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.
FRANK OCEANIt’s more interesting for me to figure out how to be superior in areas where I’m naive, where I’m a novice.
More Frank Ocean Quotes
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I don’t know anything and neither do you.
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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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Here’s what I think about music and journalism: The most important thing is to just press play.
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I never think about myself as an artist working in this time. I think about it in macro.
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It’s more interesting for me to figure out how to be superior in areas where I’m naive, where I’m a novice.
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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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My music definitely comes from a place of experience. Everything connects to a truth.
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I enjoy singing my songs in front of people. I enjoy being involved in making the artwork for albums and stupid stuff like that.
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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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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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I won’t touch on risky, because that’s subjective. People are just afraid of things too much. Afraid of things that don’t necessarily merit fear.
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How 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.
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Go for someone who is proud to have you.
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My TV ain’t HD, that’s too real
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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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