Akon Quotes & Sayings
20 most famous Akon quotes and sayings. These are the first 10 quotes we have for him. He's a 51 year old Senegalese musician born on Apr 16, 1973.
“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.”
“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.”
“I always feel like 'as long as I'm doin' what I love to do, the money's naturally gonna come.' When you start thinkin' business and you start thinkin' 'What's hot? What's the wave? Who is hot? Let's get at that person,' it becomes a point where you're tryin' to strategize to make money. And that's always a gamble.”
“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.”
“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.”
“I just like music all the way around the board. I can't stick to one thing - I've got to move around.”
“I always felt like if you get to a point where you've got enough money to invest in something real, you gotta invest in anything that's related to a natural resource because that's gonna be here forever - so you might as well invest in something that's gonna be here, rather than invest in something that's gonna wear out.”
“While I'm here, I'm gonna milk it for all I can, so when I'm no longer hot - and I know that day is coming - I will step over here and enjoy everything I've created up to this point. The music is just opening all these doors, so I can relax.”
“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.”
“Everything is a blessing to me.”
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