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Mike Miley:I mean, honestly, not great.

David Lynch on the set ofThe Straight Storyin 1998.
I keep trying to think about it [as] a book about celebrating his work.
What initially drew you to contextualize Lynchs onscreen work using music and literature?
He has this quote saying: People are like radios, they pick up signals.

Author Mike Miley
And I was thinking about, okay, what are the signals that are in his work?
Why do you thinkTwin Peaksin particular has such a hold on American pop culture?
Did you see that thing last night?
Sherilyn Fenn and Kyle MacLachlan inTwin Peaks.
It was sort of the most mainstream that Lynchs work got.
We all want to believe that its real because weneedto believe that its real.
Sherilyn Fenn and Kyle MacLachlan inTwin Peaks.

Is there a particular work of Lynchs thats resonating with you right now?
In that way, the works not gone, and were kind of just starting our relationship with Lynch.
This conversation has been edited and condensed.