Mark Coyne (born November 19, 1962) is an American musician and one of the original members of the

rock Rock most often refers to: * Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids * Rock music, a genre of popular music Rock or Rocks may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...

band

the Flaming Lips The Flaming Lips are an American psychedelic rock band formed in 1983 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The band currently consists of Wayne Coyne (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Steven Drozd (guitars, keyboards, bass, drums, vocals), Derek Brown (k ...

. Coyne co-founded the group along with his brother Wayne in

Norman, Oklahoma Norman () is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Oklahoma, with a population of 128,097 as of 2021. It is the largest city and the county seat of Cleveland County, and the second-largest city in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area, b ...

, in 1983. The original lineup of the Flaming Lips was Mark on lead vocals, Wayne on

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, and

Michael Ivins Michael Lee Ivins (born March 17, 1963, in Omaha, Nebraska) is the former bassist, keyboardist, backing vocalist and founding member of The Flaming Lips. Along with Mark Coyne and Wayne Coyne, he formed The Flaming Lips in 1983 in Oklahoma Ci ...

on bass. Mark left the band in 1985 (shortly after their self-titled debut EP was released) around the time of his wedding. Upon Mark's departure, Wayne assumed lead vocalist and songwriting duties. Some of the 1985 demos that Mark sang on were released as a part of the ''

Finally the Punk Rockers Are Taking Acid ''Finally the Punk Rockers Are Taking Acid'' is a compilation album by The Flaming Lips, collecting their first three studio albums ('' Hear It Is'', '' Oh My Gawd!!!'' and '' Telepathic Surgery'') alongside their self-titled debut EP ''The Flami ...

'' compilation.

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External links

Brief biography at The Flaming Lips' official site
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