I can’t perform without the mask or be seen without it on stage, or else it’ll distract from the whole persona.
MF DOOMI liked different etymologies, different slang that came out in different eras. Different languages. Different dialects.
More MF DOOM Quotes
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Nobody knows me – I’m incognito. It’s all new, all fun.
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Doom is a classic supervillain, akin to the Phantom of the Opera. It’s not about revenge so much as, like.
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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 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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The idea of having different characters is really just to get the storyline across, you know? Coming from one particular character makes, to me, the story boring.
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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’m doing the shows. The stage is my canvas; I’ll put whatever up there for the visible eye.
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Hip-hop is so saturated with the same old same old that people always expect the guy to actually be the guy. They want you to be real and straight from the streets and all that.
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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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I make hip-hop, but use Doom as a character to convey stories that a normal dude can’t.
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Everybody nowadays rhymes, but out of the people that really, really do it well, it’s still a small community of artists.
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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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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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I might as well use it to control the story. So why not do something like throw a mask on?
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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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