Frank Ocean Is Taller Than You Think He Is, And More Revelations From His New Interview

Frank Ocean appears to be initial up to the world a little more — last year, he made his Instagram public and in January, he was interviewed by GQ. Right now, he's joined Gayletter for an interview allocating a glimpse into his world, which maybe isn't so secretive and shrouded in mystery as you may believe.


"I think the entire idea of me as a recluse is absurd 'cause I'm in streets like all of the time," the Blonde singer mentioned. "I'm outdoor all of the time, I'm traveling world all of the time. It's funny to me that that's the perception, yet I understand what people mean by it in this new paradigm."


The wide-ranging, free-flowing chat covers a lot of bases, including Ocean's love life (he doesn't use dating apps and has been in a relationship for three years), his hobbies (rock climbing and learning French), and his preference TV shows (Chef's Table, Handmaid's Tale, Grown-ish, and RuPaul's Drag Race).


He also talks about his interest in queer art and why that influenced his Boys Don't Cry magazine, which helped distract him from his frustrations with the music industry. "Well, fucking with major music firms, you're going to be... Deflowered," he mentioned. "Anytime you get into the corporation side of the arts, there has to be some degree of objectification or commodification that you’re comfortable with, of yourself and of your work."


He continued, "For me, it's about Why am I doing this? What exactly do I want from this? And why do I get those specific things I want out of this? And what does success look like on those terms? And what does failure look like on those terms? That's how I imagine it now."


Speaking of music, the 31-year-old revealed that he's been splitting time between his homes in New York and L.A. While working on new material. However most importantly, Ocean made sure to clear up a large misconception about how tall he actually is: "My Wikipedia says I'm 5'10", yet I'm 6'1"," he mentioned. "So listen, we have to correct the kids on my height. It's really affecting my future, blocking my shine."


Read the entire Gayletter interview with Ocean here.