MF DOOM Quotes

Doom is a classic supervillain, akin to the Phantom of the Opera. It’s not about revenge so much as, like.

I’m doing the shows. The stage is my canvas; I’ll put whatever up there for the visible eye.

A visual always brings a first impression. But if there’s going to be a first impression.

I get that mainly from novels and that style of writing or movies where there’s multiple characters who carry the storyline.

I can’t perform without the mask or be seen without it on stage, or else it’ll distract from the whole persona.

We all tend to be in the same circles – people like my Wu-Tang brothers, or Black Thought from The Roots.

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.

When I listen to hip-hop, I listen to Just Ice, Boogie Down Productions, Ultramagnetic MCs.

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.