My ideas come when I least expect it, so I’ve always got to have a studio nearby or close by somewhere.
AKONIt’s always the music first for me. But if the music isn’t selling, there isn’t gonna be no business. So you gotta make sure music is always the first priority.
More Akon Quotes
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Whoever told you its not possible was lying! Keep going!
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I don’t want to know I’m getting older. Then I’ll start to think about getting checkups and insurance. I don’t want that.
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Never start something to prove people wrong, Always start to prove yourself right.
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I love to just go to the movies, watch movies, listen to the scores and all that ’cause that’s, like, the next step for me.
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I’m a polygamist. I can afford to have as many wives as I can afford to have. All Africans believe in it. My dad has four wives.
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The moment artists can just do what they love to do then music will go right back to where it used to be. I mean back in the ’60s and ’70s and ’80s, that’s what it was.
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I just like music all the way around the board. I can’t stick to one thing – I’ve got to move around.
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When I first heard hip-hop I thought it was rubbish because I didn’t understand the concept of people talking over music.
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Mobilizing all the youth to develop Africa. It’s our time. I hope the world is paying attention.
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As long as you’re giving up quality records and you’re makin’ hit records, people are always gonna want to hear a hit and they’ll always want to be attached to something that’s doin’ great.
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Let’s break out of our past and concur the future
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A fool dreams of wealth. A wise man dreams of happiness!
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I always want to set myself a challenge by doing something no-one would expect me to do! But, having said that, I don’t feel as a musician you can steer too far away from what you normally do.
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Two things that define SUCCESS In LIFE: – The Way You manage when you have nothing & way you behave when you have everything.
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Whatever obstacle comes your way, you gotta be prepared to jump over it! And I think that’s what separates the legends from the regular artists. It’s all in how you manage that success, and how you deal with the controversy when it actually comes.
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