People have made comparisons to David Bowie's "I'm gay" interview from January 1972, but the difference is that in January 1972 David Bowie had almost nothing to lose: he was a one-hit wonder whose previous two albums had failed to chart. However brave his stand, you patently don't sell R&B albums by becoming a liberal cause celebre. His announcement arrived just before his major label debut album was due and overnight it turned Ocean into the most-discussed R&B artist in the world.Īnd yet, if it is a publicity stunt, it's an incredibly risky one. In fairness, you can see why people thought that. T he news that Frank Ocean had apparently outed himself as bisexual received a variety of reactions, but perhaps the most curious was the suggestion he was indulging in a kind of publicity stunt.
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