Transcendental Meditation

Form of mantra meditation

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February 2025
David Lynch
Lynch's death certificate was publicly reported, confirming cardiac arrest as the immediate cause of death, with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease as the underlying cause. He was cremated and his ashes buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.
January 2025
David Lynch
Lynch was evacuated from his home due to Southern California wildfires.
January 16 2025
David Lynch
Lynch's family informed TMZ of his death.
January 16 2025
David Lynch
Family informed TMZ of his death.
January 15 2025
David Lynch
Died at his daughter's home at the age of 78.
2024
David Lynch
Collaborated with Chrystabell on the album Cellophane Memories.
2024 Donovan took 2024 off to prepare for a sixtieth anniversary concert series planned for 2025.
December 20 2024
David Lynch
A divorce settlement agreement was reached between Lynch and Emily Stofle.
November 2024
David Lynch
Lynch told People magazine about quitting smoking in 2022 and his ongoing health struggles, stating he could 'hardly walk across a room'.
September 2024
David Lynch
Lynch made his last published broadcast speech at Meditate America 2024, discussing the Beatles' practice of Transcendental Meditation and playing a cover of 'Across the Universe'.
August 2024
David Lynch
Lynch publicly announced his diagnosis of emphysema, attributed to years of smoking, which would prevent him from leaving his house and force him to direct only remotely. He mentioned that his Netflix project (Wisteria/Unrecorded Night) had fallen through.
August 2024
David Lynch
Publicly announced his diagnosis of emphysema, attributed to years of smoking, which would limit his ability to leave his house and potentially impact his directing work.
August 2024
David Lynch
In an interview with Sight and Sound, Lynch revealed he was housebound due to health risks from emphysema and unlikely to pursue further directorial projects.
February 2024 Donovan was disqualified from driving for two years and fined €500 for dangerous driving by Skibbereen District Court in Ireland.
2023
David Lynch
Emily Stofle filed for divorce from Lynch.
2023 Love released the album 'Mike Love Not War'.
July 2023 Co-hosted 'We the Future' event with Kenneth Cole, exploring the future of AI and promoting peace through innovation, featuring speakers from various fields including technology, space, music, and activism.
April 2023
David Lynch
In an interview, Lynch confirmed that his weather reports and associated web series would not continue, citing the early morning routine as the reason for ending them.
2022
David Lynch
Alexandre O. Philippe released the documentary Lynch/Oz, exploring David Lynch's references to Victor Fleming's The Wizard of Oz.
2022
David Lynch
Lynch quit smoking two years after his emphysema diagnosis.
2022 During an interview with Variety, Donovan discussed his religious beliefs, stating that many of his songs celebrate the Goddess and express concerns about environmental exploitation.
2022 Love attends the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).
2022
David Lynch
Lynch stopped smoking after a lifetime of tobacco use that began when he was eight years old.
2022
David Lynch
Condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine in a weather report video, directly addressing Russian president Vladimir Putin and criticizing the conflict.
December 2022 Donovan released the album Gaelia, with singles 'Rock Me' and 'Lover O' Lover' featuring David Gilmour on guitar.
December 16 2022
David Lynch
Lynch aired his final weather report, announcing he would not continue the series.
April 2022 Lynch announced a $500 million initiative to fund Transcendental Meditation training for 30,000 international university students, in partnership with the Global Union of Scientists for Peace and Maharishi International University.
April 2022
David Lynch
Announced a $500 million transcendental meditation world peace initiative to fund TM for 30,000 college students.
February 2022
David Lynch
Lynch was cast in Steven Spielberg's semi-autobiographical film The Fabelmans, playing the role of legendary filmmaker John Ford in a role described as a 'closely guarded secret'.
2021 Donovan released the album Lunarian, dedicated to his wife, which included a song recorded decades earlier with Nils Lofgren.
May 10 2021 On his 75th birthday, Donovan released the music video for the album's song 'I Am the Shaman,' produced by David Lynch.
2020
David Lynch
Lynch returned to doing weather reports from his Los Angeles apartment, accompanied by two new series: 'What is David Lynch Working on Today?' and 'Today's Number Is...'
2020
David Lynch
David Lynch diagnosed with emphysema due to years of smoking.
2020 Love performs at Mar-a-Lago's New Year's Eve celebration.
2020
David Lynch
Expressed support for Black Lives Matter protests in one of his daily weather report videos.
October 2020 Love's Beach Boys headline a fundraiser for Trump's reelection campaign in Newport Beach, which Wilson and Jardine publicly disavow.
July 17 2020
David Lynch
Lynch's merchandise store released COVID-19 face masks featuring his artwork.
July 17 2020
David Lynch
Lynch's merchandise store released COVID-19 pandemic face masks featuring his art.
June 2020
David Lynch
David Lynch rereleased his 2002 web series Rabbits on YouTube.
February 2020 Love's Beach Boys perform at a Safari Club International convention in Reno, Nevada, despite online protests from Brian Wilson and Al Jardine.
2019
David Lynch
Received an Honorary Academy Award in recognition of his significant contributions to cinema.
2019 To mark the 50th anniversary of Brian Jones's death, Donovan released a tribute album, Joolz Juke, featuring Jones's grandson Joolz Jones.
2019 Donovan released Eco-Song, an album of songs with an ecological theme, inspired by Greta Thunberg.
July 19 2019 Love released his fourth album '12 Sides Of Summer'.
May 10 2019
David Lynch
Produced a new track by Donovan titled 'I Am the Shaman' and directed its accompanying video, released on Donovan's 75th birthday.
2018
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Judith Bourque published the autobiographical book 'Robes of Silk, Feet of Clay', substantiating her claims of a two-year relationship with the Maharishi and providing evidence including photos, notes, and dated letters.
October 2018 Love praises Donald Trump and is present at the signing of the Music Modernization Act.
October 26 2018 Love released his third solo album 'Reason for the Season', featuring traditional and original Christmas music.
June 2018
David Lynch
Lynch collaborated with Kristine McKenna to publish 'Room to Dream', a biography-memoir hybrid that provides insights into his life and work.
June 2018
David Lynch
Lynch gave an interview to The Guardian discussing Donald Trump, which was later clarified to be taken out of context.

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