David Lynch Has Died

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David Lynch, nan caput down Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet, Mulholland Drive, and different unsettling works, has died, his family confirmed successful a position connected his charismatic Facebook page. He was 78 years old.

The position announcing his passing didn’t database a root of death. But past August, Lynch revealed that he had been diagnosed pinch emphysema “from my galore years of smoking.” At nan time, he told Sight and Sound that he could nary longer “go out” complete concerns that he could drawback covid, and that he apt would not beryllium tin to nonstop again successful person. In a position astir his diagnosis, he said that “recently I had galore tests and nan bully news is that I americium successful fantabulous style isolated from for emphysema. I americium filled pinch happiness, and I will ne'er retire.”

The post, of course, had a very Lynchian addition: “I enjoyed smoking very much, and I do emotion baccy — nan smell of it, lighting cigarettes connected fire, smoking them — but location is simply a worth to net for this enjoyment, and nan worth for maine is emphysema.”

Here is nan afloat relationship from Lynch’s family announcing his death:

It is pinch dense regret that we, his family, denote nan passing of nan man and nan artist, David Lynch. We would admit immoderate privateness astatine this time. There’s a ample dispersed successful nan world now that he’s nary longer pinch us. But, arsenic he would say, “Keep your oculus connected nan donut and not connected nan hole.”

It’s a beautiful clip pinch aureate sunshine and bluish skies each nan way.

Variety has an extended obituary astir Lynch’s life and work.