10 MF Doom Quotes for You to Enjoy

MF Doom

English Musician

Born: Jan 9, 1971

Always Character Mask Me People You

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A visual always brings a first impression. But if there's going to be a first impression, I might as well use it to control the story. So why not do something like throw a mask on? MF Doom

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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. Nobody knows me - I'm incognito. It's all new, all fun. MF Doom

Me School No Friends Record Record Label No-One Nobody New Knows Dudes Go Label Friends Apart Fun Incognito Here

The song 'Bite the Thong' in particular, with Damon Albarn, really encapsulates the whole dilemma of, '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. MF Doom

You Song Clothes Just Do It Nowadays Everybody Everybody Else Else Thong Dilemma Considered Bite Out Stay Songs Particular Underground Rock Selling Just Really Should Your Whole

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. 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. MF Doom

Character People Mask Add Way Though Out Characters Would Easy Easy Way See Able Point Point Of View Mystique Weight Between Come Like Well Make Role Just Doom Different Decided Gains Stand View Actor Differentiate Thing Things

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

The idea of having different characters is really just to get the storyline across, you know? Coming from one particular character makes, to me, the story boring. I get that mainly from novels and that style of writing or movies where there's multiple characters who carry the storyline. MF Doom

Character Me You Writing Style Characters Carry Boring Having Mainly Idea Particular Know Makes Coming Get Just Where Different Story Different Characters Storyline Movies Really Across Who Multiple Novels

Ever since third grade, I had a notebook and was putting together words just for fun. I liked different etymologies, different slang that came out in different eras. Different languages. Different dialects. MF Doom

Together Words Out Had Putting Since Liked Dialects Came Eras Grade Just Different Notebook Languages Fun Ever Slang Third

I spent 35 years growing up in the U.S., and it had its ups and downs. MF Doom

Ups And Downs Spent Had Years Up Ups Growing Downs Growing Up

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