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.
AKONDamn life is so short.
More Akon Quotes
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As Africans we shouldn’t ever have to reach out to build our own country, there is enough money in Africa itself.
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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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Brotherhood is measured by the Wars you’ve won not by the ones you’ve fought.
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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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Mobilizing all the youth to develop Africa. It’s our time. I hope the world is paying attention.
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I always try to give my own albums space in between so I have time to create a new sound and give time for people to miss me. You have to come out fresh and reinvent yourself.
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Whoever told you its not possible was lying! Keep going!
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I make sure to stop by in every city they exist to attend to my sweet tooth.
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What I remember the most really was just running wild there. Barefooted, swimming in dirty lakes, selling fruit, picking mango trees, hoping not to get caught because they don’t take kindly to thieves in Africa.
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Damn life is so short.
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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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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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Party don’t stop. Only gets crazier when I touch down.
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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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It’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.
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