Jethro Tull

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Ian Anderson and William Shatner
Ian Anderson wishes his flute had never gone to space, and neither had William Shatner

By Johnny Sharp Published

His desire to be associated with the space race, first shared on 1970 album Benefit, resulted in disappointment

Interviews
Ian Anderson: 8314 Boxed cover art
Ian Anderson's solo years, now in a handy box

By John Aizlewood Published

31 years, 10 vinyl albums, one Ian Anderson

Albums
JB Lenoir
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

Bands & Artists
Ian Anderson and Elvis Presley
“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

Interviews
Ian Anderson
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

Music
Hammond, centre, with Jethro Tull
“I was always the lowest common denominator”: Jeffrey Hammond’s five years with Jethro Tull

By Martin Kielty Published

Bassist contributed to some of the band’s most definitive works – but ultimately couldn’t resist the call of another art form

Interviews
Mikael Åkerfeldt onstage
Opeth's Mikael Åkerfeldt is unable to tell you what he'd like to tell you

By Dave Ling Published

Swedish proggers Opeth have European festival dates throughout the summer before heading to the US, and have a new album in the can

Interviews
Jethro Tull in 1971
"We were always looking out for a producer, but the trouble was that most of them took a lot of drugs": Ian Anderson on the recording of Aqualung, and why it really isn't a concept album

By Hugh Fielder Last updated

Aqualung is regarded by most as the classic, definitive Jethro Tull album, but Ian Anderson is reluctant to admit it's his favourite

Albums
Jethro Tull - Bursting Out – The Inflated Edition
Bookset edition of Jethro Tull’s Bursting Out: a huge improvement on previous reissue

By Joe Banks Published

Bookset series turns to the band’s first live release, which showcases Ian Anderson as zany ringmaster

Albums
Ian Anderson
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

Albums
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