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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.

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 don't see no more Billie Holidays, no more Marvin Gayes, no more Smokey Robinsons. I don't even see no more Nirvanas.
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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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At the end of the day, just know that God made you, so you can be your own individual, and don't let people give you that peer pressure.
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I always want to know what's wrong with you, why you ain't smiling. That's just my character I just love people and want to see people having a good time.
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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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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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Bob Marley stood for universal peace and love. He tried to break racial barriers.
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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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I decided to do what I do when I was 2 years old. At 2 years old, you know, I heard the sound of a drum playing in the village, and I found my own drum and just picked it up and started playing, the worst song ever written by Wyclef Jean.But it actually started a vibe.
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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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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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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 lived in a hut with no roof, and I rode to school on a donkey. I used to shoot birds with a slingshot to cook for dinner. Now I prefer to get my food from KFC.
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Keep in mind: true revolution is only seven people, right?
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I'm the hip-hop Quincy Jones of today
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People often associate raves with drugs, but for me raves are more associated with self-expression.
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When the Fugees were big, we made a whole lot of money, and what happened was that I saved my money and never spent it.
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All that violence in the world, we need to stop that
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I'm hands-on with everything, always trying to reach the real people.
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My parents were Christian.
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