--- title: Brad Pitt Listens to Frank Ocean, Marvin Gaye After Divorce description: Brad Pitt revealed what he's listening to and what he's doing for fun after his split from longtime partner Angelina Jolie. canonical: https://time.com/4764906/brad-pitt-breakup-playlist/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-05-03T15:27:41.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:43:18.994Z og:title: Brad Pitt's Breakup Playlist Includes Frank Ocean, Marvin Gaye og:description: He's also picked up an artsy new hobby og:url: https://time.com/4764906/brad-pitt-breakup-playlist/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta8d80db72439db37/6988cbcf196cf4be7903ff59/brad-pitt-divorce-frank-ocean-marvin-gaye.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: Premiere Of Amazon Studios' "The Lost City Of Z" - Arrivals og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Brad Pitt's Breakup Playlist Includes Frank Ocean, Marvin Gaye twitter:description: He's also picked up an artsy new hobby twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta8d80db72439db37/6988cbcf196cf4be7903ff59/brad-pitt-divorce-frank-ocean-marvin-gaye.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Brad Pitt Reveals Breakup Playlist Includes Marvin Gaye and Frank Ocean > Sponsored content. 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(Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images) Rich Fury—Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang May 3, 2017 3:27 PM UTC After a [very public split from longtime partner Angelina Jolie](http://time.com/4501208/angelina-jolie-brad-pitt-divorce-couple/) last year, it looks like [Brad Pitt](http://time.com/4578748/allied-brad-pitt-marion-cotillard-rumors-box-office/) is coping with the breakup by turning to the arts for solace. In an interview with [_GQ Style_](http://www.gq.com/story/brad-pitt-gq-style-cover-story), where Pitt talks at length about his divorce and giving up alcohol among other things, he also revealed a newfound affinity for R&B. “I just got R&B for the first time,” he said. “R&B comes from great pain, but it’s a celebration. To me, it’s embracing what’s left.” In addition to Pitt’s fresh appreciation for R&B, he’s also been listening to [ultimate music man of mystery Frank Ocean](http://time.com/4413818/frank-ocean-next-album-boys-dont-cry/) and the inimitable [Marvin Gaye](http://time.com/4446236/ed-sheeran-lawsuit-marvin-gaye-thinking-out-loud/). “I’ve been listening to a lot of Frank Ocean,” Pitt said. “I find this young man so special. Talk about getting to the raw truth. He’s painfully honest. He’s very, very special. I can’t find a bad one. And of great irony to me: Marvin Gaye’s _Here, My Dear_ \[Gaye’s touchstone album about divorce\]. And that kind of sent me down a road.” Other artistic pursuits that Pitt been doing lately? Sculpting at friend (and Gagosian artist) Thomas Houseago’s studio. “I think everyone’s creative in some way. If I’m not creating something, doing something, putting it out there, then I’ll just be creating scenarios of fiery demise in my mind. You know, a horrible end. 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