Toward the end of 2024, a “personal crisis,” which he did not detail, prompted his exit from touring life. Drozd told Fox, though, that he hoped to remain a band member even though he didn’t go on the road. After 33 years, moving on felt kind of right.”A rep for the Flaming Lips and Wayne Coyne declined to comment. Drozd first addressed his exit on Threads in December, responding to a fan who asked if he was “officially done” with the Lips. As a group member, he co-wrote the group’s mainstream breakthrough, “She Don’t Use Jelly,” as well as celebrated albums like The Soft Bulletin (1999) and Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (2002).