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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.

Wyclef Jean

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Wyclef Jean
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: October 17
Actor
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Human Rights Activist
Musician
Rapper
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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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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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If I can't take five years out to serve my country as president, then everything I've been singing about, like equal rights, doesn't mean anything.
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I'm 27 years old. I'm going to go into Hollywood really arrogant. I'll be breaking a lot of rules. It's going to be hot.
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My daddy was a minister, my grandfather was a voodoo priest, my uncle was a mason I was raised with a lot of studies.
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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'm like Cab Calloway: I love the entertainment, and I've loved entertaining people ever since I was little.
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Right now I'm trying to help my sister with her school situation, 'cause she's real smart. Besides me, my other brother's a lawyer... my parents stressed education a lot.
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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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What a lot of people don't know is that Wyclef started off as a battle rapper, when he decided that he would rhyme.
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My battle raps couldn't get me groceries from the supermarket.
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The thing which America allows you to be is it's the country of opportunities.
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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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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've never really [written] something that was inspired.
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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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The first thing you must learn is to always treat a man and a woman with total respect and honor, 'cause if you do that, the legacy you will leave behind will be work.
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I like to go against the grain, against what's out there. Every day is like a challenge.
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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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When you enter the realm of politics, you don't enter it because you want to be popular. When I want to be popular, I pull on a guitar and sing a song.
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