Music legend Don McLean reveals why he’s worried about Taylor Swift’s mental health amid her ‘monster’ fame (ch)

Music legend Don McLean has revealed why he’s worried for Taylor Swift’s mental health amid her ‘monster’ fame.

After spending decades dominating the industry, acclaimed singer, songwriter, and guitarist Don, 79 – whose song American Pie held the record for longest number-one hit for almost 50 years before Taylor dethroned him with her track All Too Well – has certainly seen it all.

And now, he’s using his expertise to share some advice for the 34-year-old Cruel Summer songstress, who is currently enjoying a well-deserved break from her Eras Tour at her Rhode Island mansion with boyfriend, Travis Kelce, and A-list friends.

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He told her to prioritize her ‘happiness’ as her booming career continues to flourish, while praising her ‘talent and hard work.’

She’s working all of the time and everything [she does] she does better than everybody else, whether it’s a video or a performance or songwriting or records,’ he gushed to UK’s The Standard recently.

She does it all, just way better than everybody else and it’s really interesting because all of those other acts are suddenly old fashioned.

‘The only thing is that [I hope] she stays happy. Showbusiness and fame… I’m very fortunate that I’ve had that. I know how to [handle] that.’

Don explained that having ‘interests’ outside of his career helped him combat the immense pressures that came with being a star.

‘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?”‘ he added. ‘That is the quickest way to be unhappy.’

He also advised against chasing ‘commercial success’ and stressed the importance of not caring about whether or not a song ‘caught the fancy of the public.’

‘You have to be happy with what you’re doing and a lot of people say well if a song or an album isn’t commercially successful that somehow that’s a negative,’ the singer continued.

‘I don’t even think of it. I don’t really think about whether it caught the fancy of the public, it doesn’t matter to me.’

He described record companies as the ‘biggest thieves on the planet,’ and said their main business was ‘stealing.’