ɪn mˈeɪ, skˈɜːlɑːk sˈɛd ðæt hiː hɐdbɪn fˈaɪɚd fɔːɹ nˈɛɡətˌɪv kˈɑːmɛnts ɐbˌaʊt wˈeɪn kˈɔɪnz fɹˈɛnd kɹɪstˈiːnə fˈɔːlᵻn, ðə dˈɔːɾɚɹ ʌv ˌoʊklɐhˈoʊməz ɡˈʌvɚnɚ ænd lˈiːdɚɹ əvə bˈænd kˈɔːld pˈɪŋk pˈoʊni.
In May, Scurlock said that he had been fired for negative comments about Wayne Coyne's friend Christina Fallin, the daughter of Oklahoma's governor and leader of a band called Pink Pony.