Don McLean‘s handwritten lyrics to classic track ‘Vincent’ are to be sold at auction.The lyrics, written in pencil over 14 pages, come with an asking price of $1.5 million (£1.2 million).Moments In Time, a Los Angeles-based dealer for rare artefacts such as these, have revealed that the lyrics are being sold by an individual who received them directly from McLean himself.“They are written in pencil,” revealed Moments In Time owner Gary Zimet. “There are some corrections They differ very slightly from the final lyrics, which show he really had the song well thought out in his head when he wrote it.See the handwritten lyrics to ‘Vincent’ here.Zimet went on to say that he hopes that the lyrics to the song, written as a tribute to Vincent Van.
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