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While Rosen's voice echoes Corgan's, the band's signature off-kilter (at times off-key) melodies are more likely to bring to mind Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne.

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Mr. WAYNE COYNE (Lead Singer, Flaming Lips): Hello, everybody.

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We hung with Wayne Coyne and LeVar Burton, got animated with John Hodgman, flew drones with Chris Anderson, went behind the scenes at Improv Everywhere, rode some crazy hacked bikes in Boston, played classic pinball, spoke to a disembodied robotic head, went ghost hunting, solved a few mysteries and even discovered the true meaning of the holidays (it's presents, by the way).

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