https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1-g_nZ3dXQ
Stephen wouldn't let Wayne Coyne of The Flaming Lips pay tribute to every one of his musical influences on the show, so he wrote a single song that honors th

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/wayne-coyne-favourite-albums-beatles-beach-house-black-sabbath/
The co-founder and lead vocalist of the American psychedelic and experimental rock band The Flaming Lips, Wayne Coyne discovered the power of music at an early age. Music was a lifejacket that kept him afloat in a sea of troubles. According to the musician, it also acted as his guiding light by teaching him "how to live and how to think.".

https://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2013/04/08/176577450/the-flaming-lips-wayne-coyne-guest-dj
This week, hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton sit down with Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne to discuss his musical influences, the creative process, his career that spans thirty years, and the

https://thequietus.com/interviews/bakers-dozen/flaming-lips-wayne-coyne-interview-favourite-albums/
The influence of these bands is all over Flaming Lips' music, from Steven Drozd's huge, Bonham-esque drum sound, to the Floyd referencing pulse beat of 'The Observer' from The Soft Bulletin. Now 50, Coyne still loves those records, and makes no apologies for including them in his Baker's Dozen.

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/flaming-lips-wayne-coyne-decade-918390/
The Flaming Lips frontman talks Rihanna, "FOMO" and how having a son shaped his 2010s. So, How Was Your Decade is a series in which the decade's most innovative musicians answer our

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/watch-wayne-coyne-sing-about-musical-heroes-witness-protection-stint-204153/
Wayne Coyne recounted his myriad musical influences, and some stories from his peculiar past, in a web exclusive video for The Late Show, which arrived ahead of the Flaming Lips' tribute to

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_Coyne
Wayne Michael Coyne: Born January 13, 1961 (age 63) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States: Origin ... Coyne preferred listening to music and playing pickup football. He, his sister, and his brothers dubbed themselves "The Fearless Freaks" for their brutal backyard football games. ... Tommy Coyne, Coyne's older brother, described the games as

https://pitchfork.com/features/interview/9105-the-flaming-lips/
The uncompromisingly eccentric Wayne Coyne talks about love, death, and Erykah Badu-- and reflects on the Flaming Lips' 30-year anniversary. By Larry Fitzmaurice April 10, 2013

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/12/arts/music/wayne-coyne-flaming-lips-oczy-mlody-interview.html
The Flaming Lips situate their own music in extreme contrasts: humanism and horror, Day-Glo colors and widow's black. Much of their new album, "Oczy Mlody" (a phrase Mr. Coyne chose from a

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/wayne-coyne-looks-back-on-the-flaming-lips-beautifully-amateurish-early-years-630242/
Wayne Coyne Looks Back on the Flaming Lips' Beautifully Amateurish Early Years. With the release of a new greatest-hits comp and archival box set, the singer delves into the strange chemistry

https://ew.com/music/wayne-coyne-american-head-interview/
Wayne Coyne on near-death experiences, Ken Burns, and the Flaming Lips' new album. American Head. The 59-year-old frontman dives inside the making of his band's 16th studio release. By Katherine

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/how-the-beatles-changed-wayne-coynes-life-forever/
Alas, Coyne once uncovered the Fab Four album that he regards his most important influence from a young age, the album that would change it all inspiring him to follow his musical dream. In 1969, Coyne was just eight-years-old and was excitedly crowding around the family record player with his older brothers ready to hear a new Beatles album

https://www.nme.com/features/flaming-lips-wayne-coyne-soft-bulletin-anniversary-interview-2487306
The single 'Waitin' For A Superman' is Coyne coming to terms with the fact that a miracle to save his father was not forthcoming, 'The Spiderbite Song' is child-like lullaby of love from

https://www.npr.org/2020/10/26/927922115/wayne-coyne-on-drugs-and-the-flaming-lips-american-head
Interview: Wayne Coyne On Drugs And The Flaming Lips' New Album, ... Amazon Music; RSS link; Wayne Coyne On Drugs And The Flaming Lips' 'American Head' October 27, 2020 5:00 AM ET. By .

https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/wayne-coyne-interview-miley-cyrus-collaboration-album-shows-6494730/
Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne talks to Billboard about why he and Miley Cyrus work so well together, their plans to team up on a tour and how they influence each other's musical styles. Miley

https://www.weirdomusicforever.com/weird-news-and-interviews/wayne-coyne
Wayne Coyne is so important to us here at WMF that it is nigh impossible to overstate his influence within not only our nook of the weirdoverse, but also the broader sphere of experimental pop music. With Wayne at the helm, The Flaming Lips have boldly and indefatigably devoted themselves to building a body of work that - after years of

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/wayne-coynes-guide-to-the-beatles-55840/
October 30, 2014. Beatles and the Sergeant Pepper Lonely Hearts Club Band Getty. Wayne Coyne was born in 1961, and some of his earliest memories include his older siblings playing newly released

https://www.musicconnection.com/qa-with-wayne-coyne-of-the-flaming-lips/
August 24, 2020. by Andy Kaufmann. Creative people often color outside the lines. The Flaming Lips' singer Wayne Coyne doesn't even know the lines exist. In fact, Coyne and his gang of artful misfits have been defying expectations in ways equally confusing and enchanting since 1983. Consider some of the eccentric milestones they've

https://www.grunge.com/587425/the-untold-truth-of-the-flaming-lips/
Throughout the 2010s, Wayne Coyne continued adding to his motley roster of collaborators, rounding it all out with a feature by Mick Jones, lead guitarist and co-lead vocalist of The Clash, on 2019's "The King's Mouth." However, long before becoming a favorite artists' artist, they had an unplanned guest perform with them on BBC's long

https://oldtimemusic.com/the-flaming-lips-facts/
The Flaming Lips: From Psychedelic Rock to Indie Pop 1. Singer's Bio: Wayne Coyne's Musical Journey Wayne Coyne, born in 1961 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, is the lead vocalist and guitarist of the Flaming Lips, along with Steven Drozd (guitarist, keyboardist), Michael Ivins (bassist), Derek Brown (multi-instrumentalist), Ronald Jones (guitarist), and Kliph Scurlock (drummer). Coyne […]

https://www.oklahoman.com/story/entertainment/2024/05/15/the-flaming-lips-40-years-weird-relationship-with-oklahoma-city/71586325007/
40 years of weird: The unexpected love between The Flaming Lips and their hometown. When he first started a band with his brother Mark in their hometown of Oklahoma City in 1983, Wayne Coyne wasn't thinking about encasing music inside edible gummy skulls, crowd-surfing in a giant space bubble or even having that band last for 40 years. "When we

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/wayne-coyne-interview-flaming-lips-american-head-last-word-1053897/
By Brenna Ehrlich. September 11, 2020. Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne opens up about survivor's guilt and how fatherhood has changed his outlook in a Last Word interview. Mark Summers for

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