Award-winning filmmaker David Lynch, renowned for his surrealist films, including “Eraserhead,” “Blue Velvet,” and “Mulholland Drive,” has revealed that he was diagnosed with a chronic lung disease. “I have to say that I enjoyed smoking very much, and I do love tobacco—the smell of it, lighting cigarettes on fire, smoking them—but there is a price to pay for this enjoyment, and the price for me is emphysema,” he wrote. Lynch noted that he stopped smoking more than two years ago.
“Recently I had many tests and the good news is that I am in excellent shape except for emphysema,” he added. “I’ve gotten emphysema from smoking for so long and so I’m homebound whether I like it or not. And now, because of COVID, it would be very bad for me to get sick, even with a cold,” he told the publication, adding that he “can only walk a short distance before [running] out of oxygen.
” As a result of his lung disease, Lynch said that he would consider making films remotely moving forward “if it comes to it,” adding that he “wouldn’t like that so much.” Following his remarks, internet users began to speculate about Lynch’s ability to continue working, leading the esteemed filmmaker to clarify that he was not planning on leaving the entertainment industry. “I am filled with happiness, and I will never retire,” he wrote in his recent X post.
“I want you all to know that I really appreciate your concern.” According to Lynch’s IMDb webpage, the filmmaker was also working on a project titled “Unrecorded Night,” which is currently listed as in production. However, Lynch’s producing partner, Sabrina Sutherland, revealed earlier this year that Netflix had canceled the series due to the pandemic.
Mirroring his filmmaking work, Lynch’s music career has also spanned over 40 years. He helped compose the soundtracks for many of his films, including his first feature-length film, “Eraserhead,” released in 1982, and has released several albums, including “BlueBOB” (2001), “The Air Is on Fire” (2007), “Crazy Clown Time” (2011), and “The Big Dream” (2013). Lynch has also collaborated with singer Chrystabell, who starred in “Twin Peaks: The Return,” releasing their first album, “This Train,” in 2011, followed by their sophomore album, “Somewhere in the Nowhere,” in 2016.
“Cellophane Memories comes from a vision that David experienced during a nighttime walk through a forest of tall trees, over the tops of which he saw a bright light. As he recalls it, the light became the lilt of Chrystabell’s voice and revealed a secret to him,” the website reads. “It is from these mysterious convergences of light and sound, day and night, starry sky and black forest that Chrystabell and David’s collaboration has continued to blossom.
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