It’s hard to articulate how I think about myself as a public figure.
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.
More Frank Ocean Quotes
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There’s just some magic in truth and honesty and openness.
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You can’t think; you just gotta do things.
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Never run back to what broke you.
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Here’s what I think about music and journalism: The most important thing is to just press play.
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It’s not always easy to be transparent about your emotions and sometimes the music can get heavy.
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Work hard in silence, let success be your noise.
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I’m about being the best.
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Don’t feel sad over someone who gave up on you, feel sorry for them because they gave up on someone who would have never given up on them.
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My music definitely comes from a place of experience. Everything connects to a truth.
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I was a thug.
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When I did have some success, it further emboldens you to be like, ‘No, I’m just going to write what I feel I should write.’
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The idea of recognising your strengths and using them in as versatile a way as you can is cool.
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Some people focus more on sonics. Some people focus more on story. I focus on both sonics and story.
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I feel like I was writing as I was learning to talk. Writing was always a go-to form of communication. And I knew I could sing from being in tune with the radio.
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Any of us can live without affecting one another.
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