Wayne Coyne on Living with Death | Blank on Blank

[@ZelphOntheShelf]

Just saw them in concert. They closed with "Do You Realize??" and it got me crying and then I cried the entire hour drive home. Tragic and beautiful at the same time. Wayne, you are a gift.

[@ChrisCaldwellO66]

If there could only be one more show I could see in my life, it would be the Lips!

[@stuvs830]

Everything about this series thrills me. Even the commenters are savvy and inside. Mr. Smith's usual besting of his previous best, and the additions of the subject's own drawings adds yet another layer. It's like watching a Cirque du Soleil performance. Mesmerizing.

[@PatrickSmithAnimation]

it was invigorating to use Wayne's artwork as backgrounds, his drawings are just so out there and bizarre, kind of like what i'm always shooting for. The recording was particularly sincere, and was a pleasure to illustrate to!

[@imthegrk]

I was lucky enough to meet Wayne in 1998 at one of the Lips Zaireeka boombox experiment shows. He has an incredible presence and he makes you feel like the only person in the room when he talks with you. I was also lucky enough to see them play live in '95 when Ronald Jones was still in the band. That is still one of my most incredible concerts ever. They were insanely good when they were in that '95 lineup. Pure perfection.

[@mattplaygames6813]

This is the most jealous I've ever been damn!

[@shruggzdastr8-facedclown]

Y'know, I didn't really think much of Flaming Lips when they first emerged in the mid '90s, but from 1999's/2000's "Soft Bulletin" on they really grew on me and became one of my favorite bands to come out in the post-Seattle era, and I now think Coyne is one of the best Gen-X songwriters and deserves to be considered a musical genius. This interview cements that idea for me.

[@musicisbrilliant]

Wow, man. Just... Wow. Such an underappreciated channel. Well, its not underappreciated by those who know what youre doing here. Magic. Thank you.

[@ChrisCaldwellO66]

Best live show I've ever seen in my life! I've loved The Flaming Lips since I was 13 in the early 90s. Can't wait to see them again.

[@CodaBroda]

Cool guy. These animations never cease to amaze me.

[@victoriagiro737]

Animation?

[@allisonbilbey1948]

God this is so interesting. I just recently got into The Flaming Lips and there good shit, I wish they got more attention. If anyone hasn’t listened to Do You Realize? And my personal favorite Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots pt. 1 it’s so good. He’s got a wonderful voice and it’s nice to hear him talk on some matters too

[@therealcriscodisco]

Beautiful message. You only have life once people, live it, enjoy it, love it.

[@doyoubelieveinmagic4244]

You can only do that if youre born rich, have good group of friends and a healthy relationship with the family. It still depends though, some of us struggle like me

[@mrsqwizzy7960]

You live everyday, you get to die once, or twice, hey.

[@ianjanas1370]

Wayne is so freakin cool

[@viralverse7208]

I just love what you guys are doing. I hope you make enough money doing this to continue. When I was a kid I loved reading books by Studs Terkel (I notice you've animated one of his interviews :) I wanted to read the wisdom of real people and learn about the lives they led. Studs recorded some amazing stories and I felt linked in to the world. This was long before the internet, when the only people we read about were fictional characters or news makers - but Studs made sure that the real people, the people no one hears, had their stories and voices heard and shared. I know you guys do animations of interviews with famous people, but your selection of their words is not about their self-promotion, not about who they slept with, did drugs with or how bright the lights shone on them - no, its their quiet thoughts, their private journeys, their unexpected wisdom. Anyway... just want to say Thank You. xx

[@spacealienjesus709]

Love the message he has here Through tragedy only then we see the true beauty that is life.

[@ericdevere888]

Thank you, Wayne. Thank you, Universe.

[@joey15ization]

I appreciate you making these video's all involved! :)

[@MikeGervasi]

The Soft Bulletin is a must listen. Wayne at his most Prophetic.

[@OpaqueVisions47]

Life would be far less bearable without music.

[@cobeyc.b5946]

I love how the animator uses the shadow from The Soft Bulletin cover!

[@sdavid2755]

The Terror is actually my personal favorite of theirs.

[@satelliteanthem]

Yes I agree. To my ears its the most captivating record they've ever put out.

[@kurtisanderson2915]

I listened to that record allot a couple years ago

[@johnnyscifi]

The terror was their last great record!!!

[@predeterminedmeat5024]

​@@johnnyscifiTheir new one was great

[@chrisfloyd4655]

Wayne, you are a beautiful person

[@johnnyscifi]

I wish that wayne still had this level of humility...:( Thats what made him as lovable as he used to be

[@arey3188]

johnnyscifi I’ve seen other people talk bad about him recently? What did he do exactly? I’m just curious

[@Souffrantte]

BEAUTIFUL!!!

[@badgerrrlattin35]

The strange power of Music, methinks, is really driven home in those songs where the mood the piece conveys is so spiritual & deep the idea cannot be communicated with words - YET - the words of the song are nonsensical or mundane. I point to the example of "Whiter Shade of Pale". So deeply moving yet the lyric so work-a-day. It's absurd, really.

[@kassidylingenfelter9665]

What is the song that starts playing at 3:05? It sounds so good

[@johnnycoolguy3841]

Kassidy Lingenfelter i agree i have to know!!

[@doyoubelieveinmagic4244]

Its just me, singing😂

[@fraser_byrne]

Love this.

[@Megamare1]

Wayne is too awesome .... He gets robbed @ gun point and it inspired him to get better !! O^0

[@josh_dot_gov]

early 2000s Wayne Coyne was such a cool guy. Down to earth, humble, and could really bring up some thought provoking stuff without taking himself that seriously. It's a real shame he's going through some midlife crisis shit and is just trying as hard as he can to be weird now.

[@gavinmcg2100]

seriously and as of recent he's cheated on his wife, angered the native american community unapologetically, and i mean, that sgt. pepper cover,like, c'mon, what? I'm for weird covers for songs but it didnt really do anything interesting besides being a weak cover of a bunch of classic songs.

[@willgillette6831]

Man, I haven't even listened to the interview yet honestly. Made the mistake of scrolling down. Saw the flaming lips live a couple of nights ago and I assure you he is as wacky (and selflessly wacky as ever). He has always been a fearless freak. The Terror is their deepest album to date. Don't dismiss people so easily. We don't change that much from the time we are seven or eight years old. He is still cool. That being said, I respect the fact that he hasn't gone stagnant. He changes every year as do we all. Offending people is a side effect of being truthful. Look at Kanye. They are werdos. If you talked to them in a bar and really heard them out, you might understand. But because they are famous and we hold them to this ridiculous standard, we latch on to everything they say and suck it dry. Peace. The man is gifted. And so are you.

[@willgillette6831]

Will Gillette That was a beautiful interview. Why is there any negativity in the air?

[@DarkAngelEU]

Don't get me wrong, I still like him but the drugs are really bad for him. Especially if he's had something as bad as a divorce he shouldn't try to cope with drugs, trust me on this one. Not hating the guy, just saying he's making the wrong decisions atm and it's reflecting in his/their music. Peace

[@willgillette6831]

Yeah I could see that. Didn't mean to sound confrontational. He said we wasn't doing any drugs in another interview I watched. But yeah, if that is the case it's probably not good for him given the divorce and all that. The Terror was awesome. I am not crazy about all the covers either. He is a strong dude though. He will get it together. Peace man.

[@MikeTrainormusic]

what a happy cool dude =)

[@emiliarovira5608]

is there a way to get access to the interviews without background music?

[@Axelthedude]

what is the song at 3:05 its so good

[@theinfamousjw]

He also tells this story in the 2002 documentary "the Fearless freaks" - in the very location - now a Chinese restaurant. Too bad their music ingenuity died around 2005...

[@bingbing2660]

That's a great film! But it's from 2005, not 2002.

[@AzureX92]

No, I'd say about 2010. War with the Mystics and Embryonic were great, great albums.

[@volneypowlis8527]

theinfamousjw have you listened to war with the mystics?

[@youknowhuwitis]

American Head Kills.

[@napndash]

Smart guy

[@kurtisanderson2915]

Predivorce Wayne Coyne

[@SpaceCowboy1218]

do you know Mr. Coyne personally?

[@zqfmgbhoo]

Someone know the name of the song at the beggining?

[@capngio4589]

She don't use jelly.

[@secrettaylorchannel]

"she don't use jelly" by the flaming lips, thats his song.

[@kurtisanderson2915]

Wow

[@HeadDownFM]

Woyne Cayne got Wayned

[@marvin46]

Love the animation style. The young Wayne's design not so much

[@lonmem6935]

Okay. Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, WAIT! Am I the only person who noticed that he had his fast food near-death experience at 17, but then he also said he worked at that fast food restaurant until he was 27? How did no one else catch that? If he had this eye opening epiphany about the value of our short, transitory lives, why did he grind through another decade at the very same fast food hellhole?

[@SeaweedChampion]

I imagine it's because The Flaming Lips weren't an overnight success and he would ultimately have to return to work between tours until they made enough money for him to live off of.

[@SpaceCowboy1218]

If he had he might have become another desk jockey. Fuck off with your judgement about the value of fast food work, someone has to do it, right?

[@mightytaiger3000]

I don't think that understanding the value of human life equates dropping everything and seeking out some grandiose life goal. He could have realized of that and just have it changed the way he valued the people in his life, maybe he got more committed to playing music in his free time, which is what he loves. I think part of understanding the value of life is understanding that it is inherently amazing and valuable, there is no need to be famous or a CEO or whatever it is that you are thinking would be "worthy", in order to LIVE life. It's just in the level of consciousness that you engage with whatever you are doing.

[@3mi3mi]

Do Morrissey next.

[@8bitDude0]

fuck morrissey

[@jarretgrathwol4849]

Weak interviewer. Should not be the one to end such a conversation.

[@Mistahrossy]

Is this perhaps the root of his racism?

[@babyinvasion]

When was he racist?

[@Mistahrossy]

@@babyinvasion read into Kliph Scurlock. their old drummer.

[@predeterminedmeat5024]

​@@MistahrossyA couple years after he admitted he f**ked up.

[@kassidylingenfelter9665]

What is the song that starts playing at 3:05? It sounds so good