The Flaming Lips' Wayne Coyne announced today that he has teamed up with "West Wing" producer Aaron Sorkin to turn Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots into a Broadway musical. Tony Award-winniner Des McAnuff (who directed The Who's Tommy) will be overseeing the show.I have to say I never would have predicted this would happen when I first heard the band on Oh My Gawd...The Flaming Lips 20 years ago. In fact, I wouldn't have predicted the Flaming Lips would be still be around 20 years later.
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Any chance of a musical based on "Clouds Taste Metallic?" Great record.
Clouds Taste Metallic is definitely my favorite by The Flaming Lips. And while I am very happy for their success, I never got too into Yoshimi or their latest At War With The Mystics. But, to be fair, I didn't try all that hard.
Did they ever complete their sci-fi space film?
I don't know. I don't think so though. It is too hard to keep up with all of the Flaming Lips' projects.
BTW, thinking about it a little, "Christmas At The Zoo" from Clouds Taste Metallic would make a good basis for an animated children's film. I should have a script to Pixar by Monday.
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