Akon doesn’t want to release his real age, because he’s hoping to appeal to his female fans????
The singer said in a recent interview, “All it’s going to do is depress me. 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.”
He should be getting yearly checkups regardless of his age. And we really hope he has insurance!
As for his actual age, different reports have claimed he’s anywhere from 25 to 35 years old.
In an interview back in 2006, Akon said he was 25. Though, now he claims he’s 31 according to his birth certificate which he says shows he was born on April 16, 1977.
Wikipedia claims from several different sources that he’s actually turning 36 this year and was born April 16, 1973.
Many have accused Akon of trying to make himself seem younger, though he claims age isn’t important where he grew up. Akon was born in the U.S. but spent most of his early life in Senegal, where his family is originally from.
He says, “In Africa … age is not important over there. They don’t care. People only focus on it here [America] and in Europe.”
So what does he do when he’s asked his age? Akon says he just gives them whatever number comes to mind. Adding, “I feel like I’m 21 right now. And I’ll be 21 for the next 10 years.”
We wonder what age his driver’s license says. Isn’t it illegal to have a false date of birth on your ID?
Someone should check that out!
[Image via WENN.]
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