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No matter how happy or hopeful I am, I always tend to drift back to that. It's underneath all the music I've ever written... An artist is trying to tell you how he's feeling. And if that accidentally becomes entertaining, it becomes a career.

~Don Mclean

Topics: Accidentally Always Am Artist Back Becomes Career Drift Entertaining Ever Feeling Happy He Hopeful How Matter Music Tell Tend Trying Underneath Written You I Am

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My parents were not musical, and they were not effervescent people; everything was very quiet. The music that I played was loud; it used to drive them up the wall. My father died, and that was a tragedy for everybody, but suddenly I didn't have anybody to stop me from doing what I wanted to do.

~Don Mclean

Topics: Anybody Died Doing Drive Everybody Everything Father Loud Me Music Musical Parents People Played Quiet Stop Suddenly Them Tragedy Up Used Very Wall Wanted Were

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I've never done anything but what I wanted to do with my life. I don't think too many people can say that. I wrote the songs I wanted to write, for me. I had no idea that 'American Pie' would relate to anybody.

~Don Mclean

Topics: American Anybody Anything Done Had Idea Life Many Me My Life Never No Idea People Pie Relate Say Songs Think Too Too Many People Wanted Would Write Wrote

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When people ask what 'American Pie' is about, they're missing the point. The song isn't about the lines themselves - it's about what is between the lines. The song is about what isn't there.

~Don Mclean

Topics: About American Ask Between Lines Missing People Pie Point Song Themselves

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Being on United Artists was almost as bad as not being on any label at all. They were the crappiest in the business. All they did was movie soundtracks. Now, they were making an effort to become much hipper - signing people like Bobby Womack and what have you.

~Don Mclean

Topics: Almost Any Artists Bad Become Being Bobby Business Did Effort Label Like Making Movie Much Now People Signing Soundtracks United Were You

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My expectations for myself were never high. I had a very unusual way of writing songs and of thinking about music. I wasn't at all like Bob Dylan or Simon and Garfunkel. I was completely different - I didn't have a David Geffen at my side.

~Don Mclean

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If you listen to one of my albums, you can tell I do a lot of different things. In the case of 'Vincent', I thought of his picture 'Starry Night.' It was a beautiful road-map for a song. I used a lot of imagery from that painting.

~Don Mclean

Topics: Albums Beautiful Case Different Different Things His Imagery Listen Lot Night Painting Picture Song Starry Tell Things Thought Used You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: October 2nd, 1945

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