Watch: 9-Minute Talk With David Lynch And Patti Smith About 'Blue Velvet,' 'Twin Peaks,' Pussy Riot, And More

If the Foundation Cartier's pairing up of David Lynch and Patti Smith for a conversation might seem a bit odd, you might not be aware that the duo have collaborated before. In 2011, they created an e-card for the Foundation (see below), with Lynch's animation providing the backdrop for Smith's rendition of "Bah-Bah Black Sheep" because, obviously. The duo are back, having participated in a talk for the gallery and it's every bit as excellent as you'd expect.

Caught on camera by BBC's "Newsnight Encounters" series, this is nine minutes with two fascinating minds in a conversation veering wonderfully all over the place. It kicks off with a discussion of artistic inspiration, with Smith sharing that her song "Grateful" arrived fully formed in her head. But Lynch says his ideas don't come as easily. 

"I get ideas in fragments… it's as if in the other room, there's a puzzle... and the first piece I get is just a fragment of the whole puzzle,...