Despite his remarkable pragmatism and aversion to drugs, alcohol and other byproducts of stardom, Jethro Tull lead singer Ian Anderson is one of the more intriguing characters in rock. His hobbies include wildcat preservation, Indian food, and chile peppers, and he once owned a very successful salmon farm. As a good working musician, he puts up with the meet-and-greets and press events, where he plays up his eccentricities for the sake of a good story - even the meet-and-greets are quirky, as Ian won't shake hands but will bump elbows, a much more sanitary ritual.Jethro Tull started in 1967, and the mighty Aqualung album came out in 1971. Along with the famous title track, it also contained the hits "Locomotive Breath" and "Cross-Eyed Mary." In 2011, a remastered, 40th Anniversary edition of Aqualung was released in a super-deluxe collector's edition and also in a more humble 2-CD set. On April 2, 2012, a sequel to another classic Tull album, Thick As A Brick, is scheduled for release.
With over 40 years of Tull material to choose from, there were plenty of strange-but-true tales (most confirmed by Ian in our interview) to choose from along with some good myths. See if you can separate fact from fiction in the Jethro Tull edition.
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