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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.

~Akon

Topics: Actually Artists Be Prepared Controversy Deal Gotta How Jump Legends Manage Obstacle Over Over It Prepared Regular Separates Success Think Way Whatever You Your I Think

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Everything is a blessing to me.

~Akon

Topics: Blessing Everything Me

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That's my actual payment, the fact that I can actually make something that I actually enjoy and put on repeat, and it's not related to anything else or anyone else's thoughts and ideas, it all came from me; I just love that aspect of it.

~Akon

Topics: Actual Actually Anyone Anything Anything Else Aspect Came Else Enjoy Fact Ideas Just Love Make Me Payment Put Related Repeat Something Thoughts I Can

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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.

~Akon

Topics: Always Away Challenge Doing Expect Far Far Away Feel Having Me Musician Myself No-One Normally Said Set Something Steer Too Want Would You

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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.

~Akon

Topics: Africa Because Caught Dirty Fruit Get Hoping Just Kindly Lakes Most Picking Really Remember Running Selling Swimming Take Thieves Trees Wild I Remember

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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.

~Akon

Topics: Always Close Come Expect Got Ideas Least Nearby Somewhere Studio

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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.

~Akon

Topics: Always Anything Because Enough Enough Money Felt Forever Get Gonna Got Gotta Here Invest Like Might Money Natural Out Point Rather Real Related Resource Something Than Wear Well Where You

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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.

~Akon

Topics: Always Becomes Business Come Doin Feel Gamble Get Gonna Hot Like Long Love Make Money Naturally Person Point Start Tryin Wave Where Who You I Love

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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.

~Akon

Topics: Afford African Believe Dad Four Many Wives I Can

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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.

~Akon

Topics: About Getting Getting Older Insurance Know Older Start Then Think Want

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: April 16th, 1973

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