Classic rock music has produced few songs as layered, mysterious, and intertextual as Don McLean’s “American Pie.” The tune took many years to complete. McLean explained why it took so long ...

Famously, Don McLean never elaborated on the lyrics of “American Pie”. But when the manuscript sold in 2015, it included songwriting notes that explained many of the real meanings behind the ...

Songwriter Don McLean says he rejects comparisons ... to take a side or a stand on anything,” said McLean, whose 1971 classic ...