Michael Ivins
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| Background information | |
| Born | Michael Lee Ivins Script error: No such module "person date". |
| Origin | Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
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| OccupationTemplate:Pluralize from text | Musician |
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| Years active | 1983–present |
| LabelTemplate:Pluralize from text | Warner Bros. |
| Formerly of | The Flaming Lips |
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Michael Lee Ivins (born March 17, 1963) is the former bassist, keyboardist, backing vocalist and founding member of The Flaming Lips.[1]
Along with Mark Coyne and Wayne Coyne, he formed The Flaming Lips in 1983 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. According to frontman Coyne, Ivins was found as the bassist for the band because of his punk-rock look, and not because of his musical ability.[2] In fact, Ivins initially could not play bass, but he learned how and was bassist for the band for 38 years, until 2021. Ivins developed an interest in the recording process and helped engineer the Flaming Lips' studio recordings starting in 1994, ending with 2020's American Head. Ivins has also been credited with working with artists such as Mastodon, Ben Folds Five, The Bad Plus, The Postal Service and The Holy Fire.[3]
Ivins often wears a full-body skeleton suit, commonly recognized as a Halloween costume, in tribute to John Entwistle (he wore this costume when the Flaming Lips performed at the 2008 VH1 Rock Honors, which paid tribute to The Who). He also commonly wore СССР T-shirts.
On August 20, 2021, Wayne Coyne confirmed in a post on Instagram that Ivins was no longer in the band. In a 2022 interview, Coyne explained why Jake Ingalls and Ivins left, stating Ivins was burnt out from his work with the Flaming Lips.[4]
During the second half of 2022, Ivins began to appear in Instagram clips advertising a new group he is in with guitarist/vocalist Julia Kean called The Lolly Bombs. Music from the Lolly Bombs began being made available on Bandcamp in 2023 via their Bandcamp page.
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Ankeny, Jason. "The Flaming Lips". Allmusic. Retrieved August 22, 2011.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Band History - The Flaming Lips". Angelfire. Archived from the original on May 30, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Credits Michael Ivins". AllMusic.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Wayne Coyne on Michael Ivins & Jake Ingalls leaving The Flaming Lips. Retrieved May 9, 2024 – via YouTube.
External links
- Interview with Michael Ivins on public radio program The Sound of Young America
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