Frank Ocean Quotes

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. And writing Langston Hughes replica poems became me wanting to write like Stevie Wonder.

Frank Ocean

• Life
• Writing
• Singing

It's more interesting for me to figure out how to be superior in areas where I'm naive, where I'm a novice.

Frank Ocean

• Interesting

I was a thug.

Frank Ocean

• Thug

I might just write a novel next. I don't know!

Frank Ocean

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

• People
• Singing
• Stupid

The Internet made fame wack and anonymity cool.

Frank Ocean

• Cool

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

Frank Ocean

It's cool to be recognised by your peers.

Frank Ocean

• Cool

I can operate in half-a-song format.

Frank Ocean

• Song

Boys do cry, but I don't think I shed a tear for a good chunk of my teenage years.

Frank Ocean

• Good

The work is the work. The work is not me.

Frank Ocean

• Work

Of course awards matter.

Frank Ocean

When you write a song like 'Forrest Gump,' the subject can't be androgynous. It requires an unnecessary amount of effort.

Frank Ocean

• Song
• Effort