Interview: Wayne Coyne of The Flaming Lips on Kanye, Drugs & Porta-Potties

June 17, 2014

The Flaming Lips are entirely representative of the freak-flag freedom that the Bonnaroo Arts & Music Festival celebrates, so it’s only fitting that the band of psychedelic weirdos return once more to the farm for yet another celebrated ‘Roo performance.

Bonnaroo Recap: The Queen, Jack & Joker Rule The ‘Roo

Have a look at our photo gallery from the Lips’ tripped-out confetti-fest set at Bonnaroo, then check out our interview with frontman Wayne Coyne below, where CraveOnline music editor Johnny Firecloud, talks about Kanye’s rant-filled performance, the treacherously gross porta-potties, a refreshingly honest look at drug culture within the festival atmosphere and more.

6 Reasons Why Bonnaroo is America’s Best Festival

Senior Writer

A senior writer at CraveOnline since 2006, Johnny has reported on music culture around the world for over a decade while setting a higher standard of reviews, editorials, photography and interviews with the industry's biggest names. Johnny has conceptualized and produced a wide range of original Crave features such as the long-running Band of The Month series, the CraveOnstage performance feature, the Music History video series and the Passport travel colum, among others. His Crave coverage spectrum has included Lifestyle, Travel, Film & TV, Politics, Sports, Fashion and Food writing.

A jack of all journalistic trades & master of several, you can also find his work on Antiquiet, Filter, Food Republic, Media Roots, The Owl Mag and beyond. His music photos can be seen on Instagram. Keep up with Johnny on Twitter at @JohnnyFirecloud, and on Facebook.