{"id":115168,"date":"2022-09-26T15:41:24","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T20:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=115168"},"modified":"2022-09-26T15:41:49","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T20:41:49","slug":"qa-with-don-mclean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=115168","title":{"rendered":"Q&#038;A with Don McLean"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1545664804358300\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1545664804358300\" data-ad-slot=\"8616314829\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=115168\" rel=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=115168\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-115169 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Don1-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Don1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Don1.jpg 730w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Exclusive Interview by Karen Beishuizen<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Don McLean needs no introduction. We all know his great songs &#8220;American Pie&#8221;, &#8220;Vincent&#8221; and &#8220;Crying&#8221;: Still as beloved as when they were released. He is currently on tour in The UK and Europe for the 50th Anniversary of American Pie. Check him out!<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>KB: Did you always want to be a singer and musician?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Yes, but song writing came later. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>KB: Your first big hit was American Pie. What inspired you to write these great lyrics? Did you expect it to be this successful?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>I wanted a big and unique song about America. I did not plan for or expected success.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>KB: I adore Vincent Van Gogh and visited his grave in France a few weeks ago. How did you write the song Vincent? What inspired you?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>I learned that Van Gogh had the same illness as his brother. He did not die of a broken heart. That made me decide to write about him<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>KB: Your version of Crying is better than the original. Why did you want to cover the Roy Orbison song?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>I felt I could really understand the song Crying and slowed it down to create tension. Nobody can touch the original or any of Roy\u2019s performances<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>KB: Did you ever record your favorite songs on an album?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>I made two \u201cfavorites\u201d albums<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>KB: Are there currently artists who you would love to collaborate with?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Mick Jagger<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>KB: Is there a song you love so much you wish you had written it?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Satisfaction because everybody is so unsatisfied<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>KB: You are currently on tour in Europe. How is it going?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>I love The Uk and the many European cities I will visit. Beautiful food, architecture and people.<\/p>\n<p>Check out Don\u2019s website: <a href=\"https:\/\/donmclean.com\/\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Find Don on Facebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DonMcLean\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Exclusive Interview by Karen Beishuizen Don McLean needs no introduction. We all know his great songs &#8220;American Pie&#8221;, &#8220;Vincent&#8221; and &#8220;Crying&#8221;: Still as beloved as when they were released. He is currently on tour in The UK and Europe for the 50th Anniversary of American Pie. Check him out! 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