Frank Ocean Quotes

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Frank Ocean

Profession : Musician

Birth : October 28, 1987

As a lifestyle you always being the focal point is innately unhealthy.

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A friend of mine jokes that I have a painstaking royalty complex. Like maybe I was a duke in a past life.

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In art, at a certain level, there is no 'better than.' It's just about trying to operate for yourself on the most supreme level, artistically, that you can and hoping that people get it.

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The first four and a half years was me in the studio every day, writing songs for other people. I had jobs, too - eleven jobs. I worked at Kinko's, Fatburger, Subway - I was a sandwich artist - and I was a claims processor at Allstate Insurance.

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I had writer's block for almost a year.

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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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I respect Drake not only as a creative person but as a business mind as well. I think Drake's important.

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I guess I'm just inspired to tell stories.

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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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I'm extremely compassionate, loving, all of those warm fuzzy things, but the outer shell doesn't project that all the time.

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You gotta make sure the listener is listening to you, so if you put it into a song, often times, if the song is striking enough, then you can really deliver the story most effectively while keeping the ear of the listener the whole time.

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I worked my face off.

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I'm in this business to be creative - I'll even diminish it and say to be a content provider.

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I enjoy being involved in making the artwork for albums and stupid stuff like that.

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I play piano every day. I enjoy that.

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I make pop culture.

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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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I like the anonymity that directors can have about their films.

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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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It's hard to articulate how I think about myself as a public figure.

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