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Bob Marley stood for universal peace and love. He tried to break racial barriers.
Wyclef Jean
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Wyclef Jean
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: October 17
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On Sundays I give the sermons like my dad used to give. I utilize it as a revolutionary tool, as a thinking tool, as a tool where I can recruit people, DM them, and give them information that I feel that they need going forward.
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I was looking for Quincy Jones, that's who I was obsessed with. Watching Mike [Jackson], I always knew that I had to be a showman on stage, because when people come to you live you always want them to come back. You gotta give them something to remember.
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I like to go against the grain, against what's out there. Every day is like a challenge.
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I think it's cool to do stuff in a different language. Basically, I learned English through listening to rap. A lot of people think it's funny. But it's true I used to try to get the accents.
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For everybody who lost somebody out there and stuff, when you need therapy, music is the best way.
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My grandfather was a voodoo priest. A lot of my life dealt with spirituality. I can close my eyes and remember where I come from.
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I'm 27 years old. I'm going to go into Hollywood really arrogant. I'll be breaking a lot of rules. It's going to be hot.
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I'm hands-on with everything, always trying to reach the real people.
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I think the greatest thing about America is the American Dream.
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It was important that I became successful. People say they do it for the love, and yes, you do it for the love, but you want to be successful
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Keep in mind: true revolution is only seven people, right?
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The reason why we're warriors is that we rise to the occasion anyone that's felt like the system put them down, and then they rose to the occasion, they're a warrior. It's not about whether you come from the hood or you come from the suburbs, you know what I mean? It's about reality and life.
Wyclef Jean
I like Bergen County because it's nice and quiet. It's beautiful, and I can get to the city way quick.
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Wyclef is a musician that tried to unite as many musicians at once as possible. I am trying to be successful at that. The greatest challenge is that, I just got arrested for protesting in NYC for cutting the school budgets... And I think that it's important to stand up. Schools are important.
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I feel that life is short, so we should be disciplined, but at the same time we should have a good time.
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I'm the hip-hop Quincy Jones of today
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I lived in the projects and the ghetto, and turned the negative into a positive.
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I'm not going away fast I've been around for a while, and plan to be around for a while more.
Wyclef Jean
You get quick money, it's beautiful, there's sunshine, but at the end of the day, you find out it's all a masquerade, baby. It's not what it seems.
Wyclef Jean
I grew up in a Caribbean family household, so the parents are always right. My father smacked me up til I was 20. It was a strict household.
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