The Beastie Boys once broke open the gold record they were awarded for sales of ther 1989 album Paul's Boutique – and they were stunned to hear piano versions of Barry Manilow and other artists rather than their own music.
Ad-Rock and Mike D recall the marijuana-fuelled incident and the realisation that gold records not only may contain no gold at all, but they also may not even contain the music being lauded.
