The Flaming Lips’ Wayne Coyne yesterday asked Justin Timberlake to play bass for him on Top of the Pops. Coyne and Timberlake were both set to appear on the show, and when the Flaming Lips man bumped into the Nsync star at Radio 1 he suggested the collaboration.
"We're doing 'Top of the Pops', and he's doing 'Top of the Pops', and I'm going to go downstairs and ask him right now if he would like to play bass with on our Yoshimi song.” Wayne explained. “Maybe he'll say to me 'well yeah Wayne, if you'll dance'. And you know, I can't dance, but I would say 'yes', and he'll probably say 'well I don't play bass' and I'll say 'well all the better - I help you and you help me and we'll make a time of it'."
Word is Justin took up the offer – though not being around TV Centre for the show’s recording last night we’re going to have to wait until tonight to see if the collaboration made it into the show.