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Before the Beatles, America was musically a very conservative country. You can see film footage of people at a baseball game, they all had hats and ties on, and the women were dressed up like they were going to church. That was the America that I started getting interested in musically.

~Don Mclean

Topics: America Baseball Baseball Game Beatles Before Church Conservative Country Dressed Film Footage Game Getting Going Had Hats Interested Like Musically People See Started Ties Up Very Were Women You

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People ask me if I left the lyrics open to ambiguity. Of course I did. I wanted to make a whole series of complex statements. The lyrics had to do with the state of society at the time.

~Don Mclean

Topics: Ambiguity Ask Complex Course Did Had Left Lyrics Make Me Open People Series Society State Statements Time Wanted Whole

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American Pie speaks to the loss that we feel. That's why that song has found the niche that it has.

~Don Mclean

Topics: American Feel Found Loss Niche Pie Song Speaks Why

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I'm glad that my music has helped other people as it's helped me. It makes me glad that I did what I did with my life.

~Don Mclean

Topics: Did Glad Helped Life Makes Me Music My Life Other People

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I don't relate to what's left of the music business. There doesn't seem to be any point to it anymore. The business that I grew up in and loved, we made records a different way - there were record companies, there were stores where you could buy albums.

~Don Mclean

Topics: Albums Any Anymore Business Buy Companies Could Different Different Way Grew Left Loved Made Music Music Business Point Record Record Companies Records Relate Seem Stores Up Way Were Where You

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If something comes up I might write about it, but without an outlet the whole thing winds down.

~Don Mclean

Topics: About Down Might Outlet Something Thing Up Whole Winds Without Write

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I am what I do, and that's partly why I don't want to give up singing. But when I can't sing well, I will.

~Don Mclean

Topics: Am Give Partly Sing Singing Up Want Well Why Will I Am

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I developed this fantasy world. I found that that was much more fun and more interesting and exciting than real life was to me. Then, once I got the guitar going when I was a teenager, I set sail for the direction I've been in my whole life.

~Don Mclean

Topics: Been Developed Direction Exciting Fantasy Fantasy World Found Fun Going Got Guitar Interesting Life Me More Much Once Real Real Life Sail Set Teenager Than Then Whole World

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I got my first guitar when I was 16. I'd play for my family and friends, but taking that guitar out there into the wide, wide world wasn't something I ever thought about.

~Don Mclean

Topics: About Ever Family Family And Friends First Friends Got Guitar Out Play Something Taking Thought Wide World

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Over the years I've had more and more of an association with Nashville.

~Don Mclean

Topics: Association Had More More And More Nashville Over Years

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: October 2nd, 1945

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