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20 Jul 2009

Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys has cancer, all tour dates postponed

by: Jackhammer

This sucks, get well soon MCA. Read more below from Spinner:

The Beastie Boys revealed today that member Adam Yauch was diagnosed with a cancerous tumor in his parotid gland. The trio will postpone all tour dates and the release of its upcoming album, ‘Hot Sauce Committee, Pt. 1,’ as Yauch undergoes treatment.

Sitting alongside member Adam Horowitz, Yauch made the announcement in a video clip on the group’s official website. Yauch said that for the past two months, he’d been feeling a lump in his throat like he had a cold and consulted doctors two weeks ago. After undergoing tests, they found the tumor in his parotid gland, a salivary gland, as well as its lymph node, and he’ll be undergoing surgery next week. Fortunately, Yauch says they caught the cancer early, it hasn’t spread and should be easily treatable. He also notes that the surgery and treatment won’t affect his vocal cords.

Yauch goes on to apologize to all their fans and saysn “we’ll be back doing doing this soon.” In typical Beastie fashion, the two of them then go on to make a joke out of the situation, noting that Horowitz was home watching TV when he was called to the studio for the news. He even says to Yauch, “Thank you for the opportunity” to have the time to work on his solo stuff, saying it’s inspired by Kenny Rogers. The band was scheduled to perform at All Points West on Friday, July 31, and the album was set to be released September 15. Check out the entire video statement below.