MCA has throat cancer...
 

Cancer cancels Beastie Boys' tour, postpones album

(http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Musi...rss_topstories)

LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- The Beastie Boys canceled all scheduled concerts and delayed their next album release while member Adam "MCA" Yauch is treated for a cancerous tumor in a salivary gland, Yauch says in a video statement to fans.

"The good news is that they did scans of my whole body and it's only localized in this one area and it's not in a place that affects my voice," Yauch says. "So, that's nice. That's convenient."

The cancer is in his left parotid gland and "also in a lymph node right in that area," he says.

He will probably have surgery next week and radiation treatments afterward, he says.

With band mate Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz sitting next to him, Yauch tells fans how he found out he had cancer.

"About two months ago, I started feeling this little lump in my throat, like you would feel if you have swollen glands or something like that, like you'd feel if you have a cold, so I didn't really think it was anything," he says.

His doctor sent him to a specialist who diagnosed the cancer, he says.

Yauch does not estimate how long the tour will be delayed, but he apologizes to "anyone who's made plans" to come to the shows.

The illness will also delay the release of the band's next album, "Hot Sauce Committee Part 1," he says.

We were in the boat the other weekend coming back in to the marina and some folks were having a party on land out by their dock and had "Brass Monkey" blasting and a bunch of drunks dancing and having a good ole time. We started laughing at some of them BUT I must admit...we started dancing around to it too !! :lol:

I like listening to some of their stuff.

I hate to see this happen to anyone and hope he recovers.

The first I heard about this was on the radio yesterday when they mentioned the Beastie Boys canceling their ACL Fest appearance along with many others.

I hope he recovers. :(

Shall we start the jokes or should we wait... (poor taste to follow :panic:)


You gotta fight... for your right.... for liiiiiiiiivvvvinnnnnggggg....
No... eats... before chemo...
What's the time... It's time to get ill.... with cancer...


I do hope he recovers and quickly

Yeah when I saw the line-up I seriously considered going this year to see them.

That really sucks, but it could be worse I guess.

He must have been drinking too much brass monkey. :idk:

Y oh Y did it have to be MCA?

Ok, tonight my son and I will rock out on Guitar hero in his honor with "No Sleep Til Brooklyn"

I paid tribute last night with a spectacular rendition of Brass Monkey at Karioke. Man that song has some tough/fast lyrics.

This is a News Desk thread, not War Room :p