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I think - a lot of times in hip-hop, especially - artists get kind of pigeonholed into being 'the guy,' and it's kind of limiting in a way. -MF Doom

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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, '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
I read Plato's 'Republic.' I read it through about five times until I could actually understand it. - Huey Newton
No matter how bad the lord is, the lout become a lord is ten times worse.
I can't perform without the mask or be seen without it on stage, or else it'll distract from the whole persona. -MF Doom
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. -MF Doom
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. -MF Doom
Thought is a strenuous art - few practice it, and then only at rare times. - David Ben-Gurion
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. -MF Doom
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