Ian Anderson
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"All he asked for was a six-pack of beer. He was awesome!" How Derek Shulman got Jethro Tull playing with Men Without Hats
By Jerry Ewing published
How Ian Anderson ended up playing flute on Canadian 80s synth band Men Without Hats 1987 album Pop Goes The World

Dan Hawkins hates how The Darkness treated Ian Anderson
By Julian Marszalek published
Guitarist says one of the worst days of his life came when a song featuring the Jethro Tull leader was dropped from their 2012 comeback album

Ian Anderson says it's possible Robert Plant wanted to replace him in Jethro Tull
By Fraser Lewry published
History could have been very different

Are the touching tales of Jethro Tull’s Minstrel In The Gallery really just fiction?
By James McNair published
Ian Anderson reflects on giving Roy Harper his movie break, aggressively defending Dee Palmer from paparazzi intrusion, losing bassist Jeffrey Hammond, planning to quit touring – and the quiet couple of weeks he spent recording Tull’s masterful 1975 album

Ian Anderson: Jethro Tull’s one-legged hammy past and their potential stripped-down future
By James McNair published
Latest Jethro Tull album Curious Ruminant has Ian Anderson reflecting on his hammy stage performances of the past, working with William Shatner and Mikael Åkerfeldt, and how the band could have a back-to-basics future

Why Ian Anderson is leading Jethro Tull through a late career productivity burst
By Johnny Sharp published
Why Ian Anderson is keeping Jethro Tull on a prolifically productive roll

“We’d play cards on stage. Ian had no clue”: Ex Jethro Tull members share favourite moments
By Sid Smith published
Mick Abrahams, Clive Bunker, Jeffrey Hammond, Peter John Vettese and Tony Iommi recall what they learned from – or what they did to – band leader Ian Anderson

‘He said, ‘You can’t afford me!’” Steven Wilson isn’t on Opeth’s album. Ian Anderson is
By Rich Hobson published
Mikael Åkerfeldt and guitarist Fredrik Åkesson regret that people focus so much on one element of their sound, when there’s so much more to The Last Will And Testament
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