Wyclef Jean quotes

Wyclef Jean is a Haitian-American musician, rapper, and producer who gained fame as a member of the hip-hop group the Fugees. His solo career and humanitarian work have made a global impact, bridging cultures through music. He actively advocates for Haiti and continues to inspire artists worldwide. Here are 47 of his quotes:

Bob Marley stood for universal peace and love. He tried to break racial barriers. (Wyclef Jean)
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. View quote
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I feel that life is short, so we should be disciplined, but at the same time we should have a good time. View quote
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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. View quote
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I lived in the projects and the ghetto, and turned the negative into a positive. View quote
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All that violence in the world, we need to stop that. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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I know that the nice shines I have on is going to pass. The nice cars will pass. All that will stay is the music and the work. That's where I get the inspiration to help people out and work. View quote
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That's the best way to feed the human mind. That's how Bob Marley did it. He never put it in your face. After you got the groove, you were just singing the hooks, because you thought it was cool. (Wyclef Jean)
My parents were Christian. View quote
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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. View quote
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What I'm trying to do is break the genre from what is rap and what is music. View quote
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I was a jazz major in high school, in an all-jazz band. No matter what I do, it features my musical influences. View quote
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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. View quote
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I'm cheap, and I'm proud of it! View quote
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I'm the hip-hop Quincy Jones of today. View quote
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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. View quote
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I'm like Cab Calloway: I love the entertainment, and I've loved entertaining people ever since I was little. View quote
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You get quick money, it's beautiful, there's sunshine, but at the end of the day, you find out it's all a masquerade, baby. It's not what it seems. (Wyclef Jean)
There's not a hip-hop artist that didn't snatch of piece of Bob Marley. It's totally impossible. View quote
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My songs are really never titled. Sometimes I call it one thing. then I change it. View quote
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Rap records don't make you feel good no more. Six months after release, it can't come back as a classic. View quote
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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. View quote
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Wyclef Jean

Wyclef Jean - Image
Photo: Ali Dan-Bouzoua from New York, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0
Occupation: American Musician
Born: October 17, 1969
Quotes count: 47