Interview for “Classic Albums”
I was interviewed by award-winning director George Scott for the BBC 2 Classic Albums episode about Don McLean’s “American Pie” album. The interview took place at the Sleeper Sounds Studio in Ladbroke Grove, London on August 2nd 2017.
I was on the show as Don McLean’s biographer and spent a couple of hours talking about McLean’s career. At lunchtime, we were joined by Jake Bugg who was recording his contribution in the afternoon (McLean was one of Jake’s earliest influences). It was good to catch up with Jake as we’d only talked by email previously.
It was a fascinating and exciting experience taking part in and observing the recording process for a TV show. The show was first broadcast on BBC TV in December 2017 and later on PBS in America.
