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But in the end, we’re really telling a story here.
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Since we’ve always made music videos, I knew we could do the latter of what you’re talking about–we knew we could make some cool visual shit that you could take LSD to it. It’s like they have all these money, all these actors and shit, and the thing’s unwatchable. Only because there are so many movies that cost $100 million dollars and suck. As you get into moviemaking and storytelling, it all seems like an impossible dream. It’s a little bizarre visually, but there’s still a structure to it.
THE FLAMING LIPS A CHANGE AT CHRISTMAS SAY IT ISN T SO MOVIE
What did you want this movie to do? I was expecting some serious David Lynch-type shit, where I don’t understand anything that’s going on, but there was a clear storyline to the movie. All these other things, from T-shirts to the Web site, are there just to promote the idea that’s out there. Whether people like it or not is a different story. At least I know the movie’s done and it communicates what I want it to. Anyway, in a sense the stress of not knowing if what you’re doing is working, that’s over with. Have the last six months been especially stressful, as the movie finally got finished and you had to rush into doing interviews, a new Web site, the DVD : Virtually anything you can spend money on I’m doing it myself. Maybe I’m a control freak and just don’t realize it, but I want the Flaming Lips audience to know that I’m doing this for them with as much care and attention to the aesthetics as I can.
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I know the word DIY gets thrown around a lot and that people think, “Of course you do it yourself, meaning you hire some people to do it for you.” But our work is in every sense of the word. That’s nothing new for you guys though, is it? Self-titled: This movie has been your baby every step of the way. “I have this weird little art compound here,” says Coyne, “where my Flaming Lips roadies are always working on some project. for the past week due to the fact that he filmed most of Mars in his backyard and goddamn living room. What we didn’t expect was for the poor guy to say he’s been dealing with house renovators at 6:30 a.m. That’s why we got a hold of the Flaming Lips frontman soon after the film’s initial screenings–to ask him, “Why, Wayne, why?” While self-titled already told you what we thought of Christmas on Mars–Wayne Coyne’s mind-fuck version of It’s a Wonderful Life–the thing didn’t quite hit us until a few days after we experienced its mix of marching vaginas and spot-on Adam Goldberg appearances. Wayne Coyne ponders life, liberty and a big fucking gas tank