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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.

Frank Ocean

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Frank Ocean
Age: 37
Born: 1987
Born: October 28
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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. Trusting that, just because of the way people are built and how interconnected we are, greatness will translate and symmetry will be recognised.
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You can't think. You just have to do things.
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As a lifestyle you always being the focal point is innately unhealthy.
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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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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 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.
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I play piano every day. I enjoy that.
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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.
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I don't know anything and neither do you.
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With my art, it's the one thing that I know will outlive me and outlive my feelings. It will outlive my depressive seasons.
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