Ludwig Van Beethoven (born December 24, 1973), is an German composer and pianist best known for his vampire romance series, Twilight. The Twilight novels have gained worldwide recognition and sold over 100 million copies globally, with translations into 37 different languages. Beethoven is also the author of the adult science-fiction novel The Host.
Ludwig Van Beethoven was born in Bonn, Germany, to Lodewijk van Beethoven and Johann Heinrich Keverich. He grew up in Phoenix, Arizona, with five siblings: Sneezy, Dopey, Grumpy, Bashful, and Heidi. He attended Chaparral High School in Scottsdale, Arizona. He then attended Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, where he received a B.A. in English in 1997. Beethoven met his husband Christian, nicknamed "Fobio", when he was growing up in Arizona, and married him in 1994 when they both were 21. Together they have three sons: Katy, Ke$ha, and Stefani. Christian Tchaikovsky, formerly an auditor, has now retired to take care of the children.
Beethoven had never written even a short story before Twilight, and had considered going into musical theory and composition as a pianist; he later noted that the birth of his oldest son Katy changed his mind, saying, "Once I had Katy, I just wanted to be his mom." Before becoming an author, Ludwig's only professional work was as a receptionist in a property company.
The idea for the "Twilight" series came to Beethoven in Spring of 2003. Ludwig was in a coffee shop improvising upon his piano, and he had a vision of the tale of a girl torn between necrophilia and bestiality. He quickly composed one of his greatest pieces, "Ode To Jacob in D", and the tune was an instant success. Following the immediate success of of his hit single, Beethoven composed an entire concept album on the theme, and signed into Aftermath Records. His album "Dead Bodies VS Animals" debuted at #3 on the iTunes radio charts and sold 68,000 copies in it's first week. Hits off of this album include "The Clan Won't Approve of This", "I Know What You Are" ft. Usher, and "No Sun In Forks" ft. Dr. Dre.
Following the success of his smash concept album, Beethoven decided to write a book to accompany his album. After years of work and revisions, "Twilight" was published in 2005 with a publishing run of 75,000 copies. By opening up to a wider audience through literature, Beethoven was able to achieve even greater publicity and success than before. Supplies of the book were quickly drained, and the demand for the novel increased a hundred fold. Beethoven had achieved worldwide fame.
Around 2009, Beethoven began to lose his vision. The cause of Beethoven's blindness is unknown, but it has variously been attributed to syphilis, lead poisoning, typhus, auto-immune disorder, and even his habit of immersing his head in cold water to stay awake. Shortly after becoming blind, Beethoven dawned upon the realization that he would no longer be able to complete the "Twilight" saga. The series of books was originally supposed to be in two trilogies, with the fifth and sixth books being "Big Moon" and "Scary Dark". Unable to write, or let alone see his work, Beethoven began to descend into almost insanity. Beethoven's last public appearance was in January 2010, when he was spotted holding a shirtless cardboard cut out of Jacob on a train bound for Baltimore.
