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Wayne Michael Coyne was born in a Pittsburgh hospital January 13, 1961. He grew up in Oklahoma City and was |
Wayne Michael Coyne was born in a Pittsburgh hospital January 13, 1961. He grew up in Oklahoma City and was fifth of six children. Having little interest in school, Wayne invested his time in painting, drawing, and listening to music. Wayne’s brothers and friends dubbed themselves “The Fearless Freaks” for their brutal football pick-up games.<ref name="Wayne"/> |
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During high school, Wayne worked at a Long John’s Silver restaurant. This would be a source of income for twelve years.<ref name="Wayne"/> During his work, Wayne and the staff of Long John’s Silver were held at gunpoint by a robber.<ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0441758/</ref> |
During high school, Wayne worked at a Long John’s Silver restaurant. This would be a source of income for twelve years.<ref name="Wayne"/> During his work, Wayne and the staff of Long John’s Silver were held at gunpoint by a robber.<ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0441758/</ref> |
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At age fifteen, Coyne purchased his first guitar and learned basic chords within two weeks. His first band mate was Michael Ivins. Wayne used his artistic skills for his band’s flyers and posters. |
At age fifteen, Coyne purchased his first guitar and learned basic chords within two weeks. His first band mate was Michael Ivins. Wayne used his artistic skills for his band’s flyers and posters. |
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==With the Flaming Lips== |
==With the Flaming Lips== |
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Wayne Michael Coyne (born January 13, 1961) is the lead singer, guitarist, and principal songwriter for the band The Flaming Lips.[1]
Early life
Wayne Michael Coyne was born in a Pittsburgh hospital January 13, 1961. He grew up in Oklahoma City and was fifth of six children. Having little interest in school, Wayne invested his time in painting, drawing, and listening to music. Wayne’s brothers and friends dubbed themselves “The Fearless Freaks” for their brutal football pick-up games.[1]
During high school, Wayne worked at a Long John’s Silver restaurant. This would be a source of income for twelve years.[1] During his work, Wayne and the staff of Long John’s Silver were held at gunpoint by a robber.[2]
At age fifteen, Coyne purchased his first guitar and learned basic chords within two weeks. His first band mate was Michael Ivins. Wayne used his artistic skills for his band’s flyers and posters.
With the Flaming Lips
Coyne formed the Flaming Lips in 1983 with brother Mark singing lead and Michael Ivins on bass guitar. Mark later left the band, and Wayne assumed vocal duties.
During large-crowd festival performances, Wayne makes his entrance by descending from space in a bubble, and floating across the audience to the stage.[3] Coyne has also been known to pour fake blood down his face via a hidden tube during live shows, usually during the track "The Spark that Bled" which features lyrics about getting shot in the head without realizing it.
Wayne’s Experimental Art
In 1996 and 1997, Wayne developed “[1]The Parking Lot Experiments,” where forty different tapes were distributed. The band instructed forty cars to start the tapes at the same time, resulting in a bigger sound.
The experimental album Zaireeka is made up of four stereo tracks, each on four different CDs. The four CDs are meant to be played simultaneously in order to hear the complete tracks.
Wayne’s Directorial Debut
Wayne began helming his science fiction, Christmas on Mars, in 2001. The film was low budget and principal photography was shot on a set in his backyard. The film tells the story of the first Christmas on a colonized Mars.
Other projects/appearances
Recently, he has dabbled in film making and screen writing, with his debut movie, Christmas on Mars, which debuted May 25, 2008 at the Sasquatch Music Festival at The Gorge Amphitheater in George, Washington.
- Bradley Beesley directed a 2005 film about Coyne and the Flaming Lips, The Fearless Freaks, which features much footage of Coyne's early life, as well as his narration about his experiences in the band.
- In 2003, Coyne provided lead vocals on The Golden Path by The Chemical Brothers. This track was released on the "Singles 93-03" album (CD1, Track 13).
- In 2005, Coyne recorded "Marching the Hate Machine (Into the Sun)" with the electronic-duo Thievery Corporation on their album The Cosmic Game.
- On May 24, 2006, a video of Coyne was shown at the graduation ceremony at his old high school, the Classen School of Advanced Studies in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. In the video he spoke of not being a high school graduate, working at Long John Silver's, selling marijuana out of his apartment, and the value of life experience.[4]
- In 2006, Coyne appeared in a Swedish music program called 'Musikministeriet'[5] ('The Ministry Of Music'). He was featured in every episode, beginning and ending each one with a few eloquent words about that particular episode's theme, and his opinions about it.
- On January 1, 2007, Coyne appeared in Pasadena, California's annual Rose Parade on the "Oklahoma Rising" float with members of the Flaming Lips, and other celebrities who claim Oklahoma as their native state, including astronaut John Herrington, 2006 2006 Miss America Jennifer Berry, creator of "Desperate Housewives", Marc Cherry. It was the state's centennial birthday.
- Coyne and The Flaming Lips guest starred in an episode of the television show Charmed.
- Coyne and The Flaming Lips appeared on an episode of Beverly Hills 90210, playing at the Peach Pit. They sometimes show the clip at live concerts.
Personal Life
Wayne Coyne lives in a compound of four houses on a single city block in Oklahoma City[6]
References
- DeRogatis, Jim. Staring at Sound: The True Story of Oklahoma's Fabulous Flaming Lips. (New York) Broadway Books, 2006. ISBN 978-0-7679-2140-4.
- An XKCD comic about Wayne Coyne's crowd surfing in a hamster ball. [2]
Notes
- ^ a b c http://www.flaminglips.com/content/band/people/wayne01.php
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0441758/
- ^ http://xkcd.com/211/
- ^ James Montgomery (2006-05-26). "Flaming Lips' Wayne Coyne Delivers Bizarre High School Graduation Address". MTV.com. Retrieved 2007-02-12.
- ^ Musikministeriet info on SVT
- ^ "New York Times:At Home With Wayne Coyne: Not Exactly Domesticated".
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