In honor of the 40th anniversary of Woodstock, French entertainment site Fluctuat.net [DEFUNCT WEBSITE] asked the Beastie Boys and several other artists their opinion on the legendary music festival. Instead of discussing anything about the festival, Beastie Boys (sans Adam Yauch) chose to discuss their feelings on hippies, define what a hippie is, and decide if Mike D is a hippie or not.

For those who don't understand French: Adam Horovitz's response at the end of the video is to the question, "Would you being willing to participate in a new Woodstock festival?"

Video Transcription

Adam: I don’t like hippies very much. I don’t trust them. So I’m not sure how I feel about the Woodstock thing.

Mike: And actually, I was thinking about this earlier. To some degree, I am a hippie, but I also don’t like hippies. Even though in some certain ways I am. I am a vegetarian. A former vegetarian, I guess. You know, I spend a lot of time in health food stores.

Adam: But I think what determines a hippie is somebody that takes shit from your refrigerator and doesn’t pay for it or doesn’t replace it.

Mike: Well, I’m definitely not that. That’s more like a freeloader.

Adam: Yeah! Like a hobo, you know, a grifter. Boxcar jumper.

Mike: Also, in terms of hygiene, I don’t think I’m a hippie. You know, I keep things up. You know, keep up appearances.

Adam [in reply to the question, "Would you being willing to participate in a new Woodstock festival?”]: Yeah, if the money’s straight, you know what I’m saying, I’ll do damn near anything. You know what I’m saying?

Here's some good news for Beastie Boys fans who are attending Lollapalooza. Mix Master Mike will be performing at Belmont Army, a vintage clothes store in Chicago, on August 6 from 6-8 pm. This is a Lollapalooza FREE show, sponsored by Adidas.

Update: According to the schedule at his management's site, MMM will also be playing the RiNo in Chicago on August 6 and the Manor, also in Chicago, on August 7. Both places are "guest list nightclubs"—not really the kind of place the average MMM/Beastie Boys fan would want or could even get into.

Following Adam Yauch's cancer announcement, Beastie Boys cancelled their appearance to headline the All Points West Festival in Jersey City, NJ, on July 31. Jay-Z replaced the Beastie Boys as headliner and opened his set with the Beastie Boys's "No Sleep Til Brooklyn" as a tribute to the band.

🎵 "Too Many Rappers (Instrumental Version)"

You've heard the full song and the a cappella. Now listen to the instrumental version of "Too Many Rappers," which is on the 12" vinyl single.

Thanks to Mike for ripping the audio from vinyl.