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Wayne Coyne addresses Steven Drozd leaving The Flaming Lips
After Steven Drozd shared that he is no longer a member of The Flaming Lips last week, founder Wayne Coyne has issued his own statement.
In an Instagram post, Wayne Coyne responded to the departure of former bandmate Steven Drozd, who announced his exit from the band in a Threads conversation last week. Up until this point, the band have not made a formal statement — though drummer Matthew Duckworth Kirkse did offer up his thoughts. In the post, Coyne says:
"For anybody who read Stevens post about the reason he is no longer in the Flaming Lips … I can say that is absolutely not true … the reason he left is sad , and infuriating.... it is HIS responsibility to tell everyone what happened… what he told everyone was a lie ….I was trying to give him ( Steven ) his own space and time to let everyone know what REALLY happened…"
Read the rest of Coyne's statement below:
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