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.
AKONWhat 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.
More Akon Quotes
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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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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 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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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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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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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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Never start something to prove people wrong, Always start to prove yourself right.
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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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Party don’t stop. Only gets crazier when I touch down.
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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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Let’s break out of our past and concur the future
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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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Eminem is the greatest, ever.
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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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