In an interview on Nathan Thompson's podcast, Steven Drozd opened up further on why his 33-year stint as a member of The Flaming Lips came to a close.

Drozd explained he would have stayed with the band if it meant he wouldn't have to go on tour, something frontman Wayne Coyne disagreed with. "Part of me hoped I could just be like a guy that doesn’t tour but is still in the band. I think that can work for some bands — I guess it worked for the Beach Boys — but we’re not the Beach Boys. That just seemed like an odd fit. After 33 years, moving on felt kind of right."

Watch the snippet of Drozd's comment below:

Drozd first revealed he was no longer in The Flaming Lips with a sequence of now-deleted post on Threads last month, where he claimed, "They're done with me - but we're not talking about it. So yes I'm moving on. Just keep it to yourself for now. Ok?"

Coyne responded several days later: "For anybody who read Stevens post about the reason he is no longer in the Flaming Lips … the reason he left is sad, and infuriating.... it is HIS responsibility to tell everyone what happened… what he told everyone was a lie ….I was trying to give him ( Steven ) his own space and time to let everyone know what REALLY happened...."

Drozd first joined The Flaming Lips as a full-time member in 1991, working on the group's breakthrough album Transmissions From The Satellite Heart.