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If I can't take five years out to serve my country as president, then everything I've been singing about, like equal rights, doesn't mean anything.
Wyclef Jean
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Wyclef Jean
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: October 17
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What I picked up on Michael Jackson - because I study people when I watch them - the way that he counts his rhythm with his feet and his neck at the same time is crazy... so he's hearing multiple things at once. And I don't know anybody who does that.
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Mama, you know you raised me with no father figure. I wanna take this time to thank you, even though I'm doing life.
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When you enter the realm of politics, you don't enter it because you want to be popular. When I want to be popular, I pull on a guitar and sing a song.
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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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People often associate raves with drugs, but for me raves are more associated with self-expression.
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There's not a hip-hop artist that didn't snatch of piece of Bob Marley. It's totally impossible.
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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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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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