Decades after penning "American Pie," Don McLean is ready to part with the handwritten lyrics for his career-defining hit, and whoever takes ownership of the manuscript will pay handsomely for the privilege.
It's funny how stories grow and everyone starts to accept it as truth. American Pie has had that story, and this week Don McLean cleared it up.
Don McLean says "American Pie" was written in Philadelphia, not the upstate New York bar that has long laid claim to it...