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Greetings, dear reader. My name is David Lynch, and I'm excited to share with you the story of my life in this autobiography. Buckle up, because it's going to be quite a ride. Chapter 1: Eraserhead Dreams I was born on January 20th, 1946 in Missoula, Montana. From a young age, I had a fascination with the bizarre and the surreal. My parents encouraged my creativity, and I began experimenting with painting, music, and filmmaking. I attended the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, where I learned to combine my love of art and storytelling. Chapter 2: Moving Pictures After graduating, I moved to Philadelphia and began creating short films. In 1977, I released my first feature film, Eraserhead, which was a surreal and disturbing exploration of fatherhood. The film gained a cult following and put me on the map as a filmmaker to watch. Chapter 3: Twin Peaks and Peaks and Valleys In the late 80s, I created the television show Twin Peaks, which followed an FBI agent investigating a murder in a small town. The show was a critical and commercial success, but was ultimately cancelled after two seasons. I continued to create films, including Blue Velvet and Mulholland Drive, but also experienced setbacks and disappointments along the way. Chapter 4: Transcendental Meditation Throughout my career, I have been a strong advocate for Transcendental Meditation. It has helped me to cope with stress and find inner peace in a chaotic world. I even founded the David Lynch Foundation to promote TM and make it more accessible to people around the world. Chapter 5: The Return of Twin Peaks In 2017, Twin Peaks returned to television for a third season, 25 years after the show's cancellation. It was a surreal and experimental continuation of the story, and received critical acclaim. The experience of revisiting the world of Twin Peaks was both challenging and rewarding, and reminded me of the power of storytelling. Chapter 6: Creativity and Beyond Throughout my life, I have been inspired by the power of creativity to bring people together and explore the mysteries of the world. I continue to create films, music, and art, and am always searching for new ways to express myself. My hope is that my work can inspire others to explore their own creativity and embrace the unknown. Epilogue: The Art Life As I look back on my life, I realize that I have been incredibly lucky to be able to pursue my passions and share my vision with the world. My journey has been filled with highs and lows, but I wouldn't have it any other way. I hope that this book has given you some insight into my art and my life, and perhaps even inspired you to explore your own creative potential. And with that, dear reader, I bid you farewell. May your own journey be filled with wonder and discovery. Title: Catching the Big Fish: My Life in Film and Meditation Introduction: Dear reader, As I sit down to write this autobiography, I'm struck by how strange and surreal my life has been. From my early days experimenting with paint and film, to my more recent forays into music and meditation, I have always been drawn to the unknown and the unusual. My hope with this book is to take you on a journey through my life and my work, and perhaps give you some insight into what has driven me to create. I was born on January 20th, 1946 in Missoula, Montana, and grew up in the Pacific Northwest. From a young age, I was fascinated by the world around me. I loved to draw and paint, and spent hours exploring the forests and mountains near my home. As I got older, I became more interested in film and music, and began to experiment with these mediums in my own work. After graduating from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, I moved to Philadelphia and began creating short films. It was here that I began to explore the darker, more surreal side of filmmaking, culminating in my first feature film, Eraserhead. The film was a labor of love, taking several years to complete, and was a strange and disturbing exploration of fatherhood and the anxieties of modern life. It was not a commercial success, but it gained a cult following and put me on the map as a filmmaker to watch. From there, I continued to create films, each one more bizarre and surreal than the last. I created the television show Twin Peaks, which followed an FBI agent investigating a murder in a small town, and became a cultural phenomenon in the early 90s. I also continued to push the boundaries of film with works like Blue Velvet and Mulholland Drive. Throughout my career, I have also been a strong advocate for Transcendental Meditation, which has helped me to cope with stress and find inner peace in a chaotic world. I founded the David Lynch Foundation to promote TM and make it more accessible to people around the world. And now, as I look back on my life and my work, I am struck by how much I have learned and how much I have yet to discover. My hope with this book is to share some of that knowledge and inspiration with you, dear reader, and perhaps encourage you to explore your own creativity and embrace the unknown. So come along with me on this journey, as we explore the highs and lows, the joys and sorrows, and the strange and beautiful moments that have made up my life. It's going to be quite a ride. Chapter 1: Eraserhead Dreams Eraserhead was my first feature film, and it was a labor of love that took several years to complete. The film was a strange and surreal exploration of fatherhood and the anxieties of modern life, and it would go on to become a cult classic that still resonates with audiences today. The idea for Eraserhead came to me in a dream. In the dream, I saw a man with a giant head who was trying to raise a baby that looked like a tiny lizard. The dream was incredibly vivid and stayed with me long after I woke up. I knew I had to explore this image further. I spent the next several years working on the film, with very little money and a lot of determination. The process was grueling and at times, almost unbearable. But I was driven by a deep desire to create something that was true to my vision. Eraserhead was shot in black and white, and the stark, minimalist aesthetic was deliberate. I wanted to create a world that was both familiar and completely alien, a place where the mundane and the surreal intersected. The film follows Henry Spencer, a man who is thrust into fatherhood after his girlfriend gives birth to a grotesque, mutant baby. As he struggles to care for the baby, he begins to descend into a world of nightmares and strange visions. One of the most challenging aspects of making Eraserhead was the special effects. We had very little money to work with, so we had to be incredibly creative in how we achieved the look we wanted. The baby, for example, was created using a combination of a cow fetus, chicken parts, and various animal organs. It was an incredibly gruesome process, but it was necessary to create the haunting, otherworldly effect we were going for. Despite the challenges, Eraserhead was completed and premiered at the Filmex Festival in Los Angeles in 1977. The film was not an immediate commercial success, but it gained a cult following and has since become a revered classic. It is a testament to the power of following your dreams and staying true to your vision, no matter how difficult the journey may be. Looking back on Eraserhead, I am struck by how much it taught me about the power of filmmaking. It showed me that it's possible to create something truly unique and deeply personal, even in the face of incredible obstacles. And it taught me that the most important thing is to stay true to your vision, no matter how strange or unconventional it may seem to others. Eraserhead will always hold a special place in my heart, and I am grateful for the opportunity to have brought this strange, surreal world to life on the big screen. Chapter 2: Blue Velvet and the Dark Side of Suburbia After the success of Eraserhead, I found myself with more opportunities and resources to create my next project. I knew that I wanted to explore the dark side of suburbia, and the result was Blue Velvet. Blue Velvet is a film that is both deeply disturbing and incredibly beautiful. It follows Jeffrey Beaumont, a college student who discovers a severed human ear in a field near his home. He becomes obsessed with solving the mystery of the ear, which leads him on a surreal and disturbing journey into the seedy underbelly of his seemingly idyllic hometown. One of the things that I was interested in exploring in Blue Velvet was the idea of duality. The film presents a world that is simultaneously beautiful and grotesque, where the mundane and the horrific coexist. The vibrant colors and lush greenery of the town are juxtaposed with the dark, violent acts that take place just below the surface. In creating the character of Frank Booth, the film's antagonist, I wanted to explore the darkest corners of human nature. Frank is a violent, sadistic man who represents the embodiment of pure evil. He is a character who is both terrifying and mesmerizing, and Dennis Hopper's performance is nothing short of electrifying. One of the most memorable scenes in the film is the "In Dreams" sequence, in which Frank lip-syncs to Roy Orbison's song while holding Jeffrey's girlfriend, Dorothy, hostage. The scene is both beautiful and terrifying, and it perfectly captures the duality that I was trying to explore in the film. The production of Blue Velvet was not without its challenges. There were disagreements with the studio over the film's content, and some of the more controversial scenes had to be shot in secret. But despite these obstacles, the film was completed and released to critical acclaim. Looking back on Blue Velvet, I am struck by how much it pushed the boundaries of what was considered acceptable in mainstream cinema at the time. It was a film that challenged audiences and forced them to confront their own preconceptions about the world around them. Blue Velvet remains one of my most beloved films, and I am proud of the impact that it has had on the world of cinema. It showed that it is possible to create something that is both beautiful and disturbing, and that sometimes, the darkest places are the ones that are most worth exploring. Chapter 3...