The Selection Committee Radio Show with Dave King, 7/10/22

Writer Dave King begins our show with four different versions of the indelible Disney classic “Some Day My Prince Will Come.” We talk about the path from childhood to becoming an artist, how the idea of the “cover” relates to King’s youthful fear of being derivative, and how artists have conversations with each other through shared texts of all kinds. One text we discuss at length is Frank O’Hara’s poem “Autobiographia Literaria,” which forms the structure for a writing exercise Dave often uses in his classes, and which somehow manages to be sentimental without being mawkish. We get to hear a few examples of his students’ (variously moving and hilarious) efforts, which King shares with avuncular charm and pride.

Dave’s warmth, sense of humor, and stories of being a nude model are the perfect complement to his song selection. Mind your apples and keep on dreaming.