Bestselling author Stephen King accepts the Mason Award

[@FlavioMarceloSousa35]

Smart, prolific and one of the greatest storytellers of our time.

[@FrankiePace]

One of the most imaginative writers ever.. Love his work, it's wild, crazy, funny, scary and all wrapped up in a perfect ball of imagination.

[@alfatazer_8991]

Fire starter and The Gunslinger epic were my favourite King books.

[@MrSofuskroghlarsen]

He's my biggest influence, grateful for encountering such a comprehensive man.

[@Wunlong1234]

Thanks Steve; still teaching creative writing because of you.

[@Unforgiven854]

I'm reading because of him

[@sclyon]

Me too

[@EHBradley]

I write because of him

[@OnlyTheCloud]

"Swag!" - Stephen King I swear to God, if he ever says YOLO out loud, I might ask him to adopt me.

[@ELGRECO33]

I have bought and read pretty much everything Stephen King wrote and published. He is at a level of his own, the best story-teller of our time. Thank you sir, your books are amazing !

[@mikelee7582]

Yeah, that's the thing. He gets so much credit for horror and I think that's really because of the movies, but really, he is just such a prolific writer. Calling him a horror writer is a travesty.

[@sandraweber6315]

Immer noch einer der besten seines Genere !!! Sehr sympatischer Mensch ! Weiter so !

[@nathaliemelissa96]

"64! I'm in a fucking Beatles song!!!" xDD

[@secret.dog.powers]

what does he mean by that

[@nathaliemelissa96]

+Mike Tice There's a song by the Beatles called "When I'm 64"

[@Tai09]

I started writing and reading because of him

[@justinsane3909]

I love the guys worth absolute millions....wearing a $10 t-shirt. He's real.

[@Growndweller]

I love how he doesn't give a shit about acclaim, he just accepts the award like it's no big deal. That's a real writer.

[@billyholmes3]

Mr King you have given me so many wonderful gifts and memories that i will always love. The first book i read was carie i took it from my mothers book case when i was in elementry school and i had to look up many of the words, but you had me, i was hooked im an addict, and books are my drug. Not just yours but any good book. The Stand is my fave i have read it 9x every time I re-read it it is like visiting old frinds. Thank you Mr King

[@GeahkBurchill]

I didn't know he was also a stand-up comic! Pretty funny.

[@95dank]

He has a calm, soothing voice. I wish he made an audiobook of his own.

[@girishgowda7661]

95dank I just found an audiobook of "bag of bones" by him.

[@franloiacono9306]

He recorded on writing which is pretty much sacred

[@kieransoregaard-utt8]

He’s recorded several of his own books and they are available on audible

[@jack28727]

I just started listening to desperation and I was like, I know this voice and after like three hours, I had to check it out.

[@pembie2]

He reads bag of bones on audible

[@NomeDeArte]

I want to know more about the tribe! Can't wait for Dr. Sleep.

[@lionlinux]

His is one of the most important authers I severe read!

[@GregSidelnikov]

"I'm the king of the world" -- James Cameron. "I'm in a Beatles song." --Stephen King.

[@cassandramagrath5279]

Thanks for posting - helping me :)

[@ezrablock3218]

I read Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde when i was seven or eight.

[@cathrynk85]

Stephen kings doctor sleep was fantastic piece of fiction. He should also collaborate with joe hill (his son) too. They are a both excellent together! If only they could do book tours over in the UK. :(

[@naizlots]

The power of words. ^,^

[@mrubbykat]

god... I juyst love him cuz he's given me the chance to have that happy place... book, I can go there and forget about everythng.. yeah sir thank you you have no idea how important your books are for me.

[@TinnyDee]

"Books, the most potent weapon against assholes" Stephan King

[@SueDNim]

They made him jump through all those hoops before they gave him the award?!

[@barriolimbas]

He's a great essayist too, WHY I CHOOSE BATMAN, as a Batman fan it was the best essay about the Dark Knight I ever read, Mr. King writes what people think but remain unrealized even to themselves at times; Salem's Lot was my favorite, best contemporary vampire story ever, scary as hell (as opposed to romantic/erotic or philosophical); wish he'd write more vampire and werewolf stories though, compared to his often H.P. Lovecraft themes.

[@EthanJohn1986]

He calls them The Tribe here....but in the novel they were eventually called the True Knot. I noticed a few changes he made while reading cuz like he said he was not done yet. I loved the book. Rose the Hat was a great villain. I also loved Dan and Abra's bond....the supporting characters were great too like Billy and Doctor John

[@necrosunderground]

Completely agree. I saw another interview with him where, during the Q&A session, someone commented on how much care and attention he gives to the supporting characters, and for my money, Doctor Sleep is the best example of that. It's an amazing book.

[@CologneCarter]

No problem. He did read some of his audiobooks. Desperation or Needful Things for example.

[@williamboyette2374]

Bag of Bones

[@Xavier-do6ty]

"...Randall Flagg in 'The Stand'..." Huh...well that doesn't sound righ-ooh....OOOOH!!! WOAH SHIT!! I really need to catch up on my Stephen King, that guy is a genius!

[@LuzMaria95]

48:29 what book is he talking about?

[@filt56881]

im writing because of him

[@garryhyare1659]

My top 5 authors Stephen king Agatha christie James ellroy Truman capote Henning Mankell Robert harris Samuel beckett Patrick suskind Lee child Peter hoeg

[@Nautilus1972]

Mathematics not your strong point, eh? Not to worry.

[@stipsazg]

Last time the dog was called Buster, not Lucky.

[@hpbecraft]

That bike that wasn't a Harley was a Honda btw.

[@Novilia17]

March 22, 2021 the future is talking: You are so interesting. You know so much. I never met a guy as motivated as you. I never met a guy that makes me happy as you. I like you for you. I cannot wait to see you in your next video. You make me laugh during my worst nightmares but you make me feel you are very vulnerable.

[@boogiestreet594]

wow thats interesting, he called the Cujo dog Lucky here, in another one he did he used the same story and said the dogs name was buster

[@videotrax]

When did Obama EVER look for consensus? He has always said, "I was elected; therefore, I get my way."

[@TheAngelOfDeath01]

If the world was built on consensus, we'd still be using the wooden wheel.

[@DSFARGEG00]

Don't worry, Steve, the Simpsons did everything first.

[@ShaneSchumacher]

My favorite writer

[@Astharot90]

15:32 wondering what the folk said

[@Frogwai]

Surprised he didn't mention Henry from IT around 50:00

[@Iwasonceacarpenter]

good for you!

[@Iwasonceacarpenter]

pure genius

[@StarWoors]

I LOVE this guy! :-)

[@solvebring]

This is great! I love it. =)

[@Springsong5]

Damn you Stephen I want to read the rest of that book right now!!!! Can't wait til 2013 :(

[@kieransoregaard-utt8]

It’s 2021 broseph

[@Nixel85]

I just realized that when he said he wanted to create a world where all the monsters come together including the monsters from Godzilla; that means that God in Stephen King's universe, "the Turtle", is fuckin' Gamera.

[@AndrewGonzalez-dp3og]

Best writer ever!!!

[@foodisawesomeful]

Apparently, I write like this guy.

[@aaaaaaaaaaaa_99]

I think saying clowns scare every child is a bit silly because I love clowns and I know lots of people that love clowns.

[@theodutoit7117]

its like in doctor sleep , when children are small clowns scare the living shit out of you and when they'r older they just don't give a s@#t

[@TheBeastacus]

My house is always locked but I check the shower before I go to bed every night, anyway.

[@jadeangel8631]

Stephen King... I LOVE YOU!!! :D

[@70srocknroll]

love steven king he writes good books

[@mattmallecoccio8378]

I'm surprised a New Englander would be saying parked your car instead of pahked yer cah

[@KillerPikmin]

Books: The most potent weapons against the assholes of the world.

[@justinlafrenier4163]

4 people forgot to lock their doors

[@TheOneTrueKaliban]

Mr. King, meet Mr. Roker.

[@Platformdestroyer]

Inspirational

[@Helchastor]

Wow, nice Avatar :D

[@Platformdestroyer]

Good.

[@AntiHoplophobia]

My top 3 authors: Stephen King Robert A Heinlein Ayn Rand

[@stephenmorrow7634]

lovecraft over King Bradbury over Heinlien Conrad over Rand. All very good authors just the same.

[@AntiHoplophobia]

Stephen Morrow We're just going to have to disagree on this... but I will say that because of King, I read Lovecraft; because of Heinlein, I read Bradbury; and who the hell is Conrad? Surely not Joseph?

[@boogiestreet594]

Honestly guys, tuat thing about i dont write notes about ideas because if its a good one, y0ull remember it is AWFUL advice. always note everything down, seriously. some things you think of have too many parts to remember., and you might remember the outlines, ut you might have forgotten a really cool addition etc.

[@jay733]

A Mr. Burns back

[@ianjohnson171]

I wonder if he writes his own speeches lol

[@jay733]

He has a nice hunchback now.

[@SenseiD91]

Stephen King - Funny as HELL

[@Novilia17]

I am speechless. I saw E Musk KZbin. Steve Jobs KZbin. Buddha's wisdom on KZbin regarding a gift. It left me speechless. I was sure that half a fruit as a gift because it contained seeds in barren grounds was the best gift of all. I was wrong. I am speechless since I heard that eating more salt was going to stretch my life. Here I was thinking for a split of a second - that sea-saw moderation. I was wrong. I am speechless.

[@joycloud]

I hope to marry Stephen King one day!

[@jadeangel8631]

Are you really Stephen King?? :D

[@dionysoscub]

Ditto.

[@MrTurbo76]

King for ... King?

[@BaileyBoi3456]

Is he a nice person? I've read some of his but I wanna know: If you went. to see him, is he a nice person?

[@loch70]

Where are the adult language?

[@Ma3s]

Not because of commenting on youtube?

[@yellowwoodeducation6227]

30:28

[@handsup48]

Yikes, better get them eyes checked out O_o

[@davidpannocchia4989]

Fuck me. The Simpsons beat everyone to the punch.

[@rofyle]

Why only write horror and gore? King writes science fiction and non fiction too. He wrote a popular article about his son's little league baseball team. He endorses Harry Potter and westerns. He tells people to read everything, because it all helps you to become a better writer.

[@Kozar33]

Thought the title was Skeleton King.... whatever...

[@angelusa73]

Are you trying to scare people off here and not just in the mood\ks you write?? you are tooo funny!!! and you make a goo point, and I always check everything, the house door is locked alway and I don't drive so don't care much about the car, maybe I should, shouldn't I?:) your stories, movies scare me a lot, so I guess yo are doing a great job!!!!!!!!!!! Angela

[@Liopot68]

It is so annoying when people clap and shout at every single book title.

[@vascello0o]

No, it's not. It's just a way to show their appreciation to his work.

[@bowyer10]

to make it spooky?

[@stanimirgeorgiev.87]

Well, you already wrote this. I think it was called Sleepwalkers. Just that there were cats, not dogs. Think of something new!

[@zzzhuh]

I have no idea what you're referring to... But the guy has made over 60 books that are very different. Misery is different than The Shining, The Green Mile is different than IT, which is different than The Stand, which is different than Christine, which is different than Apt.Pupil, which is different than 11.22.63 which is different than Salem's Lot, which is different than Doctor Sleep, which is different than.... Yea. The guy has made plenty of stories.

[@stanimirgeorgiev.87]

@@zzzhuh I'm very familiar with guy books. ;) His books ar part of my all life. Here he spoke for the story with creatures want Dany Torrents. They love certain children....yeah, they like certain childrens very much! I spoke about this story. And yes, this story like very much like his previous story called Sleepwalkers: www.google.com/search?q=Sleepwalkers&client=firefox-b-d&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=bjefOULQgBEyzM%253A%252CACbZK9W8huWLVM%252C%252Fm%252F049vdj&vet=1&usg=AI4_-kSXhBCetGiRhtx8BiXo_K-5C9GNrA&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwil6Obg_uviAhXIfZoKHTAcCKwQ_B0wG3oECAgQAw#imgrc=bjefOULQgBEyzM: At least for me.

[@HectagramTv]

SWAG hahahahaha

[@filt56881]

in a cowboy boot

[@jadeangel8631]

:( Oh well good enough

[@Frogwai]

Hahahahahaha!

[@JColeComedian]

Spotlight fail...

[@MehdiHusain]

"This program contains adult language and may not be suitable for all audiences." I ACTUALLY FEEL OFFENDED BY THIS KIND OF MESSAGE

[@AntiHoplophobia]

Stephen King is coming to Wichita KS on 11/14/14. It has been a dream of mine (and on my Bucket List) to see him in person. AND I CAN'T GO!!! You have to have a credit card to buy tickets on-line, and I hate credit cards and will never have one. You can buy them at the store for cash, but I live 70 miles away from Wichita (in Pratt, remember "The Stand"?) and I don't have a car either. I'd already bribed someone I know to give me a ride on 11/14, but he won't take me twice! He wanted $50 to take me just the one time! I'm almost suicidal now... I sure wish someone could tell me what to do??

[@AntiHoplophobia]

Ryan Z Too late for that. I bought a gun yesterday. THEY sure are easy to get!

[@ryan80166]

AntiHoplophobia If it's too late for that am I talking to a ghost or a zombie?!?!?

[@AntiHoplophobia]

Ryan Z Neither. But you'll never hear from me again after tonight.

[@ryan80166]

AntiHoplophobia the suspense is killing me!

[@AntiHoplophobia]

Ryan Z That makes two of us!

[@schuriken]

is this a stand up act or is he serious ?

[@SiznaK]

I love you Mr. King, but pls give up the Freebird joke....it's done...it's been done for more than a decade now...

[@zachromero]

Why is this so poorly fuckin lit?!

[@graciegelfling]

They only lit the podium (primarily behind it) properly for camera. Everytime he walked into the dark camera ops had to boost the gain. It was fine for the audience, but cameras are rarely considered for these types of events.

[@TubeScrewed]

I don't mean to offend, and I'm also a Stephen King fan, since the beginning, when most of us read the back cover to know more about the author. Why do we overexpose everything? Can't we just enjoy the works of an artist without going overboard delving into every aspect of their lives. I don't want to know Stephen King this well. I just liked his books and occasional moves when well done from his books.