American Pie hitmaker Don McLean worries for Taylor Swift's happiness after she became a 'monster sized' chart superstar with near unrivalled international fame.
The 78-year-old American Pie hitmaker has a shared history with 34-year-old Taylor as she claimed his crown in 2021 when her 10 minute track All Too Well topped the charts in the USA. This gave Taylor the title of having the longest running number one single - a record Don previously held thanks to his eight minute track, American Pie .
READ MORE: Ireland on hurricane watch as Met Eireann gives exact date remnants could trigger severe weather He said: “She is a person who is an example of what talent and really hard work can accomplish. A lot of people think showbusiness is just something ‘oh you’re so wonderful, you should be a star’ well, by the way, Taylor Swift was a star for 15 years before she became a monster star, the size of the galaxy for god sake.
Offering advice to the singer, he said: “The only thing is that she stays happy. Showbusiness and Fame – as Elvis said ‘fame and fortune’ – and I’m very fortunate that I’ve had that. I know how to do that. I have a lot of interests and they sustain me. I don’t go around thinking ‘man, why don’t I have this?’ or ‘Why don’t I have that?’ that is the quickest way to be unhappy I can think of.”
She is currently on her mammoth The Eras Tour which has taken her around the world and on the road since March 2023 and will keep her on the road until mid-December. The European leg of the tour concludes in London on Tuesday with her eight sold-out Wembley Arena show.
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