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Artist News
Frank Ocean might just go and write a book
By CMU Editorial | Published on Tuesday 18 December 2012
Frank Ocean is pondering his next turn, as someone who has released one of the most critically acclaimed albums of the year might. And while he is currently working on new music, he’s said that the idea of moving into a completely different media is also appealing.
Speaking to The Guardian, Ocean said: “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. But storytelling’s a different thing. Like I said, it’s the more interesting part about making music for me, or making albums and songs and stuff. So much so that I might not make another album. I might just write a novel next. I don’t know!”
He added: “I don’t intend to stop making music. This isn’t a faux retirement. It’s no bullshit. I was just making music yesterday. But I do think – it would be fucking legendary if I just made Channel Orange last year, then put out a best-selling novel next year, then, you know, designed an arena in Stockholm in 2014!”
