The first song I remember hearing
Adriana Caselotti
‘Whistle While You Work’
“I think the first songs I remember are from Disney’s Snow White, ‘Whistle While You Work’ and all the rest. I watched at the movies when I was a little kid – I was a big Disney fan.”
The first song I fell in love with
Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald
‘Rose Marie’
“I guess there was an actor and an actress that made a bunch of movies, Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald, and they had one called Rose Marie that registered with me. What did I like about? Jesus, it was just a good song! How can you say why you like something? You like a song or you don’t, right?”
The last concert I went to
KISS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hd770ioHhHg
“They invited me to sit near the stage and I was deafened. The music was so loud I had to run out screaming. It was quite a while ago, the ‘70s probably. They did a Marvel comic back then, and I got friendly with the guys. They made up to look like superheroes. I remember Gene [Simmons, bassist/singer] coming up to my office wearing those big shoes of his when he was getting his costume together. He said, ‘What do you think Stan, do these look right?’ I said, ‘People will certainly remember you…’”
The first album I bought
Bing Crosby
‘Merry Christmas’
“I was a big fan of Bing Crosby when I was a kid. I bought this one at Christmas and played it for my mother and father.”
The songs I listened to while creating Marvel characters
Showtunes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjg1bVvmL4k
“I’m a romantic guy; mostly I loved songs from shows. I would listen to showtunes from Camelot, for example. Anything from a show I loved. I wasn’t really much into rock ‘n’ roll – I like songs with good lyrics!”
The song I do at karaoke
Anything
“A friend of mine had a set once, I’d go over and we’d kid around on it. I don’t remember what I sang – I have the world’s worst memory. In my mind I’m the best singer in the world, it’s just that no one else can stand it.”
The song I dance to
Anything from a Fred Astaire movie
“It’s been a long time since I’ve been dancing, but anything from an old Fred Astaire movie gets my feet moving. I like them all.”
My favourite Marvel theme tune
Spider-Man
“The Marvel cartoons were all great. [Sings] “Spider-Man, Spider-Man, does whatever a spider can/Is he strong, listen bud, he’s got radioactive blood…” It goes on and on. That’s the one I remember the best.”
The song I can’t get out of my head
The Andrews Sisters
‘Ti-Pi-Tin’
“I woke up singing it this morning and I don’t know why. It’s an old romantic song that’s about a million years old.”
The song I can no longer listen to
None
“I like ‘em all. I like music. I don’t understand most of ‘em all that well and I don’t hear so good so I miss a lot of the lyrics. But I like music.”
My favourite new song
Corinne Bailey-Rae
‘Lucky Man’
“It’s the theme from ‘Stan Lee’s Lucky Man’. She has a magical voice and the song captures the spirit of the show.”
Series 2 of Stan Lee’s Lucky Man is on Sky 1 now