Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne admits to a particularly surreal experience smoking weed with Paul McCartney.Actually, during a recent conversation with The Guardian, Coyne said he had cringy interactions with celebrities “all the time.” As evidence, he offered up an anecdote involving the Beatles star.“The first time we met Paul McCartney – he wasn’t there to meet us, he was at one of these festivals, and he came in through the backstage,” Coyne said. “No one really knew he was there. He came in with his wife, Linda, and I just followed him up on stage. He thought I was part of his entourage – apparently, he didn’t mind that I was there.READ MORE: Top 30 Weed Songs“But I stood right behind him as he watched Neil Young play,” Coyne added, estimating that the story took place sometime around 1993. “I’d seen Neil Young play – I was there to look at Paul McCartney more than anything else.” Paul McCartney Handed Wayne Coyne a ‘Big Joint’As the Flaming Lips singer stared at one of his idols, he couldn’t help but notice something: “I remember his ear was very crusty,” Coyne noted. “I mean, you’re just looking at Paul McCartney as a human, you know? You don’t get to do that very often. And I remember looking at his ear and – look, sometimes when you’re traveling around a lot, your ears are kind of crusty.”Coyne’s long gaze at McCartney was broken up by a friendly offer.“I don’t smoke pot, and he had a big joint, and he handed it to me as if I was part of his entourage. I took a big puff of it, which I shouldn’t have done, but I thought, ‘Well, how often do you get to smoke a joint with Paul McCartney?’” Coyne concluded. “It was amazing.”Paul McCartney Albums Ranked The Beatles always defined him, but McCartney’s story didn’t end there.Gallery Credit: Nick DeRiso