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.
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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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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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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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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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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Mobilizing all the youth to develop Africa. It’s our time. I hope the world is paying attention.
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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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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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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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Whoever told you its not possible was lying! Keep going!
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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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Never start something to prove people wrong, Always start to prove yourself right.
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Living right brings the smile out of you!!
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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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Brotherhood is measured by the Wars you’ve won not by the ones you’ve fought.
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The difference between dreams & success Is, dreams need effortless sleep & success needs sleepless efforts.
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