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8 unusual facts about Rick Rubin


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Since then, the label has branched out into various rock and jazz releases and even spawned two specialist reissue sublabels, Infinite Zero Archive (a joint venture with Rick Rubin's American Recordings), and District Line, which specializes in reissuing the music of Rollins' hometown of Washington, D.C. It is also used as the name of Rollins' Blazin' (finishing move) in Def Jam: Fight For NY.

Erik Rubin

: Not to be confused with Rick Rubin

Inge Johansson

The (International) Noise Conspiracy recorded and toured all over the world as an active band between 1998 and 2009, and recorded two of their albums with producer Rick Rubin for Rubins label American Recordings.

Lady Jaye Breyer P-Orridge

In 1995, Genesis was badly injured when escaping from a fire at a residence owned by Rick Rubin, and they used money from the legal settlement to undergo a series of surgical procedures to look like each other, including breast implants and cosmetic facial surgery.

Mary Jane's Last Dance

It was recorded on July 22, 1993, while Petty was recording his Wildflowers album, and was produced by Rick Rubin, guitarist Mike Campbell, and Tom Petty.

He went on to say that their producer, Rick Rubin didn't agree singing about "hey, Indiana Girl," so Rubin changed it a week later.

Molotov Jive

In the spring of 2011, Molotov Jive went to North America to work with American producer Sylvia Massy (known for her work with acts like Tool (band), System Of A Down, Johnny Cash and legendary producer and record label executive Rick Rubin) on their third record, to be titled STORM.

Professor Griff

Def Jam co-founder Rick Rubin had already left the label by then; taking his place alongside Russell Simmons was Lyor Cohen, the son of Israeli immigrants who had run Rush Artists Management since 1985.


A Light That Never Comes

The remix EP features remixes from producers and DJ's including Angger Dimas, twoloud, Coone and Vicetone, as well as the Rick Rubin Reboot.

Bill Dudleston

Multi-Grammy award winning producers Rick Rubin, Antonio L.A. Reid, and renowned mastering engineer, Herb Powers, have utilized and publicly touted the Legacy designs as assisting in producing artists Sheryl Crowe, Johnny Cash, Tom Petty, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Mariah Carey, and Usher.

Fortune Faded

The song, along with "Save the Population" (another song from their Greatest Hits), was recorded at The Mansion and produced by Rick Rubin.

Living in the Present Future

In the three-year gap between 1997's "Desireless" and this release, he left Epic subsidiary Work and came to MCA, wherein he worked with such producers as The Dust Brothers and Rick Rubin.

Trans-Continental Hustle

Produced by Rick Rubin, Trans-Continental Hustle primarily draws inspiration from frontman Eugene Hütz's life in Brazil, where he has lived since 2008.


see also

FUN DMC

The name of the album is a homage to Run DMC, and in anticipation of the album the group released the mixtape "Funner than Leather", a play on the Run DMC inspired, Rick Rubin directed film Tougher Than Leather.

Rhyme or Reason

The song was produced by the album's executive producer Rick Rubin and written by Eminem and Rod Argent of The Zombies.