DON MCLEAN | 73

Don Mclean rose to fame in his early days after releasing his hit song American Pie in 1971. A few years back, he sold the original manuscript of the music for a whopping $1.2 million. When he was only 16 years old, he was so determined to become a professional musician, and after a few years, he did become one. In 1969, Mclean recorded his first album entitled Tapestry and was released by Media arts, while his latest album is Addicted to Black in 2009.

With all this accumulated wealth, he definitely won’t have any issues making investments in a retirement plan. However, it doesn’t seem like he needs one yet as he is still very active, having been inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2004 and having a new album released in 2018. Until today, McLean’s name remains to be huge in the music scene, making him a real music icon in his own right.