Interview: Beastie Boy Ad-Rock Talks ‘While We’re Young" Working With Noah Baumbach, Spike Jonze & More

If your first association with Adam Horovitz is “the guy from the Beastie Boys,” then you’ve got something in common with Adam Horovitz. A few years past the disbanding of the iconic rap rock group, Horovitz still identifies himself as such. Even as he amounts acting gigs — like a major role in Noah Baumbach’s latest comedy about aging, art and losing one's edge, “While We’re Young” as a 40-something father who's the opposite of cool — Horovitz is proud to stick to this label of a Beastie Boy (read our review).

But the real Horovitz isn’t exactly interchangeable from his Ad-Rock stage presence. Speaking to the performer over a plate of muffins and fruits in a dimly lit Manhattan hotel room, we were enchanted by his sweet and self-effacing means of carrying himself. Peppering in no small amount of jokes at his own expense, Horovitz waxed poetic about his work on “While We’re Young,” his history with the band, and a few lesser known projects he’s been working on over the years.

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