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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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Wyclef Jean
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: October 17
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When I'm rhyming it's all in my head... Like the slaves, when they were picking cotton, they would block out their minds. They would sing.
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What I picked up on Michael Jackson - because I study people when I watch them - the way that he counts his rhythm with his feet and his neck at the same time is crazy... so he's hearing multiple things at once. And I don't know anybody who does that.
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I've known Clinton for probably the last year that he was in office and stuff. The vibe that I always got from Clinton was, you-know, he never gave me a president-vibe.
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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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All that violence in the world, we need to stop that
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I always look outside.
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Bob Marley stood for universal peace and love. He tried to break racial barriers.
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My parents were Christian.
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No matter what I'm goin' through, I could still exist.
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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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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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