Song Quotes by Wyclef Jean

13 Song quotes by Wyclef Jean

Wyclef Jean’s musings on song are short and to the point, yet they capture his eclectic vibe. With only 13 entries, this page offers a focused snapshot of his thoughts on music’s core element.

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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 songs are really never titled. Sometimes I call it one thing. then I change it

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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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When I was 11 years old, I started playing guitar.

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When I want to be popular, I pull on a guitar and sing a song. Pras did not affect me because, in…

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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…

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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.

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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.…

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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 -…

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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…

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Once we revolutionize the music industry, then we can revolutionize our communities and everything in the world, 'cause what happens is, the…

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It was important to me to go back to the grungy, because all of a sudden you get excited again, 'cause there's…

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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…

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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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Coming from Haiti and growing up in Brooklyn, there's a lot of European influence when I get dressed up. I wear a lot of…

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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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All that violence in the world, we need to stop that

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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…

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What I learned from people like Carlos Santana is that you cannot get too happy after working for five years in the industry. It…

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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…

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

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When I was 11 years old, I started playing guitar.

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I haven't accomplished nothing yet - I have a long way to go.

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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 decided to do what I do when I was 2 years old. At 2 years old, you know, I heard the sound of…

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I'm like a hippie. At the end of the day, that's what my voice caters to.

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On Sundays I give the sermons like my dad used to give. I utilize it as a revolutionary tool, as a thinking tool, as…

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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…

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