ROLLING STONE: DAWN OF THE UNDEAD
[In August of 2008, Rolling Stone magazine spoke with Stephenie Meyer the day before her Breaking Dawn book tour began to talk about everything from books to music. Here is an excerpt from the interview and some questions for you to consider.]
It’s a humid August afternoon outside the Nokia Theater in the middle of New York’s Times Square, and a hundred girls have already been in line for up to 16 hours. They’re holding posters, screaming and wearing T-shirts identifying themselves as members of Team Edward or Team Jacob. Most passersby assume Edward and Jacob are part a band, with one confused father asking his teenage son, “Is Jacob a Jonas brother?”
Edward and Jacob aren’t real, though. They’re the creation of author Stephenie Meyer, and they live inside the world of her Twilight series, where Edward is a vampire and Jacob is a werewolf and they’re battling for the love of a human girl named Bella.
Tonight, 2,000 rabid fans showed up to see Meyer debut her Breaking Dawn Concert Series, four events scheduled around the release of the fourth and (for now) final installment of the Twilight saga. More than just a typical stop on a book tour, the concerts are a chance for Meyer to explain her stories through the music that’s inspired her writing.
To read the complete interview, click here.
Questions:
Do you ever read the Twilight Saga while listening to Stephenie Meyer’s playlists? If so, how does it add to the reading experience for you?
What do you think about the concept behind the Breaking Dawn Concert Series? If given the opportunity, would you attend an event like this?
After learning about the bands and the songs that inspired Stephenie Meyer during the writing process, have you developed an interest in any of that music?
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