Debbie Harrie, Laurie Anderson, Patti Smith Lead A Women-Centric Tibet House Benefit

“I saw Laurie Anderson in Germany once, leaving a hotel with Lou Reed,” Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne recounted in a phone interview this week. “I’ve never seen her play though. So this is going to be nerve-racking.”

He’s referring to the fact that he and his band will be gracing the same stage as the famed musician and performance artist next month, during the 25th annual Tibet House Benefit Concert. Along with Anderson, he’ll be breathing the same Carnegie Hall air as Debbie Harry and Patti Smith. Nervous seems an appropriate response.

The annual night of music has long belonged to classical music giant Philip Glass, the curator of the event. “Meeting him is like meeting Santa Claus,” Coyne mused. “Philip is this crazy musician, and when you’re around him, he gives it everything — every bit of his talent and attention. It’s thrilling to be around someone who is giving so much, because it means everything to him.”

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