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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
Kwadèbouke
Wyclef Jeanelle Jean
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On Sundays I give the sermons like my dad used to give. I utilize it as a revolutionary tool, as a thinking tool, as a tool where I can recruit people, DM them, and give them information that I feel that they need going forward.
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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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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?
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No matter what I'm goin' through, I could still exist.
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I'm from the church, my dad was a pastor's kid.
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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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All that violence in the world, we need to stop that
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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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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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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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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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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 always look outside.
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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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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 like Bergen County because it's nice and quiet. It's beautiful, and I can get to the city way quick.
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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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The thing which America allows you to be is it's the country of opportunities.
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I was looking for Quincy Jones, that's who I was obsessed with. Watching Mike [Jackson], I always knew that I had to be a showman on stage, because when people come to you live you always want them to come back. You gotta give them something to remember.
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