Beastie Boys’ Mike D. Loves Bella Abzug
The congresswoman and activist is his favorite New Yorker
June 20, 2014
Mike D of the Beastie Boys performs on May 4, 2014 in New York City.(Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images)
The Beastie Boys’ Mike D. answered New York magazine’s 21 Questions, and the 48-year-old, who described himself as “musician, producer, designer, curator at large, dad,” had a few interesting insights. In addition to characterizing his responsibilities at his first job in as “restocking, shipping and receiving, schlepping” at a book store, the Brooklyn-bred Beastie Boy told the magazine that his favorite New Yorker, living or dead, is pioneering congresswoman and feminist activist Bella Abzug.
Word.
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Stephanie Butnick is chief strategy officer of Tablet Magazine, co-founder of Tablet Studios, and a host of the Unorthodox podcast.
