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It made The New York Times Best Seller List upon its release in 1985. bookstore clerk, Steve Brown, noted similarities between the writing styles of King and Bachman. The Bachman Books is a collection of short novels by Stephen King published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman between 19. The link between King and his shadow writer was exposed after a Washington, D.C.

“We made it with our own money – we went seriously into debt… I think on the 86th rejection we said, ‘Well, that’s it.’ We were in a hotel room in Toronto we’d just finished doing Canada’s version of Midnight Special… and we said, ‘Well, what else can we do? How many times can you bash your head against the wall? I’ll go sell shoes or something to pay the bills go in other bands and try again.’ And 10 minutes later, after we’d broken up, Randy’s phone rang, and it was Mercury Records.” King dedicated Bachmans early booksRage (1977), The Long Walk (1979), Roadwork (1981), and The Running Man (1982)to people close to him. “We put everything that we had into it,” he said of their recently-completed debut album, recorded under the name Brave Belt. In 1990, Bachman recalled that BTO had decided to break up just before they scored their record deal. Grab yer loved ones and hug em close, ya never know how long you have.” He later added that Tim’s final words were: “I love you… share the music.” Grateful I got to spend some time with him at the end. “My Dad passed this afternoon,” his son Ryder wrote on Facebook.

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