I hope not to define myself by suffering.
FRANK OCEANI hope not to define myself by suffering.
FRANK OCEANI believe that I’m one of the best in the world at what I do, and that’s all I’ve ever wanted to be.
FRANK OCEANI’ve always wanted to make a career in the arts, and I think that my only hope at doing that is to make it more about the work.
FRANK OCEANIt’s hard to articulate how I think about myself as a public figure.
FRANK OCEANI don’t have any secrets I need kept any more.
FRANK OCEANI’ve been thinking about forever.
FRANK OCEANWork hard in silence, let success be your noise.
FRANK OCEANI don’t know if I ever told you this before, but you’re the only one I ever waited for this long.
FRANK OCEANWe were poor. But my mom never accepted that. She worked hard to become a residential contractor – got her master’s with honors at the University of New Orleans. I used to go to every class with her. Her father was my paternal figure.
FRANK OCEANI booked my first studio at like 12 or 13. Somewhere in that season of my life, singing along with the radio became me wanting to be on radio.
FRANK OCEANThe Internet made fame wack and anonymity cool.
FRANK OCEANIt’s cool to be recognised by your peers.
FRANK OCEANSometimes I’m fascinated with how famous my work could be while I’m not so famous.
FRANK OCEANOnce I catch you in one lie, it makes me question everything you said.
FRANK OCEANI enjoy singing my songs in front of people. I enjoy being involved in making the artwork for albums and stupid stuff like that.
FRANK OCEANHow we experience memory sometimes, it’s not linear. We’re not telling the stories to ourselves. We know the story; we’re just seeing it in flashes overlaid.
FRANK OCEAN