“I’ve heard whole bars burst into this song when I’ve been across the room,” McLean tells The Associated Press from a tour bus heading to Des Moines, Iowa.
Don McLean looks back at his masterpiece, 'American Pie'
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"In light of the recent events in Texas, I have decided it would be disrespectful and hurtful for me to perform for the NRA at their convention in Houston this week," Mr. McLean said in a statement Thursday to USA Today. "I'm sure all the folks planning to attend this event are shocked and sickened by these events as well. After all, we are all Americans."
Don McLean, musical acts and firearms maker Daniel Defense withdraw from NRA meeting
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