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I was a jazz major in high school, in an all-jazz band. No matter what I do, it features my musical influences.
Wyclef Jean
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Wyclef Jean
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: October 17
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When you find the talent, it's always raw, and when you put the talent in the formula, you get the Knocks.
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America is a melting pot of immigrants. So actually, if you took all of the immigrants outside of America, you'd be missing a lot of flavor, starting with the food, with the culture, with the dance, with everything.
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When I lose touch with the audience and the reality of what life really is, I'll be Vanilla Ice or something.
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The Wyclef Jean music is eclectic music. Wyclef represents music -eclectic music. I've been doing this music since I was a child, and I said I will refuse for anyone to put me into a box.
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My first record wasn't even with the Fugees. I was signed to Big Beat Records, so I was signed back in 1989 to the label that the Knocks are on now. You can always tell which generation had the pulse based on how they see things.
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The first thing you must learn is to always treat a man and a woman with total respect and honor, 'cause if you do that, the legacy you will leave behind will be work.
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I've known Clinton for probably the last year that he was in office and stuff. The vibe that I always got from Clinton was, you-know, he never gave me a president-vibe.
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I do music for the love of it, and I've been doing it from a very young age: about 11.
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My dad was in the hood, he was a minister, and he would always put churches in the ghetto.
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My accomplishment has helped millions of kids see that they can come from a poor family and go somewhere, make something out of themselves. Ive been doing it for seven years professionally.
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I want to be part of a different kind of celebrity, one that thinks not just about charity but policy.
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I know that the nice shines I have on is going to pass. The nice cars will pass. All that will stay is the music and the work. That's where I get the inspiration to help people out and work
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When you're talkin' about a great man, you're not talking more than one person. It's not about how many people are followin' you, it's about the fact that you're a great man, that's all it's about.
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What I'm trying to do is break the genre from what is rap and what is music.
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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.
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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 from the church, my dad was a pastor's kid.
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That's the best way to feed the human mind. That's how Bob Marley did it. He never put it in your face. After you got the groove, you were just singing the hooks, because you thought it was cool.
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All that violence in the world, we need to stop that
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