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Don McLean, Singer Songwriter
Franks speaks to Don McLean - the self-confessed "accidental" pop star whose first unlikely hit, 'American Pie', became one of the defining songs of the century.
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?
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