Brian Wilson Reveals Why His Lana Del Rey And Frank Ocean Collaborations Were Scrapped
Before the release of Beach Boys legend Brian Wilson‘s forthcoming studio LP No Pier Pressure, rumors circulated for months that Lana Del Rey and Frank Ocean were among some of the many exciting acts tied to the singer’s ambitious new production.
But based on the album’s final tracklist, it seems those partnerships never came to be.
Back in the summer of last year, Ocean was named one of the potential collaborators on the album. Lana was said to be singing a song on the album about the Beach Boys’ dissolution, reportedly called “Last Song.” So what happened to those?
Vulture asked Wilson about those scrapped collabos. And the answer is, uh, fairly straightforward:
There are a number of younger artists on No Pier Pressure, including She & Him, fun., and Sebu from Capital Cities, but Lana Del Rey and Frank Ocean were also supposed to contribute. What happened to their tracks?
Well, Frank Ocean didn’t want to do the song. He wanted to do rap, so we canceled him. Lana Del Rey, uh, she just canceled out on us.
Welp. It happens! Hopefully this talented troupe can find a way to make it work in the studio at some point in the future.
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[via Vulture]
