A biography for Wyclef Jeanhasn’t been written yet.
“My parents were Christian.”
“I like to go against the grain, against what's out there. Every day is like a challenge.”
“Haiti is my country. The same way the Beatles are received in England - that's how Wyclef Jean is received in Haiti, do you know what I mean?”
“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.”
“There's not a hip-hop artist that didn't snatch of piece of Bob Marley. It's totally impossible.”
“I'm like Cab Calloway: I love the entertainment, and I've loved entertaining people ever since I was little.”
“'Masquerade' is the autobiography of Wyclef Jean. A lot of people know me through my work with Carlos Santana or Destiny's Child, winning all those Grammy Awards, but you do not know what is going on inside me.”
“I want to be part of a different kind of celebrity, one that thinks not just about charity but policy.”
“Bob Marley stood for universal peace and love. He tried to break racial barriers.”
“I do music for the love of it, and I've been doing it from a very young age: about 11.”