Beastie Boys post anti-war song online
The Beastie Boys have posted an anti-war song, called In a World Gone Mad, on the internet.
Adam Horovitz says the track, the band's first in five years, is a statement against an unjust war.
He adds: "This song is not an anti-American or pro-Saddam Hussein statement. This is a statement against an unjustified war."
Adam Yauch said: "We felt it was important to comment on where the US appears to be heading now.
"A war in Iraq will not resolve our problems. It can only result in the deaths of many innocent civilians and US troops.
"If we are truly striving for safety, we need to build friendships, not try to bully the rest of the world."
And, Mike D said: "Being together, writing and recording, we felt it would be irresponsible not to address what's going on in the world while the events are still current.
"It didn't make sense to us to wait until the entire record was finished to release this song."
In A World Gone Mad can be downloaded at Beastieboys.com.
The Beastie Boys have posted an anti-war song, called In a World Gone Mad, on the internet.
Adam Horovitz says the track, the band's first in five years, is a statement against an unjust war.
He adds: "This song is not an anti-American or pro-Saddam Hussein statement. This is a statement against an unjustified war."
Adam Yauch said: "We felt it was important to comment on where the US appears to be heading now.
"A war in Iraq will not resolve our problems. It can only result in the deaths of many innocent civilians and US troops.
"If we are truly striving for safety, we need to build friendships, not try to bully the rest of the world."
And, Mike D said: "Being together, writing and recording, we felt it would be irresponsible not to address what's going on in the world while the events are still current.
"It didn't make sense to us to wait until the entire record was finished to release this song."
In A World Gone Mad can be downloaded at Beastieboys.com.
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