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Pitt was photographed at several national parks across the country for the cover shoots_  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang May 3, 2017 3:27 PM UTC Pitt was photographed at several national parks across the country for the cover shoots  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. And so I’ve been going to a friend’s sculpting studio, spending a lot of time over there.” ## Transcript [00:00] The actor is gracing three covers for GQ Style summer [00:02] issue and he's hoping up about some turbulent time in [00:05] his life including his headline making divorce. He is [00:08] also revealing his stop drinking saying this, I was [00:11] boozing too much. It's just become a problem. And I'm [00:14] really happy it's been half a year now, which is [00:16] bittersweet, but I've got my feelings in my fingertips [00:19] again. Pitt also opened up about his very public [00:21] divorce, telling GQ Style I was really on my back and [00:24] chained to a system when Child Services was called. [00:27] And you know, after that, we've been able to work [00:29] together to sort this out. We're both doing our best. I [00:32] heard one lawyer say no one wins in court-- it's just a [00:35] matter of who gets hurt worse. And it seems to be [00:37] true. You spend a year just focused on building a case [00:40] to prove your point and why you're right and why [00:42] they're wrong and it's just an investment in vitriolic [00:45] hatred. I just refuse. And fortunately my partner in this [00:49] agrees. It's just very, very jarring for the kids, to [00:52] suddenly have their family ripped apart. 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