In the autumn of 1970 I had a job singing in the school system, playing my guitar in classrooms. Don McLean autumnclassroomguitar Change image and share on social
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 artistbadbobby share on social
Herman Melville was supposed to be an accountant. Van Gogh was meant to be an art dealer. I was meant to take the train into New York and work for a bank. To be an artist, you have to say goodbye to your family. Don McLean accountantartartist share on social
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 albumbeautifulcase share on social
I had asthma when I was a kid, asthma so bad that it would turn into pneumonia and I almost died several times. Nobody knew why back then, but now it's obvious. Don McLean asthmabackbad Change image and share on social
If something comes up I might write about it, but without an outlet the whole thing winds down. Don McLean outletthingwind Change image and share on social
Every thread of creation is held in position by still other strands of things living. Don McLean creationholdlive Change image and share on social