys Book contains scarce photos; original illustrations; recipes; a graphic novel; mixtape playlists; contributions from the likes of Amy Poehler,Colson Whitehead, Spike Jonze, or Wes Anderson,and Luc Sante; and other innovative concepts besides straight text.“I could not stop reading the Beastie Boys Book,” said the Tonight explain host Jimmy Fallon on Twitter.“LOVED it. esteem them. So many details, and so many jokes,so well written.”Click here to continue and read more...
Source: inquisitr.com