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As The Flaming Lips mourn the decease of collaborator Nell Smith, the set is asking for immoderate accusation regarding Steven Drozd’s 16-year-old girl Charlotte, who was past seen Oct. 5 successful Seattle.
By Brahmjot Kaur Oct 08, 2024 5:28 PMTags
Flaming Lips Collaborator and Music Prodigy Nell Smith, Dead astatine 17
The Flaming Lips are asking the nationalist for help.
Two days aft multi-instrumentalist Steven Drozd’s 16-year-old girl Charlotte “Bowie” Drozd was confirmed arsenic a missing idiosyncratic by the Seattle Police Department successful Washington, the set is pleading for assistance.
“Please assistance if you tin !!!” pb vocalist Wayne Coyne wrote connected Instagram Oct. 7. “She was past seen astatine the Space Needle aboriginal connected Saturday….I’ll station much info arsenic soon arsenic I can.”
Drozd, who shares Charlotte and lad Daniel with his woman Becky Drozd, expressed gratitude for Coyne’s plea while sharing however his household is doing amid the turmoil. “Thank you Wayne for posting,” helium wrote. “We don’t cognize what to do.”
The SPD confirmed the news connected X, formerly known arsenic Twitter, noting that Charlotte was past seen Oct. 5 connected the 400 artifact of Broad Street adjacent the Seattle tourer attraction successful khaki-colored shorts and pinkish shoes. The flyer besides added that she was “possibly headed to Seattle’s downtown.”
Fans and loved ones shared an outpouring of enactment and well-wishes amid the search. One instrumentality wrote successful the comments, “May she beryllium recovered harmless and dependable and soon.” Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea added, “Godspeed.”
It’s been a heartbreaking fewer days for The Flaming Lips as Nell Smith, 17, who was champion known for collaborating with the set for their 2021 medium Where the Viaduct Looms, died abruptly connected Oct. 5.
“We recorded an astonishing medium with her 3 years ago,” Coyne shared with the audience during their Portland, Ore., amusement Oct. 6. “We got immoderate precise bittersweet messages contiguous that she was killed successful a car mishap past night. And we’re reminded erstwhile again of the powerfulness of euphony and however encouraging it tin beryllium to beryllium astir radical that you love.”
The Canadian singer’s household confirmed the quality connected Instagram with a heartfelt tribute.
“It pains america truthful overmuch to accidental that our feisty, talented, unique, beauteous girl was cruelly taken from america connected Saturday night,” Nell’s household wrote connected Oct. 7. “We are reeling from the quality and don’t cognize what to bash oregon say.”
“She had truthful overmuch much to acquisition and to springiness this satellite but we are grateful that she got to acquisition truthful precise overmuch successful her 17 years,” her household continued. “She has near an indelible people connected the connection and an unfillable chasm successful our hearts. Hold your kids other choky contiguous and for present delight permission america to enactment done things. We volition outcry erstwhile we request you. Jude, Rachel, Jed and Ike x.”
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