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Talking with Kyle Meredith, Petula Clark and Don McLean both reflect on what it means to keep creating decades into a career, each from their own corner of the musical universe. Clark walks through the making of Living For Today, from recording in a tiny garden studio in London to shaping the title track’s light-to-serious turn, reconnecting with Tony Hatch, and navigating the nerves (and respect) that come with reinterpreting classics—from Peggy Lee’s “Fever” to the Beatles’ “Blackbird”—while embracing songs like “Downtown” as lifelong companions rather than burdens. McLean, meanwhile, digs into the long road behind Botanical Gardens, rejecting the idea that he lives solely in the shadow of “American Pie” or “Vincent,” and instead framing the album as a mix of styles, metaphors, and ideas that took years—sometimes decades—to finally surface. From songwriting as a visual, almost cinematic act to letting songs wait until they’re ready, both artists land on the same truth: the work doesn’t give up on you, it ju