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People often associate raves with drugs, but for me raves are more associated with self-expression.
Wyclef Jean
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Wyclef Jean
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: October 17
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For everybody who lost somebody out there and stuff, when you need therapy, music is the best way.
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What happens is we're all gonna return to dirt, so at the end of the day we're all equal.
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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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The reason why we're warriors is that we rise to the occasion anyone that's felt like the system put them down, and then they rose to the occasion, they're a warrior. It's not about whether you come from the hood or you come from the suburbs, you know what I mean? It's about reality and life.
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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 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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There's not a hip-hop artist that didn't snatch of piece of Bob Marley. It's totally impossible.
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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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Every generation is gonna keep changing, and you just have to embrace the change.
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Me and my father went through a war period where we wasn't talking. He wanted me to go to theology school - I didn't want to go. I wanted to do music. I told him I was a minister through music.
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Mama, you know you raised me with no father figure. I wanna take this time to thank you, even though I'm doing life.
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The reason why we love America so much is America is the only place you can actually come in and wave your flag.
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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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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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The thing which America allows you to be is it's the country of opportunities.
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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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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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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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I'm hands-on with everything, always trying to reach the real people.
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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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