The music world has been quick to react to news of the death of Beastie Boys co-founder Adam "MCA" Yauch , who lost his three-year battle with cancer on Friday at age 47.  Jane’s Addiction frontman Perry Farrell tells Rolling Stone that he had a strong a connection with the band and that he felt they were like "family, but once removed.”

Farrell added that he knew that Yauch wasn’t  doing well in his fight against cancer because of the messages he’d receive from the rapper in recent years. “He would text me really kind of sad things. He would say, ‘We're giving up our studio. If you want to use our studio, you can use it.’ It's really a very sad feeling; it's kind of like an estate sale.”

In addition, the singer paid tribute to the late rapper, saying, “He was a really good guy trying to help people, and all about being innocent and wild, and even immature if you want to be. He's probably in a great place, and I'm thinking about him and everybody's prayers are with him.”

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