Muses: Flying Lotus on David Lynch, Renaissance Paintings, and Ralph Steadman’s ‘Weird Bug-Out’ Art

“Muses” is a column for which creators from different disciplines reveal sources of artistic inspiration and instigation. 
Flying Lotus has been making expansive electronic music with a basis in hip-hop beats since 2006, when his debut album led the way for a discography that has touched on elements of spiritual ambience and astral jazz. He’s related to the great pianist and harpist Alice Coltrane (she was his aunt), and from his home base in Los Angeles—where he fou