I just wanted to make something in the world and worry about the rest of it later and not get too caught up in rules.
Win ButlerThe Flaming Lips have been on Warner Bros. forever, and certainly everything I heard growing up was on a major label in some way, from the Cure to Radiohead to Bjork.
Win ButlerI don't think the emotional quality is the defining quality of the music but it's definitely something that people have picked up on a lot
Win ButlerIt would get really alienating, to have my face be the face of a cause. So much just comes down to the songs. I just want to give us the opportunity to write great songs. Even our work in Haiti is limited by how good our songs are. We just need to get rid of as much of the bullshit as possible, so we can have a life, so we have something to write about.
Win Butler