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Asd 3, Stephen King Reveals His Top Five Stephen King Stories

Stephen King Reveals His Top Five Stephen King Stories

» Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY!

♪♪ WELCOME BACK TO "THE LATE SHOW"!

I AM HERE WITH THE AUTHOR OF THE NEW NOVEL "BILLY SUMMERS,"

MR. STEPHEN KING.

AT ONE POINT THE CHARACTER BILLY SUMMERS HERE SAYS WRITING IS

ALSO A KIND OF WAR.

THE STORY IS WHAT YOU CARRY, AND EVERY TIME YOU ADD TO IT, IT

GETS HEAVIER.

ALL OVER THE WORLD, THERE ARE HALF-FINISHED BOOKS BECAUSE THE

WORK GOT TOO HEAVY.

HAVE YOU, STEPHEN KING, EXPERIENCED THAT HEAVINESS?

» YEAH.

THE WORST CASE, I WROTE A BOOK CALLED "THE STAND "-- .

» Stephen: VERY SALIENT.

( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) » ABOUT A MUTATING FLU VIRUS.

ANY SIMILARITIES TO WHAT'S GOING ON NOW ARE TOO CLOSE FOR

COMFORT.

BUT I GOT ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH THAT BOOK AND I GOT THESE PEOPLE

TO BOULDER, COLORADO, AND BY THAT TIME I HAD A HUGE CAST OF

CHARACTERS WHO WERE 20 OR 25, AND I THOUGHT, I DON'T KNOW WHAT

I'M GOING TO DO WITH THESE PEOPLE.

THEY'VE GOT TO REST IN THIS ONE PLACE, AND THE BOOK STAYED ON A

SHELF FOR ABOUT THREE WEEKS WHILE I JUST WENT FOR LONG WALKS

AND TRIED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO WITH THE STORY.

AND THE WORST THING WAS I WAS THINKING, WHAT IF THIS THING

NEVER GETS DONE?

YOU TALK ABOUT HEAVY, THAT WAS PRETTY HEAVY.

AND THEN I REMEMBER SOMETHING THAT RAYMOND CHANDLER SAID, HE

SAID, WHEN YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO NEXT, BRING ON THE MAN

WITH THE GUN.

I THOUGHT, WELL, WHAT IF SOMEBODY BLOWS UP ABOUT HALF OF

THESE TROUBLESOME PEOPLE, I CAN DEAL WITH THE ONES THAT ARE

LEFT, AND THAT'S WHAT I DID.

( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )

» Stephen: THAT'S NICE.

THAT'S SIMPLE.

ALL RIGHT, YOUR FANS ALL HAVE THEIR FAVORITE STEPHEN KING

BOOKS.

DO YOU HAVE -- » WE HOPE.

» Stephen: THEY DO OR ELSE THEY WOULDN'T BE FANS.

DO YOU HAVE YOUR FAVORITE?

WHAT ARE YOUR TOP FIVE BOOKS OR SHORT STORIES OF STEPHEN KING,

STEPHEN KING?

( LAUGHTER ) » WELL, I THINK --

» Stephen: WRITE THIS DOWN, CARVE THIS IN STONE.

» MY FAVORITE SHORT STORY WOULD BE CALLED "SURVIVOR TYPE" WHICH

IS ABOUT A PHYSICIAN STRANDED ON A LITTLE ISLAND AND HE'S

SMUGGLING HEROIN, AND HE'S STARVING, SO HE EATS HIMSELF

PIECE BY PIECE.

» Stephen: I LIKE THAT, FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY.

» THAT IS FAMILY FRIENDLY.

IT COULD BE A DISNEY CARTOON.

I LIKED THE NOVEL "MISERY" A LOT.

THAT WAS KIND OF FUN.

IT WAS A FUN BOOK TO WRITE.

( APPLAUSE ) THIS IS LIKE A LED ZEPPLIN

CONCERT, SORT OF LIKE PLAY "FREE BIRD" AND IT'S ALL GOOD.

» Stephen: THAT'S TWO.

I LIKE A STORY STREAMING ON APPLE + AND I HELD ON TO THAT

FOR A LONG TIME.

THE STAND.

ONE CALLED "STAND BY ME: THE BODY."

AND "BILLY SUMMERS," THE CURRENT ONE.

» Stephen: AND "BILLY SUMMERS," THE BOOK "BILLY

SUMMERS," ONE OF HIS TOP FIVE, IS AVAILABLE NOW.

THE MAN IS STEPHEN KING, EVERYBODY.

STEPHEN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE!

WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH "BLACK PANTHER" STAR WINSTON DUKE!

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» Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY!

♪♪ WELCOME BACK TO "THE LATE SHOW"!

I AM HERE WITH THE AUTHOR OF THE NEW NOVEL "BILLY SUMMERS,"

MR. STEPHEN KING.

AT ONE POINT THE CHARACTER BILLY SUMMERS HERE SAYS WRITING IS

ALSO A KIND OF WAR.

THE STORY IS WHAT YOU CARRY, AND EVERY TIME YOU ADD TO IT, IT

GETS HEAVIER.

ALL OVER THE WORLD, THERE ARE HALF-FINISHED BOOKS BECAUSE THE

WORK GOT TOO HEAVY.

HAVE YOU, STEPHEN KING, EXPERIENCED THAT HEAVINESS?

» YEAH.

THE WORST CASE, I WROTE A BOOK CALLED "THE STAND "-- .

» Stephen: VERY SALIENT.

( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) » ABOUT A MUTATING FLU VIRUS.

ANY SIMILARITIES TO WHAT'S GOING ON NOW ARE TOO CLOSE FOR

COMFORT.

BUT I GOT ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH THAT BOOK AND I GOT THESE PEOPLE

TO BOULDER, COLORADO, AND BY THAT TIME I HAD A HUGE CAST OF

CHARACTERS WHO WERE 20 OR 25, AND I THOUGHT, I DON'T KNOW WHAT

I'M GOING TO DO WITH THESE PEOPLE.

THEY'VE GOT TO REST IN THIS ONE PLACE, AND THE BOOK STAYED ON A

SHELF FOR ABOUT THREE WEEKS WHILE I JUST WENT FOR LONG WALKS

AND TRIED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO WITH THE STORY.

AND THE WORST THING WAS I WAS THINKING, WHAT IF THIS THING

NEVER GETS DONE?

YOU TALK ABOUT HEAVY, THAT WAS PRETTY HEAVY.

AND THEN I REMEMBER SOMETHING THAT RAYMOND CHANDLER SAID, HE

SAID, WHEN YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO NEXT, BRING ON THE MAN

WITH THE GUN.

I THOUGHT, WELL, WHAT IF SOMEBODY BLOWS UP ABOUT HALF OF

THESE TROUBLESOME PEOPLE, I CAN DEAL WITH THE ONES THAT ARE

LEFT, AND THAT'S WHAT I DID.

( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )

» Stephen: THAT'S NICE.

THAT'S SIMPLE.

ALL RIGHT, YOUR FANS ALL HAVE THEIR FAVORITE STEPHEN KING

BOOKS.

DO YOU HAVE -- » WE HOPE.

» Stephen: THEY DO OR ELSE THEY WOULDN'T BE FANS.

DO YOU HAVE YOUR FAVORITE?

WHAT ARE YOUR TOP FIVE BOOKS OR SHORT STORIES OF STEPHEN KING,

STEPHEN KING?

( LAUGHTER ) » WELL, I THINK --

» Stephen: WRITE THIS DOWN, CARVE THIS IN STONE.

» MY FAVORITE SHORT STORY WOULD BE CALLED "SURVIVOR TYPE" WHICH

IS ABOUT A PHYSICIAN STRANDED ON A LITTLE ISLAND AND HE'S

SMUGGLING HEROIN, AND HE'S STARVING, SO HE EATS HIMSELF

PIECE BY PIECE.

» Stephen: I LIKE THAT, FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY.

» THAT IS FAMILY FRIENDLY.

IT COULD BE A DISNEY CARTOON.

I LIKED THE NOVEL "MISERY" A LOT.

THAT WAS KIND OF FUN.

IT WAS A FUN BOOK TO WRITE.

( APPLAUSE ) THIS IS LIKE A LED ZEPPLIN

CONCERT, SORT OF LIKE PLAY "FREE BIRD" AND IT'S ALL GOOD.

» Stephen: THAT'S TWO.

I LIKE A STORY STREAMING ON APPLE + AND I HELD ON TO THAT

FOR A LONG TIME.

THE STAND.

ONE CALLED "STAND BY ME: THE BODY."

AND "BILLY SUMMERS," THE CURRENT ONE.

» Stephen: AND "BILLY SUMMERS," THE BOOK "BILLY

SUMMERS," ONE OF HIS TOP FIVE, IS AVAILABLE NOW.

THE MAN IS STEPHEN KING, EVERYBODY.

STEPHEN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE!

WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH "BLACK PANTHER" STAR WINSTON DUKE!