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MTV News caught up with Adam Yauch -- MCA of the Beastie Boys, if you've lived under a rock since, like, the beginning of hip-hop -- at the Tribeca Film Festival here in NY. He's debuting his street-basketball documentary "Gunnin' For That #1 Spot" there, and it'll soon hit theaters. (More on that later.)
But what we wanted to share with you are his thoughts on the protests by Tibetans in the lead-up to the Olympics this summer in Beijing, China. (30 Tibetans were sentenced to prison today, with some to serve life sentences.) Yauch is a looooongtime supporter of the Tibetan cause -- a fight for cultural and religious freedom, and independence from China -- and he had plenty to say about the bravery of the Tibetans, and the possibility for change. And in case you haven't heard the man -- a devout Buddhist, a vegan, and a generally righteous guy -- talk about the plight of Tibet, he knows of what he speaks. One eloquent and well-informed Beastie he be.
Yauch's comments after the jump. Read More...
