mood(DOOM) [mask] interlude

You know, the whole mask thing?
Yeah, no doubt
Once it started getting more publicized, and you know
It started being hip-hop, started being more of a money-making thing
Then you get these corporate ideas where you want to put what it looks like
To sell what it sounds like, but we're dealing with music, so

I guess, obviously, um, the mask is a huge part of DOOM
Can you just, for those who, you know, are new to this
Can you explain a little bit of why DOOM wears the mask, why he's only seen with the mask?

Yeah, no doubt
Yeah, the whole mask thing
Really, it was, aight, it's a time in hip-hop where things, from my point of view
Started going more to what things look like opposed to what things sound like
You know what I mean?
Before, we didn't know what MCs looked like until we went to the party and seen them rocking
You know what I'm saying?
Or seen 'em, you know
Most times you see 'em rockin at a show before you even knew, you know what I'm saying?
Yeah, before video, pre-video, you know, so, you know, you really was going off the sound of the record
Straight skills
See, once it started getting more publicized and, you know, started being hip-hop
Started being more of a money-making thing
Then you get these corporate ideas where you want to put what it looks like to sell what it sounds like
But we're dealing with music
So what I did is, I said, alright, look, I'm going to come with the angle of, it don't matter what I look like, you know
It don't matter what the artists look like
It's more what the artists sound like
So, the mask really represents the whole, like, to rebel against trying to sell the product as a human being
You know what I mean?
It's more about the sounds
So, once it started getting more publicized and, you know, started being hip-hop, started being more of a money-making thing
Then you get these corporate ideas where you want to put what it looks like to sell what it sounds like
But we're dealing with music, so, you know, and at the same time, you know, it's something different
You know what I'm saying
And it fits with the theme of the rebel and the villain, where, you know, to him, he don't care about the fame and all that shit
That shit is of no consequence, you know what I mean?
It's more of the message of what's being said
So, I think it helps people focus more on what's being said
And it's still entertaining, it's still like the theater
And it has the appeal of, you know, something that could be considered entertaining
But that message is still there
That, yo, you know, villain represents anybody
Anybody in here could wear the mask and be the villain
Male or female, any race, so-called race, you know what I mean?
It's about where you're coming from
From your heart, you know what I'm saying?
Like, what's the message we got to say?
You know what I mean?
So, that's mainly why, I um, chose to bring the mask into the fold
You know, villain represents anybody
Anybody in here could wear the mask and be the villain
Male or female, any race, so-called race, you know what I mean?
It's about where you're coming from, from your heart, you know what I'm saying?
Like, what's the message we got to say?
You know what I mean?
So, that's mainly why I, um, chose to bring the mask into the fold