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My grandfather was smart and had a whole lot of pride. He didn’t speak a terrible amount, but you could tell there was a ton on his mind – like a quiet acceptance of how life had turned out.

Frank Ocean

I hope not to define myself by suffering.
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Hope Myself Suffering
My TV ain’t HD, that’s too real
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Real Television
The work is the work. The work is not me.
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Hustle Work
It’s not essential for me to have a big debut week; it’s not essential for me to have big radio records.
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Debut Essential Radio Record Week
When you write a song like ‘Forrest Gump,’ the subject can’t be androgynous. It requires an unnecessary amount of effort.
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Effort Requirement Song Subject Unnecessary Writing
Don’t ever play with someone’s feelings, you could win the game but you could lose that person forever.
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Break Up Ditch Feeling Forever Game Lose Person Play
Some people focus more on sonics. Some people focus more on story. I focus on both sonics and story.
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Focus People Story
I’m in this business to be creative – I’ll even diminish it and say to be a content provider.
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Business Content Creative Diminish Provide
We 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.
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Acceptance Hard Work Past Poor Story
We all know we have a finite period of time. I just feel if I’m going to be alive, I want to be challenged – to be as immortal as possible. The path to that isn’t an easy way, but it’s a rewarding way.
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Alive Challenge Easy Hard Time Immortal Path Period Possible Reward Time
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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Communication Feeling Radio Sing Talk Tune Writing
I guess I’m just inspired to tell stories.
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Guess Story
I don’t know if I ever told you this before, but you’re the only one I ever waited for this long.
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Break Up I Miss You Relationship Wait
As a writer, as a creator, I’m giving you my experiences. But just take what I give you. You ain’t got to pry beyond that.
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Beyond Creator Experience Giving Writing
Those who are heartless, once cared too much.
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Break Up Broken Heart Care Heart Heartless
It’s hard to articulate how I think about myself as a public figure.
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Celebrity Fame Myself Public Figure Thinking

My grandfather was smart and had a whole lot of pride. He didn’t speak a terrible amount, but you could tell there was a ton on his mind – like a quiet acceptance of how life had turned out.

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My grandfather was smart and had a whole lot of pride. He didn’t speak a terrible amount, but you could tell there was a ton on his mind – like a quiet acceptance of how life had turned out.

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