The first X-Large store had opened its doors in November of 1991, just as the finishing touches were being added to Check Your Head. Yet it would months later until the masses would hear about the its existence. Thanks to a mention here and there on MTV News, the word quickly swept across the United States that Mike D was heavily involved with the stylish clothing outlet. From there rumors began to fly stating that X-Large was "owned" by the Beastie Boys. Over the last ten years, that rumor has helped X-Large sell many t-shirts and to this day many fans are still not clear as to just how exactly X-Large and the Beastie Boys are linked.
For starters, the Beastie Boys do not now nor have they have ever owned X-Large. That means that they never owned any of the X-Large Stores nor did they own the X-Large mail order clothing company. However, Michael Diamond of the Beastie Boys continues to be a share-holder and was indeed one of a handful of men who formed the idea for X-Large.
