David Quantick
The former NME writer is rocking out to Boston nowadays
Do you have any personal mementos or knick-knacks on/near your desk?
I’ve got a paper flag from the Manic Street Preachers show in Havana that I went to, and a Quantick Family Name history picture that was my dad’s.
Do you find it helpful to listen to music while writing? If so, what kind?
It depends on the book. All My Colors was set in the late ’70s and had a Richard Bachman vibe, so I played a lot of John Carpenter soundtracks and also a lot of FM rock like Boston and Kansas. It was great.