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Ian Anderson's solo years, now in a handy box
By John Aizlewood published
31 years, 10 vinyl albums, one Ian Anderson

Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson on the bluesman who inspired the great rock singers
By Michael Hann published
Chicago guitarist and singer-songwriter JB Lenoir avoided blues cliches to tackle politics and social justice in his lyrics, influencing a whole generation of classic rock acts

“I felt so embarrassed for him”: Ian Anderson, the man who refused to meet Elvis Presley
By Dave Everley published
The King had just staged his comeback and Jethro Tull were touring breakthrough album Stand Up – but when the ‘invitation’ came to greet Presley, Anderson resisted

Watch Ian Anderson unbox his new solo career set 8314 Boxed
By Jerry Ewing published
Ian Anderson 8314 Boxed collects all of the Jethro Tull man's solo albums plus a disc of unreleased live material

Ian Anderson still detests the mindless sax of Jethro Tull’s A Passion Play
By Martin Kielty published
Horrified by sessions in a French chateau, they went home, dumped the work they’d done on their Thick As A Brick follow-up and started again. The result was a Marmite production that inspired split rumours

Ten-disc Ian Anderson solo box set to be released in August
By Jerry Ewing published
8314 Boxed collects all of Ian Anderson solo alums plus a disc of unreleased live material

When audience members attack: Six times a rock star was injured by someone in the crowd
By Fraser Lewry last updated
Musicians should always feel safe onstage: sometimes, they're clearly not - and people need to stop throwing stuff

Ian Anderson features on new Louise Patricia Crane single Tiny Bard
By Jerry Ewing published
Prog singer songwriter Louise Patricia Crane will release her new solo album Netherworld in June

"Somebody has to be the kind of songwriter who doesn’t give a shit if he gets called pretentious." Ian Anderson on the inspiration behind Jethro Tull's RökFlöte
By James McNair published
After a gap of more than 20 years, Jethro Tull returned with their second album of new material this decade. RökFlöte finds the band exploring Norse mythology with a harder edge than last year’s The Zealot Gene
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