January 13, 2019

Wayne Coyne ~ Experiments in sound & other misdemeanours

 
          


     
     
     
     









Wayne Coyne    
photographer unknown     

        


Wayne Michael Coyne was born on January 13, 1961. He is an American musician, experimental sound designer and a genius. He is the lead singer, occasional backing vocalist, guitarist, theremin player and songwriter for the group, the Flaming Lips (link below).        

He with his group recorded the avant-garde CD, Zaireeka, which was an outcome of his "parking lot" experiments. I bought and performed the exercise recommended for the playing of the CD (I describe it as "performing" as it is not the traditional form of playing/enjoying music) with varying degrees of success and had a fun time in the attempt (link below).        

On December 20, 2018, he and his group, the Flaming Lips, released their cover of David Bowie and the Bing Crosby classic carol Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy, originally recorded in 1977 and released in 1982 (links below).    
       
Wayne Coyne usually performs his trademark "boy in the bubble" antics during his concerts but it appears it may have been detrimental for him as it may have weakened his immune system. However, I suspect this may just be a publicity angle (link below) as witness the article on the NME (link below).      


Wayne Coyne - "boy in the bubble" - October 7, 2017
photo: RMV REX Shutterstock
         
     
U2 lead singer Bono had pledged to help raise awareness about Coyne’s condition. “I myself was once trapped inside a gigantic lemon, so naturally, I wanted to help,” said Bono. “I tried to raise money with a We Are the World-style single. But Wayne insisted the song be released on 12 different CDs that need to be played simultaneously. Needless to say, it didn’t earn dick shit.”   

There is a video of Coyne’s perspective is while in the bubble during a concert on the Monster Fresh website (link below).  

There is a video of Flaming Lips in concert in 2017 (link below) in which they use giant eyeballs reminiscent of The Residents (link below).    




         
      
Viewfinder links:     
      
Wayne Coyne        
Zaireeka         
     
Net links:     
           
Convicts NYC ~ Wayne Coyne interview         
The Guardian ~ Wayne Coyne interview        
SPIN ~ The Flaming Lips Cover David Bowie        
The Hard Times ~  
      Coyne’s Immune System Weakened: Too Much Time in Plastic Bubble   
Monster Fresh ~  
Press Reader ~ Nothing bursts Flaming Lips' bubble   
Santa Barbara Independant ~ Talking with Wayne Coyne     
South China Morning Post ~ The boy in the bubble   
     
YouTube links:        

NY Times ~ Inflating & using the bubble in concert     
The Flaming Lips - Live 2017   
       Live Performance [Concert] Full Show (1 hr.)       
The Flaming Lips - Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy        
Wayne's House                
Kids Interview Bands ~ Wayne Coyne interview      
Blank on Blank ~ Wayne Coyne on Living with Death interview      
Over / Under ~ Wayne Coyne interview   
SXSW ~ Walking with Wayne interview         
Bluedot Festival 2018 ~  
     Wayne Coyne in Conversation with Tim O'Brien interview (45 min)    
   
         
      
         
Wayne Coyne - 2014
photo by David Andrako/SPIN
       
     
       
Styrous® ~ Sunday, January 13, 2019              







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