Enduring singer-songwriter Don McLean discusses the writing of songs from throughout his extraordinary career including 'American Pie', 'Vincent', 'Wonderful Baby', 'The Legend of Andrew McCrew', 'Prime Time', 'Sea Man' and 'When July Comes'. In the conversation, Don teases out the importance of artists like Fred Astaire, Bob Dylan and The Beatles, and explains why he wants to write songs that are useful to people.
Episode 264 - Sean O'Hagan
Episode 263 - Gossip
Episode 262 - Brittany Howard
Episode 261 - Sleater-Kinney
Episode 260 - Bill Ryder-Jones
Episode 259 - Feist
Episode 258 - Thomas Walsh
Episode 257 - Eric Cantona
Episode 256 - Wayne Coyne
Episode 255 - Kevin Rowland
Episode 254 - Stephen Duffy
Episode 253 - Damon Albarn
Episode 252 - Lloyd Cole
Episode 251 - Jenny Lewis
Episode 250 - Mick Hucknall
Episode 249 - Theo Katzman
Episode 248 - Jessie Ware
Episode 247 - David Paich
Episode 246 - Tim Burgess
Episode 245 - Shania Twain
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