Early Life and Education
King was born in London, the first child of an American-born father and English-born mother. His father was the managing director of a textile firm and died when King was nine. The family moved to Surrey, and King and his two brothers, James and Andy, were raised in the village of Ewhurst near Dorking. He was sent to Stoke House boarding school and later Charterhouse, both private schools. He took six months off to travel round the world before taking up a place at Trinity College, Cambridge. During his travels he met a number of pop managers, including Brian Epstein, manager of The Beatles—who were on tour in Hawaii; Derek Taylor, the Beatles' press officer; Peter Asher of Peter and Gordon and Tommy LiPuma, a record producer. He has an M.A. in English literature.
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