#259 - Don McLean on the "American Pie" 50th anniversary

Legendary musician Don McLean chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his show at the Paramount Theatre in Austin, celebrating the release of "American Pie" 50 years ago. Topics include: What the show consists of (2:33) The key to a good story (4:03) How he handled the success of "American Pie" poorly (8:24) Exploring a variety of themes and styles with his music over the past 50 years (13:55) Bob Dylan disliking the likelihood that he's the jester character in "American Pie" (17:01) The government's role in many of the horrific events from the 1960s that the song discusses (22:49) The assassination of JFK in 1963 (23:33) Considering the song was inspired by his belief that the world was headed in a terrible direction, was his prediction correct? (29:25)