Diplo Weighs In On Frank Ocean Coachella Controversy, Admits He’s Not A ‘Huge Fan’: ‘I Think He Just Doesn’t Really Care About Shows’
25.04.2023 - 19:05
/ etcanada.com
Many people haven’t been impressed with Frank Ocean lately; Diplo included.
Ocean’s Coachella 2023 set earlier this month was criticized due to the fact he was late and it was all a bit chaotic.
On top of that, fans were left wondering why bosses revealed his set wouldn’t be livestreamed on YouTube like the other performances.
He then pulled out of the festival’s second weekend due to a leg injury, with Blink-182 filling in.
Diplo spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about attending the Indio, California festival, saying of what he made of the whole Ocean controversy: “I don’t think Frank Ocean’s concert needs to be the best or worst anything. It was a show where the ice rink didn’t work and that’s all it needs to be. I didn’t see his show, because I’m not a huge fan. It’s probably a generational thing.
“I think I was a little older when Frank Ocean came out. I was in my 30s. He has one of the best voices I’ve ever heard. I really think he just doesn’t really care about shows. I think that’s Coachella’s fault. He doesn’t really care about his fans, to give them a concert. I don’t think it matters. He’s just a musician. Some people just don’t care,” he added.
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The reporter stated, “I suspect a lot of people, like you, don’t really want to be there, and maybe he was just reflecting that onstage,” as Diplo laughed: “He definitely was like me. After one day, I was just like, ‘I got to get out of here.'”
The DJ, who insisted earlier in the chat that he thinks he’s “a little too old” for the festival now, went on, “He definitely felt like the old guy that was trying to leave Coachella. But when you’re younger, I mean,