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

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Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.- Lou Holtz

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

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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

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Some of us wear the mask prouder than others.

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I'm always trying to show versatility. I'm juggling, and I'm flipping fire, and I'm chewing gum and rhyming at the same time... on a unicycle, while playing the drums. -MF Doom

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Living well is the best revenge. - George Herbert

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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

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I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.

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