Stevie Wonder has issued an statement clarifying comments he had made about the R&B singer Frank Ocean, who recently surprised the hyper-masculine world of urban music by acknowledging on his Tumblr site that he'd fallen in love with a man several years ago.
During a recent interview with The Guardian, Stevie Wonder was asked if he was surprised over the uproar caused by Mr. Ocean's revelations, since no other mainstream R&B artist had so openly embraced their homosexuality. Mr. Wonder responded: “I think honestly, some people who think they're gay, they're confused. People can misconstrue closeness for love. People can feel connected, they bond.''
Over the weekend, however, Mr. Wonder issued a sta tement to MTV News: “I'm sorry that my words about anyone feeling confused about their love were misunderstood,†he said. “No one has been a greater advocate for the power of love in this world than I; both in my life and in my music. Clearly, love is love, between a man and a woman, a woman and a man, a woman and a woman and a man and a man. What I'm not confused about is the world needing much more love, no hate, no prejudice, no bigotry and more unity, peace and understanding. Period.â€
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