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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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Wyclef Jean
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: October 17
Actor
Film Producer
Human Rights Activist
Musician
Rapper
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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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For me, before I go on stage, it all depends. Might be a girl, might be an edible, might be a verse, might be somebody mixing something in my drink without me knowing - hopefully that won't happen tonight.
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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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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 think the greatest thing about America is the American Dream.
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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.
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At the end of the day, just know that God made you, so you can be your own individual, and don't let people give you that peer pressure.
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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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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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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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I lived in the projects and the ghetto, and turned the negative into a positive.
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Ever since I was a little kid, there used to be the Carnival that used to pass.
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Every generation is gonna keep changing, and you just have to embrace the change.
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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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Rap records don't make you feel good no more. Six months after release, it can't come back as a classic
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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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I'm hands-on with everything, always trying to reach the real people.
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You might see a female, and she triggers something, or you see an old lady walking down the street, she triggers something. You go to Africa, you see the vibes, that triggers something.
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I don't see no more Billie Holidays, no more Marvin Gayes, no more Smokey Robinsons. I don't even see no more Nirvanas.
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I want people to experience what it's like being from Haiti, coming to America, being Wyclef - multicultural, multilingual.
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