Ocean was born Christopher “Lonny” Breaux in Long Beach, California. When he was around 5 years old, he and his family moved to New Orleans, Louisiana. He grew up around its local jazz scene and grew a love for music while listening to his mother’s CDs on her car stereo, including albums by Céline Dion, Anita Baker, and “The Phantom of the Opera” soundtrack. As a teenager, Ocean would do neighborhood chores just to save up money and rent studio time. Ocean came out publicly on Tumblr with a statement in which he appears to reveal that he is bisexual or gay. In the piece, which he says was supposed to accompany the liner notes for Channel Orange, he admits to having fallen in love with a man. It closes with, “I feel like a free man. If I listen closely.. I can hear the sky falling too.”
Sourcing: Frank Ocean VIA Instagram
