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 can’t perform without the mask or be seen without it on stage, or else it’ll distract from the whole persona.
MF DOOMHmm, 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.
MF DOOMI liked being able to speak to somebody and throw it back and forth, and they can’t predict what you’re going to say next.
MF DOOMI might as well use it to control the story. So why not do something like throw a mask on?
MF DOOMWe all tend to be in the same circles – people like my Wu-Tang brothers, or Black Thought from The Roots.
MF DOOMThe song ‘Bite the Thong’ in particular, with Damon Albarn, really encapsulates the whole dilemma of, ‘
MF DOOMPrince 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.
MF DOOMNobody 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.
MF DOOMYou have writers that write about crazy characters, but that doesn’t mean the writer himself is crazy.
MF DOOMI spent 35 years growing up in the U.S., and it had its ups and downs.
MF DOOMThe ‘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.
MF DOOMBeing 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.
MF DOOMA visual always brings a first impression. But if there’s going to be a first impression.
MF DOOMI liked different etymologies, different slang that came out in different eras. Different languages. Different dialects.
MF DOOMI 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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