If I can't take five years out to serve my country as president, then everything I've been singing about, like equal rights, doesn't mean anything.

I'm not going away fast; I've been around for a while, and plan to be around for a while more.

I grew up in a Caribbean family household, so the parents are always right. My father smacked me up til I was 20. It was a strict household.

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.

The Wyclef Jean music is eclectic music. Wyclef represents music -eclectic music. I've been doing this music since I was a child, and I said I will refuse for anyone to put me into a box.

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?

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