Stephen King is the master of horror, writing over 65 novels and short stories, as well as many others under a pseudonym. He brought us the stories behind the classics like The brilliant, Carrie, Cujo, Stand by Me, The green mileand so much more, but who would have guessed that King was a huge fan of the 90s pop song “Mambo n°5”? Not me!
In a recent interview with Rolling Stone (via Variety) to promote his latest novel, HollyKing revealed that his wife had once threatened to divorce him because of his love for the infamous earthworm trail.
“Oh yeah. Big time,” King said when asked if the rumors about his love for “Mambo No. 5″ were true. “My wife threatened to divorce me. I played it a lot. I had the dance mix. I loved that extended game stuff and played both sides of it. And one of them was simply instrumental. And I played that thing until my wife said, ‘One more time and I’ll fucking leave you.'”
King must have stopped, as he is still happily married to Tabitha King, his wife since 1971. The author said his wife’s ultimatum came while he was writing 11/22/63his 2011 novel about a time traveler trying to prevent the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
King detailed his daily listening in more detail in the interview.
“When I write, there are things I can listen to a lot. And a lot of it is techno or disco stuff, but techno in particular. There’s this band called LCD Soundsystem and I love it. Fatboy Slim is someone else. I can just listen to that stuff. If you tried to write and listen to Leonard Cohen, how the fuck would you do it? Because you should listen to the words and you should listen to what he’s saying. But with a little techno stuff, or KC and the Sunshine Band, Gloria Gaynor, it’s all good.”
What is King currently listening to?
“Lately I think I’ve been stuck on Foghat and Bob Seger, people like that. But I also listened to a fair amount of country music. So to a lot of Travis Tritt and Alan Jackson, people like that.
King’s new book Holly, is now available for purchase. Do you listen to music when you work? I skip between listens Brandi Carlile and watch shows that I’ve seen on repeat like Schitt’s Creek OR Everyone loves Raymond. And you?
by Jessica Fisher
Source: Geek Tyrant
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