Wyclef Jean Quotes - Page 4

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

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  Half, Bob, Marley

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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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  Real, Believe, Forever

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

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  Years, Three, Four

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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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  Rap, Thinking, People

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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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  Holiday, Marvin

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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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  Song, Guitar, Want

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

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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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  Years, Office, President

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• 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.

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  Lying, Guy, Fool

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• 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.

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  Essence, Hip Hop, Community

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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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  Brother, Smart, Real

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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.

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  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.

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• 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.

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  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.

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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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  People, Giving, Want

  Source: livenation.vice.com

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

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  Country, Opportunity, America

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

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• I'm from the church, my dad was a pastor's kid.

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  Dad, Kids, Church

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

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• For me, before I go on stage, it all depends. Might be a girl, might be an edible, might be a verse, might be somebody mixing something in my drink without me knowing - hopefully that won't happen tonight.

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  Girl, Knowing, Mixing

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

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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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  America, Flags, Reason Why

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

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• People often associate raves with drugs, but for me raves are more associated with self-expression.

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  Self, Expression, People

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

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