![]() ![]() ![]() I wanted to create worlds that were rosier than mine. ![]() He also remarked on writing Channel Orange after years of emotional struggle with the experience, stating in the letter, 'I wrote to keep myself busy and sane. Ocean's disclosure was received with support from Def Jam and praise from other recording artists and cultural commentators. Originally written in December 2011, it recounted his unrequited feelings for a man when he was 19 years old, citing the experience as his first love. Scrapping his original plan of including it in the album's liner notes, Ocean published a TextEdit file as an open letter through his Tumblr blog on July 4. The lyrics addressed a male object of love and deviated from the heterosexual perspective of his past songs. In June 2012, news outlets and music journalists from pre-release listening events for Channel Orange raised questions about certain songs' lyrics and Ocean's sexuality. ![]()
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