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Haiti is my country. The same way the Beatles are received in England - that's how Wyclef Jean is received in Haiti, do you know what I mean?

Wyclef Jean

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Wyclef Jean
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: October 17
Actor
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Human Rights Activist
Musician
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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 lived in the projects and the ghetto, and turned the negative into a positive.
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A lot of my music is very reggae- driven. Half of my life Bob Marley was all I listened to.
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It was important to me to go back to the grungy, because all of a sudden you get excited again, 'cause there's another whole dimension of 'Clef that you wasn't expecting to hear.
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The reason why we love America so much is America is the only place you can actually come in and wave your flag.
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Keep in mind: true revolution is only seven people, right?
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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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I lived in a hut with no roof, and I rode to school on a donkey. I used to shoot birds with a slingshot to cook for dinner. Now I prefer to get my food from KFC.
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The thing which America allows you to be is it's the country of opportunities.
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I've never really [written] something that was inspired.
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I decided to do what I do when I was 2 years old. At 2 years old, you know, I heard the sound of a drum playing in the village, and I found my own drum and just picked it up and started playing, the worst song ever written by Wyclef Jean.But it actually started a vibe.
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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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The voice of an Angel, the Heart of a Lamb, the spirit of a Lioness, the presence of a Goddess, love you R.I.P Whitney Houston.
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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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I think the greatest thing about America is the American Dream.
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I'm the hip-hop Quincy Jones of today
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I'm from the church, my dad was a pastor's kid.
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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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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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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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