I was a jazz major in high school, in an all-jazz band. No matter what I do, it features my musical influences.
All that violence in the world, we need to stop that.
Bob Marley stood for universal peace and love. He tried to break racial barriers.
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.
I didn't grow up to call a woman a ho. That's just how I was brought up. I won't call a girl a bitch, unless she wants me to call her a bitch.
I do music for the love of it, and I've been doing it from a very young age: about 11.
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.
I'm like Cab Calloway: I love the entertainment, and I've loved entertaining people ever since I was little.
I'm the hip-hop Quincy Jones of today.
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.
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.
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.
My parents were Christian.
My songs are really never titled. Sometimes I call it one thing. then I change it.
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.