Wyclef Jean Quotes - Page 3

Quotes about:

• 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

  Kids, Being True, Facade

  Source: djbooth.net

  4 Copy quote

• My battle raps couldn't get me groceries from the supermarket.

  Wyclef Jean

  Rap, Battle, Groceries

  Source: djbooth.net

  4 Copy quote

• I always look outside.

  Wyclef Jean

  Looks

  Source: djbooth.net

  4 Copy quote

• Once you're done in hip-hop, you're done.

  Wyclef Jean

  Hip Hop, Done, Hips

  Source: djbooth.net

  4 Copy quote

• I've never really [written] something that was inspired.

  Wyclef Jean

  Inspired, Written

  Source: djbooth.net

  4 Copy quote

• When you're talkin' about a great man, you're not talking more than one person. It's not about how many people are followin' you, it's about the fact that you're a great man, that's all it's about.

  Wyclef Jean

  Men, Talking, People

  Source: djbooth.net

  5 Copy quote

• Respect, my brother, nothing but respect, man.

  Wyclef Jean

  Brother, Men, My Brother

  Source: djbooth.net

  4 Copy quote

• My first record wasn't even with the Fugees. I was signed to Big Beat Records, so I was signed back in 1989 to the label that the Knocks are on now. You can always tell which generation had the pulse based on how they see things.

  Wyclef Jean

  Pulse, Generations, Labels

  "We Played Two Truths and a Lie With Wyclef Jean and The Knocks". Interview with Ezra Marcus, livenation.vice.com. January 22, 2016.

  4 Copy quote

• 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.

  Wyclef Jean

  People, Giving, Want

  Source: livenation.vice.com

  4 Copy quote

• The thing which America allows you to be is it's the country of opportunities.

  Wyclef Jean

  Country, Opportunity, America

  "Singer-songwriter-activist Wyclef Jean". "Tavis Smiley", www.pbs.org. September 25, 2012.

  4 Copy quote

• The reason why we love America so much is America is the only place you can actually come in and wave your flag.

  Wyclef Jean

  America, Flags, Reason Why

  "Singer-songwriter-activist Wyclef Jean". "Tavis Smiley", www.pbs.org. September 25, 2012.

  4 Copy quote

• A lot of my music is very reggae- driven. Half of my life Bob Marley was all I listened to.

  Wyclef Jean

  Half, Bob, Marley

  4 Copy quote

• I like Bergen County because it's nice and quiet. It's beautiful, and I can get to the city way quick.

  Wyclef Jean

  Beautiful, Nice, Cities

  4 Copy quote

• I'm like Cab Calloway: I love the entertainment, and I've loved entertaining people ever since I was little.

  Wyclef Jean

  People, Littles, Entertainment

  8 Copy quote

• My parents were Christian.

  Wyclef Jean

  Christian, Pregnancy, Parent

  4 Copy quote

• The voice of an Angel, the Heart of a Lamb, the spirit of a Lioness, the presence of a Goddess, love you R.I.P Whitney Houston.

  Wyclef Jean

  Love You, Heart, Angel

  Twitter post from Feb 11, 2012

  69 Copy quote

• When you find the talent, it's always raw, and when you put the talent in the formula, you get the Knocks.

  Wyclef Jean

  Talent, Formulas

  "We Played Two Truths And A Lie With Wyclef Jean And The Knocks". Interview with Ezra Marcus, livenation.vice.com. January 22, 2016.

  4 Copy quote

• 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.

  Wyclef Jean

  Brother, Smart, Real

  4 Copy quote

• I've been communicating with the Fugees, and it feels a lot better now than it did three or four years ago.

  Wyclef Jean

  Years, Three, Four

  4 Copy quote

• 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.

  Wyclef Jean

  Rap, Thinking, People

  4 Copy quote

• I don't see no more Billie Holidays, no more Marvin Gayes, no more Smokey Robinsons. I don't even see no more Nirvanas.

  Wyclef Jean

  Holiday, Marvin

  4 Copy quote

• 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.

  Wyclef Jean

  Song, Guitar, Want

  "Wyclef Jean: 'Fans are calling me the new Dylan'" by Dorian Lynskey, www.theguardian.com. December 5, 2010.

  4 Copy quote

• 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.

  Wyclef Jean

  Years, Office, President

  4 Copy quote

• No matter how far you go, if you can't go back to the essence, you're not sayin' nothin'. The essence for me is hip-hop. But the hip-hop community I came up in isn't a loyal community.

  Wyclef Jean

  Essence, Hip Hop, Community

  4 Copy quote

• In the beginning I had women problems, 'cause you know, I represent for the guys. But I was actin' a fool, whilin' out. I'm not sayin' I don't while out anymore. I'm not gonna lie to you.

  Wyclef Jean

  Lying, Guy, Fool

  4 Copy quote

Page 3 of 4

First

← Prev

1

2

3

4

Next →

• facebook
• twitter
• googleplus
• email
• linkedin