. >> you liked reading stephen king books. >> right. >> allegations but nothing wrong with stephen king, nothing wrong with liking ozzie osborn or whoever it was. >> in 1993 i hadn't even heard the word but now it's common. they say i was goth. you didn't have that in small towns back then. it drew a lot of notice from a small town crowd. it made me stand out and sort of made me a target. >> so what happened? >> just immediately, as soon as it happened, people said a murder this horrific couldn't have just happened. you know, what would have been the reason for it? obviously they weren't robbed. they're 8-year-old chirp. we found out later they hadn't been sexually molested in any way. they trieded to say you that, but we found out they hadn't been. so what other reason kwo someone have for murdering these children? the only thing they could come up with was it a satanic ritual. to them it made sense. >> when did you notice you would be pulled in by the police. >> they showed up at my door the day after the bodies were found. i mean, it was almost immediate that they started coming to m

. >> stephen: and you have just been named the first-ever king of magic and magician of the century byrican society of magicians ( cheers and applause ) >> thank you. >> stephen: does a great responsibility come with being king of magicians? >> i suppose. it's very humbling thing. i have to work harder now. >> stephen: you absolutely do. as king of magicians, if the peasants revolt and they cut off your head, can you magically put it back on? ( laughter ). >> yes, restivation part of my repertoire. that's true. i used to do death saw illusion where i cut myself in half and put myself back together and i'm still here. >> stephen: and the makeup has covered scars. now, you have also written the forward to a new book printed by the national geographic called request brain works." >> yes. >> stephen: "mind-bending science of what you see and how you think and you who are you." what is science of how we see, what you, and who we are? >> i'm confused, actually, right now ( laughter ) but i think, you know, it's really for me about perception. magicians use your perception and use your brain

. >> written by stephen king. >> that's right. it was. yeah.n you saw the script for "shawshank redemption," do you know instantly now what is a good and bad script? can you tell? >> oh, yeah. it's the same way with reading a book. page 1 sometimes you're hooked. you know that this is going to be great. it's all about writing. you know? what hooks you in writing. just somebody's ability to put words together and create imagery. >> and when you see red saying hope is a dangerous thing, is that morgan freeman about the oscar for best actor? could you relate to him? >> actually, no. you know. but you could say that if you had a real quirky twist of your mind. >> i heard the filming on "shawshank redemption" was quite edgy, that it wasn't easy. why is that? >> well, there are different reasons for that. if you have issues with the direction, it's going to get edgy. >> and you did? >> yeah. >> why? >> well, i like directors that listen to me. i like for them -- if i say something, i say it because i know what i'm talking about, pretty much. and a lo

stephen: you guys well preserved. congratulations. so the new album is called "the king of limb." it is awesome. are you guys doing a christmas album this year? >> we've never done a christmas album. >> stephen: have you haute -- thought about it? >> no. >> stephen: i did a christmas album a couple years back. it won a grammy. >> did it? >> stephen: you guys got any grammys? >> i think we have, haven't we? >> stephen: how many you got? >> best packaging. we won best packaging. >> stephen: that's one of the top ones right there. [applause] can i... can i... can i pick a bone with you guys for a second? would you mind that? phil? why british? [laughter] i ask because, don't get me wrong, i think, listen, there are some great bands from across the pond. >> uh-huh. >> stephen: but americans could be rocking, and you're taking american rock jobs. [laughter] i mean, is the british invasion a good thing for america? why do we like you? >> we don't know. [laughter] >> no clue. >> stephen: no clue. do you look to any of the earlier invaders for leadership, like the stones or the beatles or anything like t

stephen: wow, you guys are well preserved. grationz. so the new album is called "the king of limbs". and it is awesome. e you guys doing a christmas album this year? >> no. we have never done a christmas album. >> stephen: have you ever thought about it? >> no. >> stephen: no? because i did a christmas album a couple of years back, yeah, i won a grammy. you guys got any grammys? >> i think we have, haven't we? >> yep. >> stephen: how many have you got? how many? >> we won the best packaging. that is one of the top ones right there. [ applause ] >> stephen: tonight, can i pick a bone with you guys for a moment? do you mind? okay. why, british,? i ask because don't get me wrong, i think, listen, there are some great bands from across the pond, but, you know, americans could be rocking, you are taking american rock jobs. i mean, is the british invasion a good thing for america? why do we like you? >> we don't know. we don't have a clue. >> stephen: no clue? do you look to any of the earlier invaders for leadership, like the stones or the beatles or anything like that. >> oh, yeah. we are still waiting for,

>> author stephen king is this year's mason award winner, aren't others who have made extraordinary contributions -- to bring in a letter -- honoring authors who have made extraordinary contributions to bring in the literature to the public. see the ceremony at 7:30 eastern on booktv.org. this weekend on "newsmakers," senate republican conference chair lamar alexander is leading his leadership position. two reporters talked to him about what he is stepping down and issues facing congress. kennecott in the morning at -- 10:00 in the morning at 6:00 in the evening on c-span. william jennings bryan, one of the best no speakers at this time and one at the first politicians to campaign from the backs of railroad cars and automobiles. he ran for president three times and lost, but he changed political history. he is featured in c-span's series "the contenders." tonight at 8:00 eastern. learned more about the series at our upcoming programs ant c- span.org/thecontenders. >> in my opinion, i think that that balance of academic freedom have just gotten -- been pushed too far. >> naomi schaefer riley sugge

internet entrepreneur and former "dancing with the stars" mumbo king ♪ if you want to go take a ride with me smot ♪ ( laughter ). >> stephenw, don't worry, i have made him sign a sworn affidavit that he will not make that face ( laughter ) speaking of ( bleep ) grins, colbert's superpac, thanks to the supreme court's citizenses united ruling, superpacs can take unlimbed donations as long as hay don't coordinate with campaigns, and they reveal their donors, as i have with my crawl of heroes down here. ( laughter ) and i have been moved by the diversity of the donors, folks. scottish americans, like iron balls mcginty. indian americans like m'balz es hari. and greek members of the colber nation like loveporn cockonopolis. and of course, a hearty thank you to donor poop giggle, who clearly hails from the nation of kindergartenstan. so how much have you given? let's just say we're into numbers i wouldn't want to serve in a federal prison. so here is a heartfelt toast to being the king of pacs. i just feel bad for the previous king, translucent american, karl rove, whose pac american crossroads must look pretty pathetic right