The song ‘Bite the Thong’ in particular, with Damon Albarn, really encapsulates the whole dilemma of, ‘
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More MF DOOM Quotes
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Ever since third grade, I had a notebook and was putting together words just for fun.
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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’m doing the shows. The stage is my canvas; I’ll put whatever up there for the visible eye.
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When I listen to hip-hop, I listen to Just Ice, Boogie Down Productions, Ultramagnetic MCs.
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I 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.
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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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A visual always brings a first impression. But if there’s going to be a first impression.
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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 make hip-hop, but use Doom as a character to convey stories that a normal dude can’t.
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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 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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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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Nobody knows me – I’m incognito. It’s all new, all fun.
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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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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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