Songwriter Don McLean says he rejects comparisons of today’s political climate to the 1960s, saying in the past, despite the division, “you knew where people stood.” “There was a reasonable discourse ...

In Part 1 of our exclusive interview with singer/songwriter Don McLean, we covered his famous song about Vincent van Gogh, “Vincent” (Starry, Starry Night), his late father, secrets to success and ...

To be sad in silence can sometimes seem impossible to bear, but sadness set to music can serve as a paradoxical salve for these raw emotions—an iconic Don McLean song from his 1971 album American Pie ...

In 1971, Singer-Songwriter Don McLean released his hit song “American Pie”, a folk rock cultural touchstone that would influence generations of Americans. McLean wrote “American Pie” about the loss of ...

Don McLean, the iconic artist and musician behind the mega-hit "American Pie" and other well-known hit songs, has just released a new album of classic Christmas tunes — and shared a personal ...

Singer Don McLean considers himself lucky that he still actually enjoys the song that made him famous. That would be “American Pie,” the nearly nine-minute anthem that sits in the top 5 in the “Songs ...

“People are always asking me ‘Isn’t this like the 1960s?’” Don McLean tells American Songwriter. “I don’t think it’s anything like the 1960s, because people are afraid to express their opinions [now] ...