""Wayne [Coyne] and I disagreed on what I should do moving forward, so we just kind of agreed that I would step back. Then stepping back turned into not coming back," Drozd explained."
""Part of me hoped I could just be like a guy that doesn't tour but is still in the band," he added. "I think that can work for some bands - I guess it worked for The Beach Boys - but we're not The Beach Boys. That just seemed like an odd fit. After 33 years, moving on felt kind of right.""
""Before I knew it, it was on the timeline," Drozd recounted. "Someone screenshotted it and ran with it. I wish it had been handled differently, like an official statement, before I blundered with that post.""
""it is HIS responsibility to tell everyone what happened.""
Steven Drozd stepped away from The Flaming Lips after a personal crisis at the end of the band's 2024 outing and a decision not to continue touring. Drozd hoped to remain a studio contributor while not touring, but he and Wayne Coyne disagreed about his role, and stepping back became permanent. Drozd initially announced his departure via a mistaken Threads reply that he intended to be private. Relations with Coyne are described as on hold. Drozd is working on a solo record expected in the summer and said it will not be The Flaming Lips.
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