39 Quotes by Akon

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.

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.

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.

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.

My ideas come when I least expect it, so I’ve always got to have a studio nearby or close by somewhere.

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.

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.

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.