Lost in the shuffle of a certain mega-celebrity joining the increasingly indispensable social networking site that is Twitter was the fact that Wayne Coyne, weirdo crown prince of the Flaming Lips, had also finally caved. Coyne’s penchant for saying crazy things is well known. (Recall his 2009 line on the darlings of the music world this week, the Arcade Fire: “They have good tunes, but they’re pricks, so fuck ’em.”) And, so far, his Twitter account has been as stellar as one could have hoped: a mix of bonkers aphorisms, pithy observations, and pictures of his wife in the nude. It’s early going yet — he’s currently following a scant 18 people, among them Kanye West, Lady Gaga, and Pitchfork — but we figured, why not collect a few of ’em? Someday history might thank us:
@lcdsoundsystem Have u heard from that fat, naked PCP guy that attacked you at Bonnaroo? I want to find him and see if he’s ok
— Wayne Coyne (@waynecoyne) August 3, 2010
As Pitchfork points out, LCD have yet to respond.
Finally at the hotel in Lisbon ..going to sleep at 10:00 in the morning..fuck yeah… http://yfrog.com/j9psgfj
— Wayne Coyne (@waynecoyne) August 4, 2010
Because Wayne Coyne is a G, this is the picture to which that link takes you:
As I walked Dazey tonight I saw two toads…people who don’t like frogs are a bummer..
— Wayne Coyne (@waynecoyne) August 3, 2010
One of a burgeoning “people who don’t like ____ are a bummer” series on the Coyne Twitter page.
Airport maps are psychedelic. http://yfrog.com/2d67yfj
— Wayne Coyne (@waynecoyne) August 4, 2010
Spoken by a man who would know.
I’ve been offered hashish,cocaine,marijuana,crystal and the opportunity to”party”at least ten times… http://yfrog.com/g4bxrj
— Wayne Coyne (@waynecoyne) August 4, 2010
Tip to people who are trying to score drugs: look like Wayne Coyne.
Cool statue story of pleasures and temptation … http://yfrog.com/jdq20wj
— Wayne Coyne (@waynecoyne) August 4, 2010
Definitely not a credenza: