Mark Coyne (musician)

{{Short description|American musician}}

Mark Coyne (born November 19, 1962) is an American musician and one of the original members of the rock band the Flaming Lips. Coyne co-founded the group along with his brother Wayne in Norman, Oklahoma, in 1983.{{cite news | first=Iain | last=Shedden | title=Loose Lips still oddly appealing | date=2009-10-15 | url =http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/arts/loose-lips-still-oddly-appealing/story-e6frg8qf-1225786797313 | work =The Australian | accessdate = 2010-01-31 }} The original lineup of the Flaming Lips was Mark on lead vocals, Wayne on guitar, and Michael Ivins on bass. Mark left the band in 1985 (shortly after their self-titled debut EP was released) around the time of his wedding.{{cite news | title=The Flaming Lips--Full Biography | publisher=mtv.com | url =http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/flaming_lips/artist.jhtml | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20060907142255/http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/flaming_lips/artist.jhtml | url-status =dead | archive-date =September 7, 2006 | accessdate = 2010-01-31 }} Upon Mark's departure, Wayne assumed lead vocalist and songwriting duties.

Some of the 1985 demos that Mark sang on were released as a part of the Finally the Punk Rockers Are Taking Acid compilation.{{Citation needed|date=January 2010}}