The Flaming Lips Urge For Help To Find Steven Drozd's Missing Daughter

The Flaming Lips have shared posts on social media urging their followers for help to find multi-instrumentalist Steven Drozd’s missing 16-year-old daughter.

According to a post shared by Drozd, his daughter Charlotte “Bowie” Drozd has been missing in Seattle since 11:30 am Saturday (5 October) and was last seen at the Seattle Space Needle.

The band’s lead vocalist, Wayne Coyne, shared a missing person’s poster with Bowie’s information on his personal Instagram today. The post was also shared on The Flaming Lips’ Instagram.

Coyne captioned the post, “URGENT!!! Please help if you can!!! Steven’s daughter (she is 16 years old) is missing!!! She was last seen at the Space Needle early on Saturday…. I’ll post more info as soon as I can.”

Anyone with information about Bowie’s whereabouts is advised to contact the Seattle Police Department at 206-625-5011 or Bowie’s mother, Becky.

In a social media post shared by the Seattle Police Department, Bowie has been described as 5’9 in height, with brown eyes and long brown hair, and was seen wearing khaki-coloured shorts and pink shoes.

UPDATE - 9 OCTOBER 2024: Bowie has been found and is “safe,” Wayne Coyne wrote on Instagram.

“Yessssss❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️she’s found and is safe.. her mother has spoke with her.. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️THANK YOU everyone for all your posts and all your networking and all your support and all your skills and all your trust and all your LOVE !!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️”.

No other information was shared.

Steven Drozd became a member of The Flaming Lips in 1991 (then as their drummer), but since 1999, he has been a multi-instrumentalist in the band.

The Flaming Lips are set to return to Australia for their first tour down under in five years in January and February 2025. This will be no ordinary tour; the group will play their seminal 2002 LP, Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots, in its entirety—as well as some cult classics.

When The Flaming Lips last toured in Australia in 2019, they embarked on another anniversary run, celebrating their 1999 classic, The Soft Bulletin. In 2019, the band released their 15th studio album, King’s Mouth, followed by 2020’s American Head.

Our daughter Charlotte “Bowie”Drozd has been missing in Seattle since 11:30am Saturday. Last seen on the monorail. We welcome any information or help. pic.twitter.com/ThHgkr98sv

— Brōzd (@drozd_stephen) October 7, 2024

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A post shared by Wayne Coyne (@waynecoyne5)

MISSING: Charlotte, 16 y/o, WF, 5’9”, 140lbs, brown eyes and long brown hair. Wearing khaki color shorts and pink shoes. Last seen Saturday 10-5-24 at 11:30 a.m., in the 400 block of Broad Street by the Space Needle. pic.twitter.com/ZtqaC8M13C

— Seattle Police Department (@SeattlePD) October 6, 2024