Well, this just keeps getting messier. Almost a week after former Flaming Lips drummer Kliph Scurlock publicly accused singer Wayne Coyne of racism and verbal abuse, Coyne has given an official response to the situation. In an interview with Rolling Stone, Coyne tore in to Scurlock while also apologizing to Native Americans over an incident involving Coyne’s friend Christina Fallin.

The central incident cited by Scurlock involved Fallin’s appropriation of a Native American headdress, something that Coyne publicly defended her for doing after Native American rights groups criticized Fallin’s used of traditional ceremonial garb. In regards to that incident, Coyne apologized for offending Native Americans. “If we wrongly stepped on anybody’s sacredness, then I’m sorry about that,” Coyne said. “It was never our intention.”

Coyne was less than gracious, however, in reference to Scurlock, whom he called a “pathological liar” and a “bully.” He took issue with Scurlock’s allegation that Coyne was the only person who wanted him out of the Flaming Lips and that the other members of the band wanted him to stay; “That’s a lie and Kliph knows that,” Coyne said. He further accused Scurlock of bullying Fallin on the Internet and of being a negative person.

Overall, though, Coyne asserted that the reasons behind Scurlock’s firing were musical. “As time went on, he got to be a lazier and more closed-minded musician,” Coyne said.