Best quotes by Don McLean on American
Checkout quotes by Don McLean on American
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‟ Basically, in 'American Pie,' things are heading in the wrong direction. It is becoming less ideal, less idyllic. I don't know whether you consider that wrong or right, but it is a morality song in a sense.
- Don McLean
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‟ All roads lead to 'American Pie.' 'As American as apple pie' was the saying. It was some kind of a big American song that I wanted to write, which would be a conclusion for my show and bring all the songs home, which it still does. I can go anywhere I want with American music and come home to that. And it all makes sense.
- Don McLean
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‟ I was around in 1970, and now I am around in 2015 ... there is no poetry and very little romance in anything anymore, so it is really like the last phase of 'American Pie.'
- Don McLean
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‟ That song didn't just happen. It grew out of my experiences. 'American Pie' was part of my process of self-awakening: a mystical trip into my past.
- Don McLean
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‟ In a sense, 'American Pie' was a very despairing song but it can also be seen as very hopeful.
- Don McLean
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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
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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