A CRINGEWORTHY LETTER FROM AN IDIOT WHO WANTS TO SAVE AFRICA
Sometimes you get an email that is so good you know people are going to struggle to believe it is true.
FRANK OCEAN SEEMS SINCERE, AND EVEN IF HE’S NOT, IT DOESN’T MATTER
The statement “based on true events” is a reassurance. The subtitle “a memoir” is like the “100% organic” sticker on a piece of fruit. Popular music, however, does not need these guarantees because they come built into the genre. Music is assumed to be autobiographical. A singer using the first person pronoun is not playing a role. Even if they state otherwise, their audience is unlikely to believe them.
