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Michael Ivins
Background information
Birth name
Michael Lee Ivins
Born
(1963-03-17) March 17, 1963 (age 61)
Origin
Omaha, Nebraska, US
Genres
Neo-psychedelia, alternative rock
Occupation(s)
Musician
Instrument(s)
Bass, keyboards, vocals
Years active
1983–present
Labels
Warner Bros.
Musical artist
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 couldn't 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). In recent years, he is more commonly seen wearing СССР T-shirts.
On August 20, 2021, Wayne Coyne confirmed in a post on Instagram that Ivins is no longer in the band. In a 2022 interview, Wayne Coyne explained why Jake Ingalls and Ivins left, stating Ivins was burnt out of his hard 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.
^Ankeny, Jason. "The Flaming Lips". Allmusic. Retrieved August 22, 2011.
^"Band History - The Flaming Lips". Angelfire. Archived from the original on May 30, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
^"Credits Michael Ivins". AllMusic.
^Wayne Coyne on Michael Ivins & Jake Ingalls leaving The Flaming Lips. Retrieved May 9, 2024 – via www.youtube.com.
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tracks are written by The Flaming Lips (Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd, MichaelIvins) except where noted The Flaming Lips Wayne Coyne – songwriting, vocals...
Lips for advice. Drozd assisted Burns with six tracks, Lips bassist MichaelIvins engineered the album, and longtime Lips producer Dave Fridmann produced...
prominently featured, as are members of Steven Drozd's family, while MichaelIvins' family receives comparatively little screen time. The film traces the...
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story about the early Lips by MichaelIvins, the bassist of the Flaming Lips. Wayne Coyne – lead vocals, guitar MichaelIvins – bass, backing vocals Richard...
Steven Drozd as Major Syrtis Wayne Coyne as the Alien Super-Being MichaelIvins as Deuteronilus Kliph Scurlock as Orcus Steve Burns as Astronaut Scott...
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perfected on their later Warner Bros. albums". Wayne Coyne – vocals, guitar MichaelIvins – bass Jonathan Donahue – guitar Nathan Roberts – drums Ankeny, Jason...
keyboards, piano Doug Grean – guitar, bass Adrian Young – drums, percussion Michael Weiland – drums Matt O'Connor – drums, percussion Dean DeLeo – guitar on...
which were recounted in "The Spiderbite Song" from The Soft Bulletin. MichaelIvins was involved in a car crash, and Steven Drozd's hand became severely...
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