Frank Ocean just might write a novel next

Singer says he's not retiring from music

Author: By Breeanna Hare CNN
Published: Dec 18 2012 06:25:47 PM EST   Updated On: Dec 19 2012 03:55:41 AM EST
Frank Ocean
(CNN) -

With six Grammy nominations and one of the best albums of the year to his name, Frank Ocean sounds ready to explore new territory.

The singer told the U.K.'s Guardian that he finds storytelling to be "the most interesting and challenging" aspect when it comes to creating music, "so much so that I might not make another album. I might just write a novel next. I don't know!"

That's not to say that he's done with music, but rather that his dreams are still evolving.

"You know, I gotta answer those questions for myself day by day. I don't intend to stop making music. This isn't a faux retirement. ... I was just making music yesterday," Ocean said. "But I do think -- it would be f*****g legendary if I just made 'Channel Orange' last year, then put out a best-selling novel next year, then, you know, designed an arena in Stockholm in 2014! I don't know!"

Whatever he does, it's clear that he has excellence in mind.

"I'm about being the best ... [I]f you're gonna be playing this video game, you might as well win, right?" he told the paper. "In art, at a certain level, there is no 'better than.' It's just about trying to operate for yourself on the most supreme level, artistically, that you can and hoping that people get it."