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Don McLean - Singer-songwriter

Tim Franks speaks to singer, songwriter and self-confessed 'accidental' pop star Don McLean, whose American Pie manuscript was auctioned for more than a million dollars.

Tim Franks speaks to Don McLean - the self-confessed 'accidental' pop star whose first unlikely hit became one of the defining songs of the century. In April, the manuscript to American Pie was auctioned for more than a million dollars. McLean has always resisted analysing his famous lyrics too closely but what does he have to say now about the American music industry, and the American dream?

30 minutes

Credits

RoleContributor
InterviewerTim Franks
Interviewed GuestDon McLean

Broadcasts

  • Wed 13 May 201523:30GMT
  • Thu 14 May 201503:30GMT
  • Wed 1 Jul 201503:30GMT
  • Fri 14 Aug 201501:30GMT
  • Fri 14 Aug 201503:30GMT