AJ Slaughter on joining The Flaming Lips & touring Australia in 2025

Описание: I spoke to AJ Slaughter about joining The Flaming Lips in 2025 and what it was like going on his first tour with the band.

Huge thanks to AJ for being up for this, I really appreciate him taking the time to share his stories with me! This video was especially fun to make, since I was lucky enough to attend the entire Australia tour, it was neat to use my own footage for once!

Watch Wayne Coyne discuss AJ joining the Lips:    • Wayne Coyne on AJ Slaughter joining The Fl...  

Check out full videos of AJ's first four shows from the Australia tour:
Adelaide:    • The Flaming Lips - Live at AEC Theatre in ...  
Melbourne:    • The Flaming Lips - Live at Festival Hall i...  
Sydney:    • The Flaming Lips - Live at The Hordern Pav...  
Brisbane:    • The Flaming Lips - Live at Fortitude Music...  

Photo & video credits: AJ Slaughter, Blake Studdard, The Flaming Lips, Lawrence Schiller, George Salisbury, Bradley Beesley, Cain's Ballroom, acmuco, Alejandro Gonzalez, Wayne Coyne, Adam Ray, Pony Tracks Advertising, Jaxon Humphrey, Tommy McKenzie, Chris H, Derek Brown, KOCO 5 News, Matt Duckworth Kirksey, Joey Burbach, and Nemo Thorx.

Special thanks to AJ, Derek, Wayne and Tommy for sending me photos and videos they took on the Australia tour!

Timestamps:
00:00 first hearing The Flaming Lips & covering their music
00:37 whether he'd seen them live before
01:03 how he met Derek Brown & Scott Booker, attending ACM@UCO
01:41 being asked to play with The Flaming Lips in Australia and take over for Steven Drozd
02:33 preparing and rehearsing
04:00 earning Tommy, Matt, and Wayne's approval
04:57 his rehearsal process
06:04 taking it all in & when it finally felt real
06:54 how nervous he was
07:26 calming down on stage & Matt's encouragement
07:49 the Adelaide show
08:20 memories of Melbourne
08:42 playing Festival Hall & his love for The Beatles
09:30 visiting Sydney & console issues
10:19 The Hordern Pavilion
10:33 Zach's Art Party & the bats
11:26 being exhausted from travel
12:08 memories of Brisbane
12:40 Fortitude Music Hall
13:05 overall thoughts on Australia
13:29 realizing he was a band member and not just filling in

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Check out a playlist of more interviews I've conducted:    • Originals  

Check out a playlist of Flaming Lips recordings from Australia:    • The Flaming Lips in Australia 🇦🇺