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I'm hands-on with everything, always trying to reach the real people.
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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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 want people to experience what it's like being from Haiti, coming to America, being Wyclef - multicultural, multilingual.
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I'm from the church, my dad was a pastor's kid.
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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 want to be part of a different kind of celebrity, one that thinks not just about charity but policy.
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Michael Jackson was my musical God. He made me believe that all things are possible, and through real and positive music. He can live forever! I love Michael Jackson. God Bless him.
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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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My grandfather was a voodoo priest. A lot of my life dealt with spirituality. I can close my eyes and remember where I come from.
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America is a melting pot of immigrants. So actually, if you took all of the immigrants outside of America, you'd be missing a lot of flavor, starting with the food, with the culture, with the dance, with everything.
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I come from a hut, from a hut I went to the projects, from the projects I went to a mansion so you out there you have ABSOLUTLY NO EXCUSE!
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I always look outside.
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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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What I'm trying to do is break the genre from what is rap and what is music.
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Bob Marley stood for universal peace and love. He tried to break racial barriers.
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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 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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My accomplishment has helped millions of kids see that they can come from a poor family and go somewhere, make something out of themselves. Ive been doing it for seven years professionally.
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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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I've never really [written] something that was inspired.
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