Nobody knows me – I’m incognito. It’s all new, all fun.
MF DOOMDoom is a classic supervillain, akin to the Phantom of the Opera. It’s not about revenge so much as, like.
More MF DOOM Quotes
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You have writers that write about crazy characters, but that doesn’t mean the writer himself is crazy.
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I have no friends here apart from the dudes at my record label, and I didn’t go to school with no one.
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I liked different etymologies, different slang that came out in different eras. Different languages. Different dialects.
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Ever since third grade, I had a notebook and was putting together words just for fun.
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We all tend to be in the same circles – people like my Wu-Tang brothers, or Black Thought from The Roots.
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I’m doing the shows. The stage is my canvas; I’ll put whatever up there for the visible eye.
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Prince Paul is another good friend; he’s like an older brother. He’ll criticise and be brutally honest with you. That’s what I like about Paul.
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I think – a lot of times in hip-hop, especially – artists get kind of pigeonholed into being ‘the guy,’ and it’s kind of limiting in a way.
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Hmm, should I stay on the underground when everybody else is selling out?’ Nowadays, you can just do it – have your name-brand clothes, do songs with rock n’ rollers – and it’s not considered selling out.
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I’m always trying to show versatility. I’m juggling, and I’m flipping fire, and I’m chewing gum and rhyming at the same time… on a unicycle, while playing the drums.
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I grew up in that age, and it was memorable. But I’m down with all of it. Chuck D or Danny Brown? I feel comfortable with all of them. Word up, kid! Word up, man!
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I though it’d be an easy way for people to see and differentiate between characters, sorta like when an actor gains weight for a role.
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A visual always brings a first impression. But if there’s going to be a first impression.
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Being older now, grown, I’m like, ‘What do we really do that’s fun?’ I’m kind of corny when you think about it. What could I rhyme about? Let me see, um, I gotta pay the rent today.
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The ‘Doom’ thing is to be able to come at things with a different point of view. I decided the mask would just add to the mystique of the character as well as make Doom stand out.
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