Flaming Vs Fire

Nos concertos da sua banda, os Flaming Lips, Wayne Coyne recorre muito a adereços como sangue falso. Mas parece que desta vez o sangue é tudo menos a fingir. Em declarações à Rolling Stone, Coyne desfere um violento ataque à preciosa coqueluche do mundo "indie", os Arcade Fire. Parece que alguma coisa correu mal da última vez que os seus caminhos se cruzaram. Ora vejam:

"I'm a fan of them on one level, but on another level I get really tired of their pompousness ... We've played some shows with them and they really treat people like shit. Whenever I've been around them, I've found that they not only treated their crew like shit, they treated the audience like shit. They treated everybody in their vicinity like shit. I thought, 'Who do they think they are?' I don't know why people put up with it. I wouldn't put up with it. I don't care if it's Arcade Fire or Brian Eno. If either of them walked into a room and treated people like shit I'd be like, 'Fuck you, get outta here.'
... People treat Arcade Fire like they're the greatest thing ever and they get away with it. Those sort of opinions change my view of their music. They have good tunes, but they're pricks, so fuck 'em. Who does Arcade Fire think they are? I've been around groups. I've been around the Edge from U2 and he's the fucking sweetest guy ever. I was around Justin Timberlake when he was young and he was just a normal, nice, kind person. Anyone can be polite and kind and people who have the privilege and money and attention should understand that. If they don't, then fuck 'em."

Estas declarações são no mínimo surpreendentes. Quer por virem de um tipo que é hoje em dia conhecido pelos seus shows onde se celebra a comunhão entre as pessoas, quer por terem como alvo uma banda que criou a fama de criar igualmente estados de comunhão e euforia nos seus concertos, inclusivé tocando no meio da assistência já depois dos concertos acabarem, como há bastas provas no YouTube. Enfim, esperemos para ver se Win Butler e comparsas respondem à invectiva.