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Ian Anderson performs on stage at Balboa Theatre on October 17, 2016 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Daniel Knighton/Getty Images)
Ian Anderson’s guided tour of Jethro Tull – Ritchie Blackmore, Steve Harris, Benny Hill, Spinal Tap and more

By Philip Wilding Published

Band leader shares his thoughts on teamwork, blowing out his voice, caving in to pressure, going mainstream and going a step too far as he revisits their albums from 1968 to 2003

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Martin Barre, Dave Pegg, Ian Anderson and Peter Vettese, 452 (Photo by Pete Cronin/Redferns)
Jethro Tull’s 1980s: Haunted studio, nuclear evacuation cars on standby and a tasteless stage trick

By Johnny Sharp Published

Ian Anderson looks back on A, Broadsword And The Beast, Under Wraps and Walk Into Light, and the musicians that made it a rich and rewarding era – even if some fans weren’t happy

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“He tore the whole thing to shreds and was very unkind”: Jethro Tull’s War Child and 1974

By Malcolm Dome Published

Their seventh studio album was the result of a failed attempt to make a movie – but the band leader believes many more significant things happened in the world of music that year

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Ian Anderson with Jethro tull’s Thick As A Brick album
Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson quizzed by Yes, Genesis, ELP stars and others

By Dave Everley Published

Discover his thoughts on three-fingered guitar playing, a rock icon asking for his autograph, hot chillis, abandoned rabbit suits, never learning to drive, retirement, the 70s codpiece – and why he took up flute in the first place

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Jethro Tull posing for a photograph in 1972
“Bands like ELP, Yes and Genesis were seen as over-the-top, showing-off kinds of performers. And to some extent I felt that, too”: Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson decided to lampoon prog and ended up making “the mother of all concept albums”

By Rob Hughes Published

Song? Album? Fake newspaper? Jethro Tull’s mad masterpiece is all of them and more

Tracks & Singles
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“He was first and foremost a composer”: Rick Wakeman, Ian Anderson, Geoff Downes pay homage to Keith Emerson

By David West Published

15 classic cuts from the keyboard genius’ career, as loved by the good and the great of prog rock and beyond

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Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull performing ontsgae
Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson names the legendary punk singer who asked him for an autograph

By Dave Everley Published

Not one but two punk icons outed themselves to Ian Anderson as secret Jethro Tull fans

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Broadsword era Jethro Tull
“When I ask the audience to sing my songs I might as well go home”: How Ian Anderson refined Jethro Tull shows

By Johnny Sharp Published

He took a long hard look at his production values when The Broadsword And The Beast was first released in 1982

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Jethro Tull – Barrimore Barlow, Jeffrey Hammond, Ian Anderson, Martin Barre, John Evan – in 1973
“Overblown. Slightly pompous. Too prog rock by half!” The Jethro Tull album Ian Anderson would rather forget

By Martin Kielty Published

Created in a rush amid challenging circumstances, their sixth record disappointed most critics, confused many fans and led to talk of splitting up

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Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson is on the cover of the new, gift-packed issue of Prog, on sale now!

By Jerry Ewing Published

Plus Yes, Steve Hogarth, Exploring Birdsong, The Paradox Twin, Franck Carducci. Tarja, Liminal Sky, A.A. Williams, MONO, Burning Shed and loads more...

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