Frank Ocean, who chose Independence Day (July 4) to address rumors about his sexual orientation, is the subject of a very personal New York Times feature, in which he discusses his "gloriously painful love life" and an ill-fated collaboration with Nas.

In the story, Ocean reveals that his work with Nas, a song called "No Such Thing as White Jesus," was lost due to a "technological mishap." The New Orleans-born crooner can still quote the words he wrote for the song, and would have been able to recreate his parts, had he been given time.

The Odd Future singer-songwriter details his relationships, though he does not specify the sex of the partners he is "getting away from," via a planned move to Toronto.

"I've given three and a half years of my life to that situation and situations like it," he said of one romance.

"I've written some great things ... that's a gift, but there's consequences. Yeah, you get this great work, but you suffer. You really, really suffer."

His debut album, Channel Orange, debuts July 17.

Read Frank Ocean's Letter About His Sexuality

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