Frank Ocean on his coming-out letter: 'I hadn't been happy in so long'

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Frank Ocean, R&B singer and Odd Future member, made hip-hop history last July after posting a letter to his Tumblr page describing the deep feelings he had for another man, his "first love." The 25-year-old received an outpouring of public support from his peers after the post -- both Russell Simmons and Tyler the Creator praised his courage -- an exceptional moment for an industry that had yet to count a major openly gay artist. In an interview with GQ, Ocean spoke to his motivation for writing the letter that made headlines.

"I was just like, "F*** it. Talk about it, don't talk about it—talk about this." No more mystery. Through with that," Ocean said.

The singer also talked about how he felt after writing the letter:

And on how he felt it his industry might respond:

Ocean, who never referred to himself as gay or bisexual in the Tumblr post, declined to answer when GQ asked him if he was bisexual: "You can move to the next question. ... As a writer, as a creator, I'm giving you my experiences. But just take what I give you. You ain't got to pry beyond that."

Read the whole interview over at GQ.

Here's the original letter: