 Images related to summer figure centrally in his early work; from "Bryter Layter" on, his language is more autumnal, evoking a season commonly used to convey senses of loss and sorrow.Throughout, Drake writes with detachment, more as an observer than participant, a point of view "Rolling Stone's" Anthony DeCurtis described "as if he were viewing his life from a great, unbridgeable distance".This perceived inability to connect has led to much speculation about Drake's sexuality.