Frank Ocean Shares A Personal Essay From His Boys Don’t Cry Zine

“Boys do cry, but I don’t think I shed a tear for a chunk of my teenage years.”

August 20, 2016
Frank Ocean Shares A Personal Essay From His <i>Boys Don’t Cry</i> Zine

After he dropped his Blond album and Boys Don't Cry zine in pop-up stores worldwide, Frank Ocean went to the internet to share a spread from the publication. Posted on his Tumblr, his chosen section features a picture of one of his beloved luxury cars adjacent to a personal essay about his attachment to them.

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He recounts a time when Raf Simons accused his car fantasy of being cliché, "a deep subconscious straight boy fantasy." In response to that notion, Ocean writes, “Consciously though, I don’t want straight - a little bent is good.” Read the full post here.

View both tracklistings of Frank Ocean's Blond albums here.

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Frank Ocean Shares A Personal Essay From His Boys Don’t Cry Zine