I know this will sound weird to some people and to some they will sadly know where I'm coming from. Stephen King saved my sanity as a teenager. When i read his books i could leave my horrible home life for a few chapters at a time. If I'm honest more than a few chapters at a time. But i digress. When people talk about his drug/alcohol abuse. He's human. Mr. King is the one who told us He had a problem. He's overcome His addictions and is a better man for it. Also from what i see and hear His kids are well adjusted human beings. Be like Stephen King!

GOD BLESS YOU. I can't get enough of vintage King footage.

I am 45 now in 2024 and I just finished reading THE SHINING. I waited my entire life to have a son and he finally came in 2020. I could never imagine having the kinds of feelings Jack Torrance had for his son in that book. Anyway, I loved The Shining so much that I decided to read the sequel (Doctor Sleep). Highly recommend for anyone that also enjoyed the first book.

I was 6 years old when Stephen King gave this interview. Who would have thought I was going to devour and enjoy his books as I do. The first I read was Misery, the last one Sleeping Beauties. I just want to keep on reading his books until I die.

I met King in 1985 at the Portland Mall. He was so cool

During this time King would of been writing IT. This was a few months after 'Different Seasons' got released as well. It's interesting to imagine this time, where no one knew who Pennywise was.

He really seems like a nice guy, I enjoyed listening to him talk. He has a wonderful sense of humor. I'm impressed that he even knew not to dangle your hands or feet over the edge of the bed...

Just goes to show what a down to earth guy King is. Even in 1983, I'm sure King received invitations to speak at much larger venues in front of much bigger crowds, but he agreed to do this speaking engagement at a small town library in New England.

"I'm losing my throat..." [lights 5th cigarette]

I could listen to him talk for days

I've listened to this twice today. I find Stephen King so fascinating. I am new to his stories. Since 2020, Ive really started enjoying reading again and making time to do it more. I read Different Seasons, It, and 11.22.63 recently. I'm always left blown away by how good the stories and characters are. I'm currently listening to Fairy Tale on Audible. I'm loving it. Happy reading from Texas 😊

Stephen King is a geniuse what a brilliant writer. I don't know how he can keep coming with these wonderful ideas. I grew up reading all his books since I was thirteen I read Carrie. I'm 54 now I just finished reading his latest Billy Summers, which is great I highly recommend for anyone.

Interesting how at the end he talks about pandemics and Im watching thks from covid quarantine. Thankfully its not bad and I'm getting better. I generally don't like disease stories but I might consider the Stand ....

He’s actually at his best talking about 50s horror movies which clearly influenced his novels. He even at the end accurately describes the mutation of viruses 🦠 which is what happening in 2021!!

Brilliant upload! Thank you so much.

I enjoyed the vid. Thanks!

great interview

It's a pleasure to listen to him as much as read, imho. I'm glad you put up this video, thanks. I do things a bit different now. I listen less popular KZfaq channels and avoid TV. I watch minor league teams instead of major leagues and on that thread I also try to read less popular authors. I can do a mix, though, and throw in some Steven King! =D

Awesome to hear him talk about mark Petrie and Pet Sematary before it was released

Awesome man

Thanik!!!

He's still telling the Coppola story in his appearances today.

As if Pet Semetary had yet to come out at the time of this talk. He was definitely in a sweet spot creatively around this time.

Description begins in the writer’s imagination, but should finish in the reader’s. Stephen King is the family man type who lives next door. The man who offers a friendly smile and a courteous wave of the hand as you pass by his window. But if he were to invite you through his front door, who knows what may be in store...... The Mozart of suspense! Chris (UK).

Thanks for this gem of a video. Is that Stephen’s real hair? What an interesting dude. Libraries rule.

I hate youtube ads like I hate clowns

What a sensational speaker

I just listened to a more recent interview and he has definitely dropped his accent a lot over the years. This is the voice that I remember hearing when he read the girl that loved Tom Gordon on audiobook. And bag of bones.

Before a point when people would go crazy when he mentioned a title. Lol.

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The Stand: how prophetic.

Long live Billerica!

Such a different time. He probably smoked about 7 cigarettes during this entire event lol.

30:30 a smoke infront of the audience.... Yea baby.

Those autographs are worth a lot now. Wonder if that crowd knew that then? I have a Hardback of 11/22/63 and a 8x10 photo signed.

Smoking in the library. Those were the days.

7:27 "the only claim to fame is a big plastic statue of Paul Bunyan" Hmm... that sounds familiar...

this feels so much like stand up haha

What happened to horror writers like this Genius Author ✍🏾 I watched his movies 🎥 with my mother since a kid 👧🏽

Respected40s😊

26:15 It’s crazy that King thought that the 1980’s had an information overload. I wonder if he’d consider the modern day to be the equivalent of Noah’s informational flood?

He was right about The Thing

Back when you could get him for a hotel room and a six-pack :)

He looks like the quiet kid who made it big after hightschool

26:14 if he thought it was information overload then......

If Necessary Said Stephen King

What state is this in?

Probably coked up during the interview

See also: threeworldages.com

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wow he is not just a good writer he was a good looker to when he was yonger such a dish, mind you he still is a fine looking man not changed much but he really got think over the years I think he looks to thin at times but thats just me he seems like over the yrs hes eyes sites got worse because afterr a while the adult stephen king screws his eyes up when he talking like hes got eye sight troubles no offense, but he cool anaway.

When it comes to cancer, if someone doesn't tell me the increase in probability of mortality rate, then they can forget it because just seeing cancer causing in a test tube isn't convincing. The probability rate is a key. There are a limit to the number of things that cause cancer but it can be easy to dismiss *everything* as causing cancer. If one looks at the World Health Organization list of cancer causing substances, it is obvious that it is a limited list and that the majority of those on the list most people never encounter. That said, the media certainly makes us think there are massive problems to get us hooked on reading the news. Don't bother!

35:36 lol 1 lady got it

26:15 🤡

The guy/girl with the camera in the background is very annoying.

All the talk about cancer everywhere but he is smoking. Wonder when he gave that up?

An 'Englishism'???!!!! No such thing, Mr. King. I think you'll find 'closet' is an Americanism for wardrobe. There is no such thing as an Englishism in our own language, but thanks for making me smile in response to that deliberate mistake.

King needs to update these speeches, he been getting a lot of mileage off the same tired jokes. Great writer though

Damn, every time he tells the same fucking story about being mistaken for Francis Ford Coppola. Come on, man, this joke became old a long time ago.

That accent has always irked me. It seems so low class. Here's english lit teachers who do not even pronounce the English language properly. FYI I'm from California, proper public speaking should be important to anyone who stands behind a microphone. The over use of Umm, Ahh, And, So is such a pet pee! IMO

Listen lady...if you refuse to pronounce R's...then stop using words that contain them.