15 Facts About Flaming Lips

1.

Flaming Lips are an American psychedelic rock band formed in 1983 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

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Flaming Lips formed in Oklahoma City in 1983 with Wayne Coyne on guitar, his brother Mark singing lead vocals, Michael Ivins on bass and Dave Kotska on drums.

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3.

Flaming Lips was said to be suffering from a severe case of agoraphobia, although the documentary Fearless Freaks states that he left because of his growing concerns over Drozd's drug use.

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4.

Three years later, in the summer of 2002, the Flaming Lips joined bands Cake and Modest Mouse on the Unlimited Sunshine Tour.

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5.

Shortly after Yoshimi and The Soft Bulletin, the Flaming Lips released two EPs in the same vein of their previous album's robotic theme which contain remixed songs from Yoshimi, Fight Test and Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell.

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In that same year, the Flaming Lips contributed a version of "Bohemian Rhapsody" to the album Killer Queen: A Tribute to Queen.

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7.

Also in this year, the Flaming Lips released the DVD VOID, which chronicles all of their ventures into music video that have been produced since they signed with Warner Bros in 1991.

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8.

In October 2005, the Flaming Lips recorded a cover of "If I Only Had a Brain" for the soundtrack of the video game Stubbs the Zombie, which features modern rock bands covering songs from the 1950s and 1960s.

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9.

Flaming Lips Alley is at the center of Oklahoma City's entertainment district, Bricktown.

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10.

In 2001, the Flaming Lips began filming a low-budget indie film entitled Christmas on Mars.

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11.

In January 2011, the Flaming Lips announced their intention of releasing a new song every month of the year.

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12.

Flaming Lips broke Jay-Z's Guinness World Record for the most live concerts in 24 hours, on June 27 and 28,2012.

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13.

On Record Store Day, April 22,2017, the Flaming Lips released Onboard the International Space Station Concert for Peace, a re-recording of seven tracks from Oczy Mlody in a faux live setting.

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14.

Smith and The Flaming Lips recorded the album remotely during the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown.

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15.

Flaming Lips won their first Grammy Award in 2003, for their track "Approaching Pavonis Mons by Balloon ".

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