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I like to go against the grain, against what's out there. Every day is like a challenge.

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 always look outside.
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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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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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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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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 like Cab Calloway: I love the entertainment, and I've loved entertaining people ever since I was little.
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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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All that violence in the world, we need to stop that
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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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