"Touring wasn't working for me anymore, and Wayne and I disagreed on what I should do moving forward."
"So we just kind of agreed that I would step back, and then step back turned into not coming back. And it just felt right to kind of just fade into the mist, really. And that's kind of how it happened. Really, there's not much more of a story, really. I think people want something more salacious or interesting or whatever, but for my own personal wellbeing, that's where I keep it. So I wish them well, and I know they'll have another great 10 years or whatever it's going to be, and the shows will be wonderful and all that, but I'm moving on with my own thing."
"I could just be like a guy that doesn't tour but is still in the band. 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."
"Everyone is resigned to moving on. I'm working on a solo record that will probably come out in the summer. It won't be the Flaming Lips."
Steven Drozd stepped back from The Flaming Lips after more than three decades when touring ceased to work for him and he and Wayne Coyne disagreed about his role. An initial plan for him to remain in the band without touring evolved into a permanent departure. Drozd called his public revelation on Threads a "blunder" and accepts that reconciliation is unlikely in the near term. He expressed well wishes for the band and said he is working on a solo record expected in the summer, which will not be a Flaming Lips release.
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