![]() ![]() Scheduled to begin at 10:05 p.m., the set was delayed by nearly an hour as the crew nervously paced onstage, moving ladders back and forth in front of what looked like rows of TV screens. But Ocean has lived largely outside the public eye. ![]() Fans devoured the few singles he released, and they obsessed over extracurricular projects like a club night, jewelry line and radio show. Since the release of “Blonde,” an experimental R&B opus that Pitchfork ranked as the best album of the 2010s, his output has been sporadic at best. His first mixtape, “Nostalgia, Ultra,” gained him attention, but he truly went supernova with a pair of critically acclaimed albums (“Channel Orange” in 2012 and “Blonde” in 2016). His headlining set at the 2023 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival was the enigmatic R&B singer’s first performance since 2017 - and a test of patience for fans who’ve agreed that entry into Ocean’s inner world is worth the price of his unconditional artistic freedom.īest known for his 2012 single “Thinkin Bout You,” Ocean launched his career as an industry songwriter before striking out on his own as a member of the Odd Future collective. Theo Wargo/WireImageįrank Ocean is an artist who operates on his own terms. No professional photography was allowed at his Coachella 2023 performance. Frank Ocean attends the 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 6, 2019, in New York City.
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