Wayne Coyne apologises to Arcade Fire

Wayne Coyne had apologised to Arcade Fire for the comments he made about the group in a previous interview.

The Flaming Lips frontman told Entertainment Weekly that he did not mean to insult the band members themselves when he accused the group of mistreating their crew on tour.

Coyne said: "I wish that had never happened. I didn't necessarily mean it about the people in the Arcade Fire. I meant it about the guys that were running their stages at a couple of festivals.

"I wish whatever had been said wouldn't have been taken as such a defiant statement from the Flaming Lips, because it wasn't. I just assumed [their response] was a joke."

He added: "I would [like to apologise]. I really feel bad about it. I like enough of their music. The idea that I'm somehow against them...I'm not!"