“My ideas come when I least expect it, so I've always got to have a stu...” — Akon Quote

“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.”

“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.”

“Basically, my mother couldn't hold a tune and when I was a baby, a rather tactless baby, I would ask her not to sing... you can't get to sleep if someone is singing off key nearby.”

“We lived on a potato farm my dad and three boys. My parents parted when I was young. My mother and sisters lived nearby, but not with us.”

“It's easy to look at where your pieces are now and place the next one nearby.”