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The singer and songwriter introduced that he’s dropping out from performing at the Nationwide Rifle Association’s annual meeting this weekend in Houston, saying it might be “disrespectful and hurtful” to perform days after 19 kids and two adults had been killed in a mass taking pictures in the state.

McLean, who's best-known for his legendary 1971 folk rock anthem “American Pie,” was scheduled to carry out Saturday night throughout the NRA’s Grand Ole Night of Freedom concert. However these plans modified when a gunman, identified by police as Salvador Ramos, 18, entered Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Tex., and started firing on youngsters within the worst mass capturing at an American school in almost a decade.

“In light of the current occasions in Texas, I have determined it would be disrespectful and hurtful for me to carry out for the NRA at their conference in Houston this week,” McLean, 76, stated in an announcement. “I’m positive all the folks planning to attend this event are shocked and sickened by these events as nicely. After all, we are all People.”

McLean is amongst a couple of performers who’ve announced they will not perform at this weekend’s conference. Country and gospel singer Larry Gatlin and Larry Stewart of the nation band Stressed Heart also said Thursday that they had been dropping out in response to the shooting at Robb Elementary Faculty.

Gatlin said he was also dropping out resulting from what he cited as the NRA’s “outdated and ill-thought-out positions regarding firearms” in the USA.

“My prayers and thoughts go to all who are struggling, and I pray that the NRA will rethink some of its outdated and ill-thought-out positions concerning firearms in AMERICA,” he stated. “I’m a 2nd Amendment guy, however the 2nd amendment shouldn't apply to everyone. It’s that simple.”