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.
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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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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Misery is a choice. I chose happiness.
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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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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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Damn life is so short.
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People will throw stones at you. Don’t throw them back. Collect them all and build an empire.
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A fool dreams of wealth. A wise man dreams of happiness!
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Melody has a certain way that it projects back to you. It triggers certain nerves in your body and certain instincts that normally wouldn’t be triggered by a normal voice.
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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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Whoever told you its not possible was lying! Keep going!
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My ideas come when I least expect it, so I’ve always got to have a studio nearby or close by somewhere.
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Living right brings the smile out of you!!
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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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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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I make sure to stop by in every city they exist to attend to my sweet tooth.
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