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I'm the hip-hop Quincy Jones of today
Wyclef Jean
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Wyclef Jean
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: October 17
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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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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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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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In the beginning I had women problems, 'cause you know, I represent for the guys. But I was actin' a fool, whilin' out. I'm not sayin' I don't while out anymore. I'm not gonna lie to you.
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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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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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My parents were Christian.
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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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I'm cheap, and I'm proud of it!
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Once we revolutionize the music industry, then we can revolutionize our communities and everything in the world, 'cause what happens is, the communities are listening to the music.
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I hear them playing Elvis, they on they way to Graceland. But they don't scare me, I'm in the trunk.
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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 think the greatest thing about America is the American Dream.
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I've never really [written] something that was inspired.
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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.
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My songs are really never titled. Sometimes I call it one thing. then I change it
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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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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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