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.
AKONLiving right brings the smile out of you!!
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Eminem is the greatest, ever.
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Living right brings the smile out of you!!
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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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Never start something to prove people wrong, Always start to prove yourself right.
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Damn life is so short.
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Brotherhood is measured by the Wars you’ve won not by the ones you’ve fought.
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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’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 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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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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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 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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People will throw stones at you. Don’t throw them back. Collect them all and build an empire.
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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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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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