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Beastie Boys on One Direction: 'I'm sure they're really nice guys, but still'

Beastie Boys have suggested their frustration at the dominance of acts like One Direction.

Speaking in an interview with Zane Lowe on Beats 1 on Thursday (August 6), Ad-Rock and Mike D gave their thoughts on mainstream music and fame.

The former said: "When you're a band and you just get big, you have to take thousands of photos. We were so burnt out with European photographers with 20 assistants telling us to stand on our heads while pouring a beer upside down. We were over that.

"And you have bands like 'New Edition', no wait not New Edition...the current 'New Kids On The Block'. What are they called? One Direction."

Mike D added: "Let's get into that Zane, number one in the world on Beats 1 is One Direction?! I'm sure they're really nice guys, but really?"

Ad-Rock replied: "You see pictures of these bands and they're just hating being there. They're tired and they got pimples. So [we] decided not to do those pictures anymore."

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