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Dear Wayne,
Asking someone to explain in words what the Flaming Lips are would be like asking someone how to talk with their soul. It can only be found in that moment when everything meets on an electric level coming from the stage or record player. It doesn't need an explanation,only a participation,a willingness to let go. If I were going to explain with human words I would just say, "Freedom". Pure freedom. Freedom from your insecurities,your addicted thoughts,your tragedies of everyday life. You know some people go their whole lives without experiencing such opportunities to let go but when they die they know what freedom is. It's inescapable. Its like a primal feeling that comes out when we need it the most. It's there to remind us that we are all capable of doing what we want when we want it. The Flaming Lips are an example of a band that creates music so other humans can enjoy life and have fun. That positive influence will live on in every person that has ever been to one of their performances or listened to one of their records,and that energy will be past on and on and on. It will never die because energy(matter) cannot be created or destroyed,just manipulated in a way so it may be past on to others. The energy the Flaming Lips received was from another source and so on into the past. That is why I love the Flaming Lips.

Thank You Forever

(connermurphy@hotmail.com)