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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

Wyclef Jean

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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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I like to go against the grain, against what's out there. Every day is like a challenge.
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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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I've never really [written] something that was inspired.
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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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Coming from Haiti and growing up in Brooklyn, there's a lot of European influence when I get dressed up. I wear a lot of fitted suits, elegant cuts I think it's cool to mash up a lot of different looks.
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It will be true work that the kids can follow, as opposed to a facade of you doin' something, and you're doin' nothing.
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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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There's not a hip-hop artist that didn't snatch of piece of Bob Marley. It's totally impossible.
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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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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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All that violence in the world, we need to stop that
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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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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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