I can’t perform without the mask or be seen without it on stage, or else it’ll distract from the whole persona.
MF DOOMYou have writers that write about crazy characters, but that doesn’t mean the writer himself is crazy.
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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 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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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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I’m doing the shows. The stage is my canvas; I’ll put whatever up there for the visible eye.
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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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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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I liked different etymologies, different slang that came out in different eras. Different languages. Different dialects.
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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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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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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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When I listen to hip-hop, I listen to Just Ice, Boogie Down Productions, Ultramagnetic MCs.
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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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