Don McLean is worried about “monster star” Taylor Swift.
In an interview with UK standard on Sunday, Aug. 18, the “American Pie” singer, 78, opened up about his concerns about how fame could be affecting the “Fortnight” musician’s mental health.
“She’s a person who is an example of what talent and really hard work can achieve,” McLean said when asked about Swift, 34.
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The “Vincent” artist continued, “A lot of people think show business is just ‘Oh, you’re so gorgeous, you should be a star,’ Taylor Swift was a star for 15 years before she became a monster star, the size of a galaxy for God’s sake .”
McLean also noticed how hardworking she was.
“She works all the time and she does everything she does better than everybody else, whether it’s video or performance or songwriting or records or whatever, she does it all, just better than everybody else and it’s really interesting because everything from those other actions are suddenly old-fashioned,” he said.
McLean said he hopes Swift will “stay happy” in the spotlight, before reflecting on his own experience in the music industry.
“Show business and fame – as Elvis said ‘fame and fortune’ – and I’m very lucky to have had that,” he said. “I know how to do it. I have a lot of interests and they keep me going. I don’t go around thinking ‘man, why don’t I have this?’ Or ‘Why do I not have that?’ it’s the fastest way to be unhappy that I can think of.”
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Since beginning his career in the late 1960s, McLean has sold more than 50 million records.
He even linked up with Swift in 2021 when the 14-time Grammy-winning pop star sent him a note and flowers after her 10-minute version of “All Too Well” broke one of his music records for “American Pie (Parts 1 & 2) )” like Billboard Longest record number one in hot 100.
Meanwhile, Swift is currently in the middle of her massive Eras Tour and is scheduled to perform the final performance of her London leg on Tuesday, August 20, before taking a short break.
The pop megastar will perform the final leg of the concert on October 18 in Miami, Florida.
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