American Pie singer Don McLean has asked his fans not to judge him after his arrest this week and said he is going through a "very painful breakdown" of his marriage.
The 70-year-old was arrested at his home he lives in with his photographer wife Patrisha in Camden, Maine, on Monday.
Authorities did not give details of the incident but the Portland Press Herald newspaper reported that his wife has since obtained a restraining order against her husband, citing long-term anger issues.
In his first comments, McLean said in a statement on his official website that the past year had been "hard emotional times for my wife, my children and me.
"What is occurring is the very painful breakdown of an almost 30-year relationship. Our hearts are broken and we must carry on.
"There are no winners or losers but I am not a villain ... I ask God to give us the strength to find new happiness and I hope people will realise that this will all be resolved, but I hope I will not be judged in this frantic media environment," he added.
McLean is due to appear in court in February on the misdemeanour domestic violence charge.
American Pie, his 1971 ode to personal and cultural upheaval, was named a song of the century by the Recording Industry Association of America and the National Endowment for the Arts.
McLean's original working manuscript was auctioned for $1.2m last year.
0 nhận xét:
Đăng nhận xét