The Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne has shared a statement on the departure of multi-instrumentalist Steven Drozd.
Drozd, who joined the band in 1991 and was the longest-tenured Lips member aside from Coyne, seemed to confirm he left the group in a since-deleted social media post. The post, captured by Stereogum, read, “They’re done with me.”
However, in his statement, Coyne claims, “For anybody who read [Drozd’s] 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,” Coyne writes in an Instagram post. “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,” Coyne continues. “I will post more in just a few days.”
The Flaming Lips will wrap up 2025 with a New Year’s Eve show in Washington, D.C.
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