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. Frank Ocean More Quotes by Frank Ocean More Quotes From Frank Ocean People are just afraid of things too much … Sure, evil exists, extremism exists. Somebody could commit a hate crime and hurt me. But they could do the same just because I'm black. They could do the same just because I'm American. Frank Ocean hate hurt people I'm not a centerfold. Frank Ocean I feel like I was writing as I was learning to talk. Writing was always a go-to form of communication. Frank Ocean communication form writing Some people focus more on sonics. Some people focus more on story. I focus on both sonics and story. Frank Ocean focus stories people Some people focus more on sonics. Some people focus more on story. I focus on both sonics and story, but music sometimes, just music itself, can turn into more of a maths problem. I guess everything in life is a math problem, but it can be more about an empirical route to getting the symmetry that you want, and this vibe, sonically. Frank Ocean focus math people 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 smart pride acceptance 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. Frank Ocean new-orleans mom father If it brings me to my knees, it's a bad religion Frank Ocean knees ifs I'm about being the best. Frank Ocean being-the-best Being singer/songwriter implies versatility and being able to create more than one medium, and R&B artist is a box, simple as that. It is 'that's what you do, that's what you are', and that's a little unfair, to me, because I don't just do that. So I like singer/songwriter because it allows me to move a little bit more freely. Frank Ocean artist simple moving I don't fear anybody... at all. Frank Ocean A friend of mine jokes that I have a painstaking royalty complex. Like maybe I was a duke in a past life. Frank Ocean royalty dukes past It's about the stories. If I write 14 stories that I love, then the next step is to get the environment of music around it to best envelop the story and all kinds of sonic goodness. Frank Ocean next-steps stories writing I might just write a novel next. I don't know! Frank Ocean next writing might I enjoy singing my songs in front of people. I enjoy being involved in making the artwork for albums and stupid stuff like that. Frank Ocean stupid song people I don't ever want to be caught up in a system of thinking I can do one thing 'cos that's just... that's just telling yourself a lie. Frank Ocean want lying thinking I 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, you know. Frank Ocean singing radio firsts I play piano every day. I enjoy that. Frank Ocean piano enjoy play I've written some great things. That's a gift, but there's consequences. Yeah, you get this great work, but you suffer. You really, really suffer. Frank Ocean great-work yeah suffering It's cool to be recognised by your peers. Frank Ocean peers
