The Untold Truth Of Wayne Coyne

Wayne Coyne had a childhood that was filled with the things you'd expect: family, sweet moments, learning, and growing. According to a piece by the Independent, Coyne was born to Irish Catholic parents in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1961. His family was a big one, and he was the second youngest kid in the house. His father owned an office installation company and expected his kids to help him. That said, Coyne and his siblings were adventurous. "Dad was a big, alpha male worker guy. He was always the boss. My older brothers brought a lot of drugs, motorbikes, and music into the house. They played The Beatles and Pink Floyd, lying in the dark, getting stoned. Amazing," Coyne reflected.

The young Wayne Coyne couldn't help but be fascinated by music and everything it represented. He paid careful attention to songs from The Wizard of Oz and was drawn to Tom Jones' music as well. "[Jones'] early stuff was so dramatic, over the top. He sounds so intensely broken-hearted –- suicidal. I relate to that. I'm also over the top, always having to ask people I work with: 'Is that too over the top?' I'm lucky they can tell me, 'That over-the-top bit there is great, that over-the-top bit there is not.' I'd rather feel things all the way," Coyne explained. As an imaginative kid, he often found himself sketching and allowing his imagination to run wild, seeking magic in the mundane.

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