The fact that 2013 marks the Flaming Lips' 30th anniversary is not lost on Wayne Coyne. Speaking from his home in Oklahoma City, the city where the psych-rock collective formed in 1983, the band's lead singer/songwriter/guitarist is reflecting on what's perhaps been the most prolific 12-month period in the illustrious career he's shared with founding members Steven Drozd, Michael Ivins and many others.

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