Overview
- In a FOX23 One More Thing interview, Drozd said touring "wasn't working" for him and that his hope to remain a non-touring studio contributor did not fit with the group's plans.
- He cited a late-2024 "personal crisis" as a factor and characterized the separation as an agreed step back that became permanent.
- Wayne Coyne has called Drozd's version "absolutely not true" and previously raised concerns about substance use in a translated Rolling Stone Japan interview.
- Drozd first hinted at his departure in a deleted Threads reply he now calls a blunder, and his last known performance with the band was on Oct. 12, 2024.
- He says he is making a solo album targeted for summer release, while the Flaming Lips continue live with AJ Slaughter and have signaled new music.