“They said I couldn’t follow ‘American Pie.’ Then ‘Vincent’ was #1. I heard two years of this crap.” Don McLean on proving his critics wrong — and why there are 24 different vocal takes on “American Pie”
GuitarPlayer.com [Unofficial]
June 21, 2026
He was told he’d be a one-hit wonder, but the tunesmith is going strong — and still holding the keys to his empire
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