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.
MF DOOMI have no friends here apart from the dudes at my record label, and I didn’t go to school with no one.
More MF DOOM Quotes
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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 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 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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A visual always brings a first impression. But if there’s going to be a first impression.
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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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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 back – now watch this!’ It all boils down to the music. The mask is a slight theme for people to enjoy, and it adds mystery.
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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 spent 35 years growing up in the U.S., and it had its ups and downs.
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Nobody knows me – I’m incognito. It’s all new, all fun.
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The song ‘Bite the Thong’ in particular, with Damon Albarn, really encapsulates the whole dilemma of, ‘
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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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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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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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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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