Catching the Big Fish

David Lynch makes films. Odd films. Zany films. Nevertheless, I've run across many people who are creative yet cannot write and still try to write.

It's okay. David Lynch is not one of these.

"We should all be like puppy dogs, wagging our tails."

A great collection of anecdotes from Lynch, discussing his life, creativity, and TM. You're not really going to learn anything about how YOU can harness your creativity or how to meditate, you're just going to learn how Lynch does and his journey. It's a fun, light read if you love hearing Lynch talk (which I do).

What a bonkers book.
I'll have to look up the TM fund that he supports with his name.

I'm sure meditation and relaxation would help people in high stress environments but what a bonkers notion it is to believe that it's a solution to any of the stressors (poverty/racism/misogyny/transphobia/war/inequality/inequity) other than a soothing balm.

Short and sweet. You ain't gonna learn how to meditate, or anything concrete at all, but you get to see David Lynch's brain in action as it meanders around thinking about stuff in a very distinct tone.

Plus you might appreciate some previously unexamined details of life, like the perfect soundtrack for a scene or the granularity of rotten flesh.

What an interesting dive into the creative mind of David Lynch. This book talks about a little bit of everything, from his childhood to art school to the moment he decided to become a filmmaker to the highs and lows of his career. All of it revolves around his deep love and longstanding practice of Transcendental meditation, the linchpin (pun intended) of his creative life. Well worth the read if you are a creative and interested in how other creatives think.