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The Flaming Lips
“She Don’t Use Jelly”
Live on Late Show with David Letterman, 1994


We’ve all become so accustomed to seeing Wayne Coyne as a bearded silver fox in a vintage suit that it’s actually kinda weird to look at this old footage where he looks soooooooo young. Here’s the thing, though: Wayne isn’t even that young here! This was filmed when he was 33 years old. Yeah, that’s right: When Wayne Coyne was 33, he looked exactly like a beatific 18 year old stoner boy.

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