#mick jackson

WHITNEY HOUSTON in The Bodyguard (1992)

« I have [a mind-picture] for my lungs, which is as follows: Each lung is in fact a tiny inverted tree with the base of the trunk coming out at my throat. When I breathe in, leaves appear on the branches. When I exhale, the leaves disappear. Thus, the seasons are constantly shifting in my ribcage. They come around every second or two. If I am to stay alive, it is vitally important that these little trees do not stay barren for long. I believe I first conjured up this image when I was still quite small but must have since spent several hundred hours of my life (including a good many as an adult) endeavoring to keep my lung-trees sufficiently leafy. »

— Mick Jackson, The Underground Man