When August came around and both projects were uploaded I felt the euphoria, yeah, but mostly I just needed to sleep. If the files had leaked, everything would have worked out very differently for me. Those drives became a physical representation of the stakes. I carried my hard drives around with me when I traveled because I used to not store anything online.
So I kept it to myself and a few in my circle. But I also couldn’t talk with anyone at Apple because the industry is too small and it would’ve gotten back to the label for sure. Couldn’t tell anyone at the label, obviously. A lot of the people who expect this salvation aren’t the people attempting to solve the problems that we face, and probably don’t know anyone personally who is attempting to solve these problems.Įyy, Peggy! You know, it’s funny talking about it these days because I couldn’t really tell anybody anything for a couple of years. A lot of us just blindly expect either this generation or a future generation of bright minds to resolve the problem. But I do worry about the great sense of entitlement society has at this point when it comes to technological innovation. I try to lessen my personal impact and the impact of my business where I can. I love super-sugary cereal like Cinnamon Toast Crunch and Apple Cinnamon Cheerios – but I don’t really eat ’em any more because they’re super-sugary. Watching figure-skating with my great-grandmother when I was around two years old. Read exclusive excerpts from his rare interview below. Ocean also answered the million dollar question about the vinyl arrival of his Channel Orange LP, stating it’s going to be released “ASAP.”