Akon baffled by age

R&B star Akon has no idea how old he is.

His birth certificate suggests he was born in April, 1977, which makes him 31 - but he refuses to believe he's that old; in 2006, he told one interviewer he was 25.

The singer said he has no interest in checking his age: "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 check-ups and insurance. I don't want that."

The Senegalese star added: "In Africa age is not important. They don't care. I feel like I'm 21 right now, and I'll be 21 for the next 10 years."