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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

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Frank Ocean
Age: 37
Born: 1987
Born: October 28
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You just do what you can and you have as much fun as possible.
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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.
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Go for someone who is proud to have you.
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Smile, it's easier than explaning why you're sad
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I don't know if I ever told you this before, but you're the only one I ever waited for this long.
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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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Whenever I think about movies, I always look at that art process as having the best of a lot of worlds. Because if you watch a great film, you have a musical element to it, not just on the scoring, but in the way that the shots are edited - that has music and rhythm and time.
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Of course awards matter.
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It's cool to be recognised by your peers.
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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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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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Some people focus more on sonics. Some people focus more on story. I focus on both sonics and story.
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I've always wanted to make a career in the arts, and I think that my only hope at doing that is to make it more about the work.
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What do you think my brain is made for? Is it just a container for the mind? This great grey matter, Sensei replied what is your woman, Is she just a container for the child? That soft pink matter
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