Coyne formed the Flaming Lips in 1983 with brother Mark singing lead and Michael Ivins on bass guitar, and Richard English on drums.
Mark later left the band and Wayne assumed vocal duties.
Wayne and Michael have been the only two constant members of the band since its founding. (
According to allmusic.com Coyne "became the primary singer and songwriter" of the band.)

During large-crowd festival performances, Coyne makes his entrance by descending from an alien mother ship (a nod to Parliament-Funkadelic) in a bubble and floats across the audience.
Coyne has also been known to pour fake blood down his face via a hidden tube during live shows.
Coyne does this to pay homage to a famous picture of Miles Davis who, after a performance, had blood on his suit because a police officer had beaten him during the show.

Flaming Lips concerts also feature confetti cannons, lasers, laser pointers, images projected on to a screen, dozens of large balloons, a stage filled with dancers dressed as aliens, yetis, the gloves etc.
Before performing, Coyne can be seen helping the stage crew.
Their performances have been likened to psychedelic experiences rather than simply music shows, a tradition that goes back to the band's formation.
Coyne formed the Flaming Lips in 1983 with brother Mark singing lead and Michael Ivins on bass guitar, and Richard English on drums. Mark later left the band and Wayne assumed vocal duties. Wayne and Michael have been the only two constant members of the band since its founding. (According to allmusic.com Coyne "became the primary singer and songwriter" of the band.) 
During large-crowd festival performances, Coyne makes his entrance by descending from an alien mother ship (a nod to Parliament-Funkadelic) in a bubble and floats across the audience. Coyne has also been known to pour fake blood down his face via a hidden tube during live shows. Coyne does this to pay homage to a famous picture of Miles Davis who, after a performance, had blood on his suit because a police officer had beaten him during the show.
Flaming Lips concerts also feature confetti cannons, lasers, laser pointers, images projected on to a screen, dozens of large balloons, a stage filled with dancers dressed as aliens, yetis, the gloves etc. Before performing, Coyne can be seen helping the stage crew. Their performances have been likened to psychedelic experiences rather than simply music shows, a tradition that goes back to the band's formation.
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