>He lives locally and is a real a$$hole, beats his wife.
Bingo. Something people either ignore or are not aware of, I think there’s a restraining order in place too?
Wiki says he was divorced in 2016 and this:
The end of the marriage saw Don McLean arrested for domestic violence.[58][59] However, the charges were dismissed one year later as a result of his abiding by the terms of a plea agreement.[60][61]