The Flaming Lips

The Flaming Lips
The Flaming Lips in 2006
Background information
Origin	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Genres	Neo-psychedelia experimental rock alternative rock indie rock psychedelic rock
Years active	1983–present
Labels	Restless, Warner Bros., Bella Union
Members	Wayne Coyne Steven Drozd Derek Brown Matt Duckworth Kirksey Tommy McKenzie
Past members	Mark Coyne Dave Kostka Richard English Jonathan Donahue Nathan Roberts Jon Mooneyham Ronald Jones Kliph Scurlock Jake Ingalls Michael Ivins Nicholas Ley
Website	flaminglips.com

The Flaming Lips are an American psychedelic rock band formed in 1983 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The band currently consists of Wayne Coyne (vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards), Steven Drozd (bass, guitars, keyboards, drums, vocals), Derek Brown (guitars, keyboards, percussion), Matt Duckworth Kirksey (keyboards, percussion, drums) and Tommy McKenzie (bass). Coyne and Drozd have remained the band's only consistent members since 1991, with Coyne being the only remaining founding member following the departure of bassist and keyboardist Michael Ivins in 2021.

The group recorded several albums and EPs on an indie label, Restless, in the 1980s and early 1990s. After signing to Warner Brothers they released Hit to Death in the Future Head (1992), followed by Transmissions from the Satellite Heart (1993) and the hit single "She Don't Use Jelly" which broke the band into the mainstream. They later released The Soft Bulletin (1999), which was NME magazine's Album of the Year, followed by the critically acclaimed Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (2002). In February 2007, they were nominated for a BRIT Award for "Best International Act". The group has won three Grammy Awards, including two for Best Rock Instrumental Performance. They were placed on Q magazine's list of the "50 Bands to See Before You Die" in 2002.