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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.

Frank Ocean

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Frank Ocean
Age: 37
Born: 1987
Born: October 28
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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.
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It's not always easy to be transparent about your emotions and sometimes the music can get heavy.
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It's cool to be recognised by your peers.
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Some people focus more on sonics. Some people focus more on story. I focus on both sonics and story.
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You just do what you can and you have as much fun as possible.
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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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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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When you're happy you enjoy the music, but when you're sad you understand the lyrics.
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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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Go for someone who is proud to have you.
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Of course awards matter.
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Don't confuse my personality with my attitude. My personality is who I am, and my attitude depends on who you are.
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Those who are heartless, once cared too much.
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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.
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As a man I am not a killer. I’m an artist and a modern person. I’ll choose sanity.
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I play piano every day. I enjoy that.
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I might just write a novel next. I don't know!
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I don't fear anybody... at all.
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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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Work hard in silence, let success be your noise.
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