Michael Ivins

Michael Ivins
Background information
Birth name	Michael Lee Ivins
Born	March 17, 1963 (1963-03-17) (age 48)
Origin	Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Genres	Alternative rock
Occupations	Musician
Instruments	Bass guitar
Years active	1983–present
Labels	Warner Bros.
Associated acts	The Flaming Lips

Michael Lee Ivins (born March 17, 1963 in Omaha, Nebraska) is the bassist and one of the founding members of The Flaming Lips.^[1]

Along with Mark Coyne and Wayne Coyne, he formed The Flaming Lips in 1983 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. According to Wayne, Michael was found as the bassist for the band because of his punk-rock look, and not because of his musical ability.^{[citation needed]} In fact, Michael initially couldn't play bass, but he learned how to and has been the bassist for the band ever since. Michael developed an interest in the recording process and has helped engineer the Flaming Lips' studio recordings since 1994.

Ivins often wears a full-body skeleton suit commonly recognized as a Halloween costume in tribute to John Entwistle (He wore this costume when The Flaming Lips performed at the 2008 VH1 Rock Honors, which paid tribute to The Who). In recent years, he is more commonly seen wearing CCCP t-shirts.

References

1. ^ Ankeny, Jason. "The Flaming Lips". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-flaming-lips-p4268/biography. Retrieved 22 August 2011. 

External links

• Interview with Michael Ivins on public radio program The Sound of Young America

Persondata
Name	Ivins, Michael
Alternative names	Ivins, Michael Lee
Short description	bassist and one of the founding members of The Flaming Lips
Date of birth	March 17, 1963
Place of birth	Omaha, Nebraska
Date of death
Place of death