Coyne speaks out on song controversy

Wayne Coyne has spoken about the controversy surrounding the decision to make his band's hit 'Do You Realise??' the official rock song of Oklahoma.

The single from 2002's Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots won an online poll and was approved by the state's senate, before it failed to win a majority in the house of representatives.

However, state governor Brad Henry announced that he would sign the executive order to make the track the official rock song of the band's home state.

Coyne told Billboard: "When all of this started, I think everybody's knee-jerk reaction in the beginning was: 'Ah, we knew it was too good to be true. That's more of the Oklahoma we thought we were dealing with.'

"But it's not true, and I think that's the main reason I wanted to make sure I got to say something about it."

He added: "It's really just a couple of these small-minded guys who are the most popular guys in their church and their little small towns.

"There are a lot of other great things that are happening in Oklahoma. And you know, for the governor to stand up and veto it and be on our side, it's such a great story in the end."