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Post by rredmond on Oct 20, 2013 17:29:50 GMT
Ah bunkerfan beat me to it. I never check Facebook, and an old friend hit me up because he saw this interview and knew I loved Tull. Figure HAH it's an American interview, let me jump in here and take credit for one!  Short one but a good one. Be well! --Ron-- Sorry Ron, I'll hold back a couple of hours next time and let you have all the credit.  Goodness no! Better to know then to wait on me to report it! Thanks though. --Ron-- |
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Post by nonrabbit on Oct 21, 2013 9:56:02 GMT
Inspirational stuff. As the man says,modestly "It ain't over till it's over"
Wishing him all the very best.
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‘If there was an award for one legged flute player, I’d win it every year’ Reagan Gavin Rasquinha,TNN | Dec 2, 2013, 03.45 PM IST timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/music/news-and-interviews/If-there-was-an-award-for-one-legged-flute-player-Id-win-it-every-year/articleshow/26740239.cmsScottish singer and songwriter Ian Anderson is known as the head of the rock band Jethro Tull as the flautist and guitarist. He talks about music, his journey and awards. What were your early influences? Probably my earliest awareness of music was church and folk music during growing up years in Scotland, and my father's collection of big band jazz music. That was during my pre-teen years. When I was 9 or 10, I became aware of Elvis Presley and Cliff Richard who was born in Lucknow. So I guess that my awareness of rock n roll and pop music developed. I was listening to Muddy Waters, Sonny Boy Williamson and T-Bone Walker at the time. What kind of early direction did you take? I began by trying to not emulate or imitate other people. I wasn't a Beatles fan and I didn't have Mick Jagger's lips. In the West we have a different culture and different discipline. The white musicians were rather more disciplined, like Eric Clapton, for example. We did a show with Cream... In hindsight, considering the number of substances that Eric, Jack and Ginger were on, it's a miracle that any of them are still alive! What was it like playing with the stones in the Rolling Stones Rock n Roll Circus show? It was a daunting experience. We were the new boys who were invited. Charlie Watts and Bill Wyman invited us as they were the ones who'd heard our first album. It was a weird atmosphere. The Stones had not played together for a while. They had not had a hit album, R'n'R was a promo. Brian Jones had become very unreliable and a liability in terms of his health and as a musician by then. He was there but definitely not part of the band. You once met Jimi Hendrix... What was it like meeting him? I met him very early on... in '69 and I met him at his press conference which he failed to turn up at. As time wore on, he became increasingly unhappy with his life. He was always surrounded by a phalanx of sycophantic people. I deeply regret not being able to have helped him out. Your writing voiced strong opinions about religion and society. What other subjects do you feel strongly about? I'm an ardent wildlife supporter! I support many scientific expeditions and give money to charities connected to conservation of wildcats. It's nice to do something you're passionate about as it keeps one grounded. In 1984, Tull released Under Wraps, a heavily electronic album. It was different and received some flak from the critics who thought you were past your prime. What brought about the stylistic change? It was the influence of new technology. It wasn't because of fashion. In 1972 we were using synths too. To simply turn away and say 'aah newfangled technology this is not for us' was not a good thing to do. Back then, the first sequencers and the first computers came about. It seemed the logical and sensible thing to try and use that. It created music which would have been better if it was played in a better way. Its fine, looking back, as it put music in the hands of relatively untrained and unskilled musicians. It brings more people into making music so it's a good thing. But the bad thing is it sounds like everyone else as the operating software makes it easier to do certain things as people tend to follow that easy part. When you're writing songs, it's good to not be able to repeat oneself. It happens if you're not a great 'technician', as that's when you stumble onto good ideas. You went on to win a 1989 Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance, beating odds-on favorites Metallica. What did u feel about that? These things are kind like showbiz awards. In the case of the Grammys, it's meaningful. The 6,000 members of the National Academy of Recording Artistes vote and select who wins. You're getting awards from your peers. But there's certainly amount of showbiz politics. We won for being a bunch of nice guys who hadn't won for a long time. If there was an award for one legged flute player, heck I'd win it every year. Your album Divinities had a lot of Indian mythological imagery in it. What do you feel about that? Well, it's something I grew up around... there are so many Indians here in England. I'm not very keen on Jamaican, Caribbean or African music. I like a lot Arabic and Malaysian music. My ear is tuned to that sort of sound. What are the five things you'd like to do before you meet your maker? Get further down the road in terms of spirituality, to play with some of the musicians I've always wanted to. I'd like to see my children happily married, I would hope that my wife and I are able to enjoy some quality relaxation time... and I'd like to have my guns back! A recent law in the UK has prohibited civilians from owning firearms. Guns are for making little holes in paper targets... not for killing people. Some people play darts and golf, but I like guns as I enjoy the engineering and design and artistry or making an ergonomically satisfying design. |
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Post by maddogfagin on Dec 9, 2013 13:25:28 GMT
The Blues Issue 10 November 2013 www.myfavouritemagazines.co.uk/music-bookazines/the-blues-issue-10/  Brought to you by the great team behind Classic Rock, Blues Magazine is a mix of old and new; cult and mainstream - and celebrates 75 years of great blues music
Cover Feature: Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac
After stealing Eric Clapton’s thunder with a stunning turn in John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, Peter Green formed Fleetwood Mac to cut the ultimate British blues album. With unseen photos and new interviews we tell the story of Greeny’s hard road to ‘Dog & Dustbin’.
Also featured in this issue
THE BEST OF 2013! We see out a fantastic year for the blues with a celebration of the 50 essential albums, the greatest comebacks, the landmark shows and the breakthrough artists.
BUDDY GUY. The Chicago legend talks about his critically acclaimed new album Rhythm & Blues: “Muddy told me to keep the blues alive. That’s what I’m doing.”
IAN RANKIN. In this exclusive interview, the Scottish crime writer and creator of Inspector Rebus gives us the modus operandi behind his new Rory Gallagher-fuelled project Kickback City.
IAN ANDERSON. The interview no one else could get! Using unseen photos from his personal archives the Jethro Tull icon takes us back to his early pre-flute days as a blues guitarist.
ZIGABOO MODELSITE. The N’Awlins drum legend takes you through his life as the Meter man.
SIMON MCBRIDE. The natural successor to Rory Gallagher and Gary Moore, we profile a blues-rock superstar in the making...
THE 12 BARS OF CHRISTMAS! From guitars to jukeboxes to a trip to the home of the blues we bring you a dozen Xmas gift ideas to blow a blues head’s mind.
CUTTIN’ HEADS. In the latest edition of Charles Shaar Murray’s hugely popular column [one great song; three great versions; which is better?] Blind Lemon Jefferson, Carl Perkins and The Beatles battle it out with their strikes at the classic Matchbox.
BUYER’S GUIDE. Charles Shaar Murray takes you through the best - and worst - cuts of Matriarch Of R&B Etta James’ career.
INTERVIEWED! The Cadillac Three, Wille & The Bandits, Chantel McGregor, Famous Monday Night Blues club legend Philip Guy Davis, Craig Hughes, Don Cavalli, Terry Lee Hale, Brothers Groove, Left Lane Cruiser, Sunday Wilde, Moriaty, The 45s, Greg Coulson, Alex McKown and more!
PLUS! NO TRASH. NO DOGS. JUST THE BEST OF 2013. Your 15-track CD featuring cuts from JJ Grey & Mofro, Jo Harman, Walter Trout, King King, Rosco Levee And The Southern Slide, The Hoax, Mike Zito, Joe Bonamassa and Beth Hart, The Temperance Movement, The Graveltones and more
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Post by rredmond on Dec 9, 2013 13:57:05 GMT
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Post by bunkerfan on Dec 22, 2013 8:02:43 GMT
Exclusive Interview: Eastlife Meets Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson
Posted on 29 Nov 2013
Posted In : Events in Cambs
Known throughout the world of rock music as the flute and voice behind the legendary Jethro Tull, Ian Anderson is set to perform hits past and present at Ely Cathedral this month. Eastlife catches up with the legend. ian anderson jethro tull ely cathedral
How did you get the name Jethro Tull?
Our agent set up with the name Jethro Tull (an eighteenth century English agricultural pioneer who invented the seed drill). That was the band name during the week in which London’s famous Marquee Club offered us the Thursday night residency. So it stuck.
In 1973, Jethro Tull disbanded following bad reviews. Why?
Our then manager decided to respond to a bad review in the pop newspaper ‘Melody Maker’. He cut a deal with the editor for a front page involving the band’s supposed decision to quit. We knew nothing about it until we read it in the paper ourselves. We were furious. So no comeback tours for us, thank you very much. We haven’t yet been away!
Are you, like the song, “Living in the Past”?
I am not one for reminiscing so prefer to live in the present. However, some of our audience obviously like the nostalgia bits so the older material is perhaps a trip down memory lane. For us it’s about playing something fresh, since that’s when we probably last played it on stage so our style of music is a little bit timeless and not rooted in a particular fashion.
Pop and Rock music have changed a great deal over the last 30 years. How do you view these changes?
The really big changes were back in the mid-to-late sixties and the early seventies. The introduction of musical influences from many diverse cultures and historical periods provided for a richly creative environment which Tull were a part of. Nowadays the trend has become more technological, what with sampling and synthesizing influencing music making at an affordable price. But everything goes around in circles, nothing really changes and nothing is really new.
You are now one of the old men of rock – over 50 years of age. How long do you plan to go on performing and recording?
Well as long as possible if it remains a challenge and my health permits. I suppose fear of boredom in old age is my greatest concern but then there is writing and other creative indulgences to consider.
Do you listen to new bands? Any favourites?
My favourite music to listen to is that of Muddy Waters and Beethoven. I still receive unsolicited demo tapes from would-be musicians as well as from professional performers, so I listen to a lot of “new” stuff too. But I have never been a great listener of other people’s work even when I first started out.
Jethro Tull is one of the legends of Rock. Why do you think the band has lasted so long?
Loyal and committed fans ensure that the greats like Zeppelin and The Stones won’t fade away. Tull is just a lesser version of those rock giants whose music will go on to help define the future. So I guess we wouldn’t last with out the loyalty of our fans, they keep us in work and pocket money.
The shows that you have planned at Ely Cathedral and St John the Evangelist Church are billed as Christmas Shows. Is that just because they fall in December?
For a few years, I have done charity shows in various churches and cathedrals in the UK to celebrate both Christmas and cultural traditions of the Christian religion. The aim is to provide the building with 100 per cent ticket income and to cover the costs of the production myself. We will play a selection of winter material not only from the catalogue of my work but from Classical and Folk music too and will also feature material from a couple of our guests. This year we have Adrian Edmondson joining us at Ely and Oxford.
ian anderson jethro tullThere should be quite a reverential atmosphere at these dates. I would assume that this would particularly appeal to you?
The trick is to keep it loose and friendly without becoming flippant to the traditions of the church service. We throw in a few readings, a prayer and try to secure the service for the choir and organist. So it’s upbeat and somewhere between carol service and a concert.
Jethro Tull seems to be in constant evolution. What can we expect from the next album?
Heavy rock as I have been associated with acoustic music over the years so thought it time to get down and dirty with my flute while I still have the energy.
You have said recently that you are currently on “a creative and emotional roll”. Could you expand on the emotional roll a little? I am increasingly testy and easily annoyed, important rocket fuel for the creative soul. Where would Shakespeare have been without jealousy, anger and rage? Not nice emotions but those we have to deal with on a personal level.
How does it feel knowing that your art has made a lot of other people, maybe less deserving, rich?
That’s just part of the way it all works. Managers to musicians have a chance to make a living out of the music I write and play so it’s nice to be a part of a symbiotic relationship in which hundreds of folk participate.
Finally, you play over dozens of concerts a year. This would have certainly broken lesser bands. How have you survived?
Except for coffee and the odd glass of single malt I have inhabited a drug-free zone since birth. The stage is my gym so two hours of play at night works wonders. Old musicians, like young soldiers may die with their boots on. I would rather go the way of Eric Morecambe than fizzle in decay.
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Post by maddogfagin on Feb 18, 2014 16:38:12 GMT
Loved the product placement of the hotel booklet  A search of google en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anderson_(surname) reveals the following Anderson, Andersson, or Andersen is a surname deriving from a patronymic meaning "son of Anders/Andrew" (itself derived from the Greek name "Andreas", meaning "man" or "manly"). It originated in parallel in Britain and the Nordic countries.
In Scotland, the name first appeared in records of the 14th century as "Fitz Andreu" (meaning son of Andrew), and developed in various forms by the Scottish Gaelic patronymic of "MacGhilleAndrais" which means the servant of St. Andrew. Variations of this name were MacAndrew, Gillanders and Anderson. The name soon migrated to other parts of Scotland due to the popularity of the name "Andrew" as associated with the Patron Saint of Scotland and the largest grouping lies in the north-east of Scotland from the Mearns through Aberdeenshire, Banff and Moray.
In England, the very first recorded spelling of the family name anywhere, is probably that of William Andreu, which was dated 1237, in the ancient charters of the county of Buckinghamshire, England, in the year 1237. Anderson based names are to be found far earlier in English records than both Scottish and Scandinavian records.
Anderson is the ninth most frequent name in Scotland and 43rd-most common surname in the United Kingdom as a whole.
In Sweden, the form Andersson (and also Anderson) is the most common surname.
In Norway and Denmark, the form Andersen is quite common, being the fifth most common surname in both countries - see Andersen.
The Scandinavian forms Andersson and Andersen were often rendered as Anderson by immigrants to the English-speaking countries, whereby the latter form became one of the most common American surnames. The name was eleventh most common surname reported in the 1990 United States census, accounting for 0.3% of the population. It is the twelfth most common surname reported in the 2000 United States Census. Anderson is also one of the most common surnames in Canada.
Other spelling variations include: Andison, Andersonne, Andersoun, Andirsoone, Andresoun, Androson, Andirston, Andresson, Andrewson, and Andresen.More info at www.houseofnames.com/anderson-family-crest |
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Post by maddogfagin on Mar 3, 2014 9:05:05 GMT
Jethro Tull -- My Struggles Trying to Meet Ian Anderson and THE INTERVIEW!!Posted by Josh Board on February 25, 2014 at 2:00am When I was a DJ at a classic rock radio station, my friends asked if I got sick of certain bands that seemed to get played endlessly. The answer was always no, because they have such a huge catalog of songs. One of the bands that had over 10 songs always in rotation was Jethro Tull. They were also a band that would do great promotions and great concerts. I kept trying to get lead singer/flutist Ian Andersons autograph. It was difficult. [More at live.autographmagazine.com/profiles/blogs/jethro-tull-my-struggles-trying-to-meet-ian-anderson-and-the ]
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Jethro Tull -- My Struggles Trying to Meet Ian Anderson and THE INTERVIEW!!Posted by Josh Board on February 25, 2014 at 2:00am When I was a DJ at a classic rock radio station, my friends asked if I got sick of certain bands that seemed to get played endlessly. The answer was always no, because they have such a huge catalog of songs. One of the bands that had over 10 songs always in rotation was Jethro Tull. They were also a band that would do great promotions and great concerts. I kept trying to get lead singer/flutist Ian Andersons autograph. It was difficult. [More at live.autographmagazine.com/profiles/blogs/jethro-tull-my-struggles-trying-to-meet-ian-anderson-and-the ] Posted by tootull;  on Feb 25, 2014 at 10:42am jethrotull.proboards.com/post/45954/thread"Do you still see me even here?''
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Jethro Tull -- My Struggles Trying to Meet Ian Anderson and THE INTERVIEW!!Posted by Josh Board on February 25, 2014 at 2:00am When I was a DJ at a classic rock radio station, my friends asked if I got sick of certain bands that seemed to get played endlessly. The answer was always no, because they have such a huge catalog of songs. One of the bands that had over 10 songs always in rotation was Jethro Tull. They were also a band that would do great promotions and great concerts. I kept trying to get lead singer/flutist Ian Andersons autograph. It was difficult. [More at live.autographmagazine.com/profiles/blogs/jethro-tull-my-struggles-trying-to-meet-ian-anderson-and-the ] Posted by tootull; on Feb 25, 2014 at 10:42am jethrotull.proboards.com/post/45954/thread"Do you still see me even here?''
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Post by maddogfagin on Mar 11, 2014 11:17:38 GMT
www.backstageaxxess.com/Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull) Interview by: Thom Jennings, Tuesday, March 11, 2014"There was no shortage of progressive rock bands in the 1970’s, but few bands loomed larger than Jethro Tull, driven by the vocal styling’s and flute of their leader Ian Anderson. The iconic opening notes of “Aqualung” are instantly recognizable, and while Tull was certainly a groundbreaking band,they remain inimitable.
Chatting with a legend the likes of Anderson was no easy task. As one would expect, he is a master of words and a true genius.
Nevertheless, Anderson still clearly holds the same passion for his music as he did when Tull dominated FM radio, and thus there was plenty to talk about, especially the forthcoming album “Homo Eraticus” and the tour in support of it.
We proudly present an interview with the one and only Ian Anderson!"
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Post by tullabye on Mar 12, 2014 1:46:38 GMT
That was one great interview that has me even more pumped for H.E. Thanks much maddog!
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Post by rredmond on Mar 12, 2014 23:40:09 GMT
Nice.
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Post by rredmond on Mar 12, 2014 23:40:21 GMT
Nice.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2014 12:47:26 GMT
Jethro Tull legend talks Twitter, Gerald Bostock and Harry Potter
By Mary McCool on Friday 14 March 2014 edinburgh.stv.tv/articles/268583-jethro-tull-front-man-ian-anderson-tours-uk-with-new-album-homo-erraticus/?fromstreampost=86282The man credited with introducing the flute to rock music is back. He founded the rock sensation Jethro Tull in 1967, a band who among numerous achievements scooped Metallica for the 1989 Grammy for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance. Nearly 50 years on and Ian Anderson is set to tour the UK with his new album Homo Erraticus along with some Jethro Tull favourites. Fans can snap up tickets here to see the prog and folk rock legend play with current Tull line up Florian Opahle (electric guitar), Scott Hammond (drums), John O’Hara (keyboards), David Goodier (bass) and additional vocal and Ryan O’Donnell (on-stage support). On the Scottish leg of the tour Ian will visit Edinburgh, Perth, Aberdeen and Inverness although sadly, Glasgow didn't get a hit this time round. We caught up with Ian to find out why. "We try not to play Glasgow and Edinburgh on the same tour given they’re so close together," Ian explained. "We’ve played Glasgow many more times than Edinburgh over the years. But I think of Edinburgh as my home town growing up as a child. "Glasgow has been a massive part of the cultural revolution in Lowland Scotland and undergone changes from heavy industry to the contemporary cultural base it is now. "I always feel Glasgow is a bit like Los Angeles – I had to grit my teeth when I first went there then over the years it has become a place I’m more confident and comfortable with. Edinburgh however is a place where I find myself every four or five years for one reason or another." Along with musical behemoths like Johnny Cash, AC/DC and The Rolling Stones, Jethro Tull were one of the bands to play the iconic Greens Playhouse, later named the Glasgow Apollo. Ian got on to chat about their fairly tentative experience with the Glaswegian audience. "It was a venue Jethro Tull played in the early 70s with trepidation I must say," said Ian. "We knew instinctively that Glaswegian audiences were fairly tough cookies and if they didn’t like you they wouldn’t be overly polite. "The Apollo has been legendary since the days of the Music Hall and English comics define themselves north of the border by being heckled by audiences who went, not for a laugh but just to enjoy blood sport. I have to say over the years a rough audience in Glasgow has never materialised on the night." With the Apollo stage being notoriously high, we wondered if Ian's distinctive stance when playing the flute ever presented him any issues. "I can remember the first time I played at Greens Playhouse it was this fearful drop," said Ian. "You also felt that unless you were right downstage you couldn’t see the people closest to you. "You were very conscious you had to work and walk to the precipice in order to be scene. People further back like the drummer just weren’t visible. It was a weird one – one of the highest stages I recall." The latest album from Anderson Homo Erraticus sees the return of the fictitious Jethro Tull character Gerald Bostock - a literary genius fallen from grace as his poetry contains some naughty words. Bostock first made his way into the Tull library as a child in the 1972 Thick as a Brick album. Making his way into the 21st Century, Bostock even has his own Twitter page. "It’s nice having characters that follow you around. I think the fans like the idea of a fiction they can buy into and fictional characters who in their own way can be the originator of other fictional characters," said Ian. "Someone asked me if Gerald Bostock is an alter ego and I said that in fact he’s an alter-alter ego. He’s someone who can say things that I don’t say and write things that I wouldn’t write. "He’s a very useful writers tool that separates my views and feelings from the ones I allow him to put forward. It’s a recurring cameo role that he plays. "I wouldn’t over-emphasise his importance, it’s just for the fans – a bit of detail. Poeple buy into imaginary characters and love to believe in fictitious people – Peter Pan and Harry Potter. There would be no The Walking Dead if we didn’t buy into very improbable fantasies." "The Twitter page probably gives reach to a few thousand people but let’s not get caught up in the idea that social media is make or break," continued Ian. "It’s just another marketing tool for major corporations throughout the world. It’s not social media – people assume that Facebook is social media. "The driving force behind Facebook is corporate involvement and advertising revenue. Facebook and YouTube are entertaining as a spin-off but generally people who monitise their presence in social media are doing it from pragmatic commercially driven reasons. "It’s something you have to do – it’s a way of making yourself evident in days where the power of traditional advertising has waned somewhat in traditional media. You have to do all the things you ever did before and you have to do a few more now to let people know you’ve got a new record coming out." With a Doctorate in Literature from Heriot Watt University, we wondered if Ian though about writing an album under the guise of a famous fictional character. Without hesitation he explained "Well it certainly wouldn’t be Harry Potter – I don’t like little kids. "I did try to read the first Harry Potter but just didn’t enjoy it and didn’t think it was particularly well written. It was a good idea but I just didn’t enjoy it. I suppose if I was going to write another album with a character it would have to be a young character. "I might choose one of the children in a book that I read as a very young boy – I think it was called All Aboard the Bulger. I tried to find that book with no success whatsoever in adult life but it was a book similar to the Famous Five books. "It was a fiction of children exploring the pre-puberty years of adventure and discovery a rusting old coastal trading ship on the West of Scotland. Taking the boat out to sea they discover this mountain called Cuddies Reek. "It’s full of wonderful visual drama, a magic book. I never managed to find it again but I really like those characters. "It has the sense of adventure that’s at the heart of Peter Pan and even Thick as a Brick which we wrote in 1972 – it’s about a child whose trying to make sense of the adult world and not getting it quite right. I do like the idea that children often have this clarity – they maybe aren’t right but do seem very profound." Originally from Fife, Ian now resides in his London home when he's not off touring the world, and enjoys hobbies like motorcycling and salmon fishing. While an exceptional multi-instrumentalist, he has a particular dislike for his saxophone which remains firmly in its case, so we hear. "It’s not something I particularly relish explaining to a lady because it has to do with the grim hygiene of putting something in your mouth when you’re not sure of where it has been since you last took it out of its case. "I just find it a grubby thing to play whereas with the flute you just gently kiss the edge." As polite as Ian remained throughout the interview, he chuckled "A little innuendo doesn’t hurt as long as you stay on the right side of the main offenders like Stephen Fry - who is very funny sometimes but on occasion just goes one step too far." While we were on the subject of popular culture and television we had to breach the subject of The Walking Dead - an American series from AMC, which happens to star Ian's son-in-law Andrew Lincoln. "I watch it because of family connections and think it’s an example of very careful American TV drama creativity," said Ian. "I can understand why it gets excessively violent because you’ve got to flesh out – literally – certain elements of the story. It’s a morality tale but of course excessively violent. "It’s quite funny when one of the actors from The Walking Dead who I know quite well comes home – the elder of his children knows about the zombies and what he does but isn’t allowed to watch it. It’s a strange thing when you can’t tell your six-year-old what you do for a living." Written in three parts, Homo Erraticus sees Anderson use lyrics written by a more mature Bostock based on an old manuscript. The document contains details of events in British history as well as prophecies of the future. Ian got on to chat about the importance of academia in his song writing. "I carry lots of snippets of useless information I’ve gathered over the years from various parts of history to the future, in the sense that as a teenager I was a voracious reader of science fiction for a time. "Homo Erraticus started off as a muddle – I start to have an idea about a song and think it’s something set in a historical time and I pretty much know what I’m talking about but better check my facts. "So I need to speak to my friend Mr Google and if he’s not in I’ll try Mr Wiki and they usually manage to help me sort out the jumble in my head. "I learn something I didn’t know before which I think is the enjoyable thing about writing music and lyrics, you’re not just using the same notions you had for 30 or 40 years. It’s important to find new tricks which these days people have no excuse not to do regardless of age. "My view on the old adage that old dogs can’t learn new tricks is precisely the opposite – old dogs are more apt to learning new tricks because we know how to learn. We have discipline and application. Writing music for me now is easier – probably because I’m better at it and I get there faster."
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Post by nonrabbit on Mar 15, 2014 17:31:34 GMT
"We knew instinctively that Glaswegian audiences were fairly tough cookies and if they didn’t like you they wouldn’t be overly polite.
"The Apollo has been legendary since the days of the Music Hall and English comics define themselves north of the border by being heckled by audiences who went, not for a laugh but just to enjoy blood sport. I have to say over the years a rough audience in Glasgow has never materialised on the night."
Oh Edinburgh Boy ....Edinburgh Boy ........
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Post by maddogfagin on Mar 21, 2014 11:08:03 GMT
www.westsussextoday.co.uk/what-s-on/entertainments/interview-gerald-bostock-is-back-for-prog-rock-icon-ian-anderson-s-new-album-1-5951597INTERVIEW: Gerald Bostock is back for prog rock icon Ian Anderson’s new albumMention the name Ian Anderson and rock music fans will probably think of the name Jethro Tull a split second later. The prog rock icon is world-famous for his role as vocalist, guitarist and flautist in the renowned British band. However, a discussion of Ian’s music often brings up another name besides the one belonging to an 18th century agriculturalist. I’m talking, of course, about Gerald Bostock. This figure first appeared on Jethro Tull’s 1972 concept album, Thick As A Brick, as a brilliant but possibly psychologically unstable schoolboy, whose poetry provided the inspiration for the record. He then re-emerged 40 years later for Thick As A Brick 2. If you’re unfamiliar with Jethro Tull’s music and have never heard of Gerald, that’s understandable – he doesn’t actually exist. “He’s a writer’s tool,” Ian explains. “He’s a device to divorce me a little bit from sentiment, feelings emotions and views, which, perhaps, I don’t hold but he can. He’s sort of an alter, alter ego really.” Real or not, Gerald’s back once more, this time writing the lyrics for Ian Anderson’s latest album and basing them on an unpublished manuscript by an amateur historian named Ernest T. Parritt. Homo Erraticus, released on April 14, looks into events from British history, exploring visions of past lives. These reveal stories about a diverse range of characters, which include a Neolithic settler, a Christian monk, and even Prince Albert. Ian and his band are set for an extensive UK tour, which comes to the Brighton Dome on April 28. Audiences will get to hear the new album in its entirety before the band plays a selection of Tull classics. Ian says that inhabiting different characters on stage gives him the freedom to express ideas that aren’t necessarily his own. He wryly explains, using Prince Albert as an example: “I am not married to Queen Victoria but if I’m talking from the perspective of Prince Albert in the heyday of the British Empire then I’m going to take on some elements of that character and say things that, in fact, I’m not saying.” This particular point of view – “fusty, conservative and rather monarchical” – definitely doesn’t fit with Ian’s political outlook. A self-described “pragmatic socialist”, Ian says: “I’m not a right winger, but I believe in making things work. So, I can have Gerald Bostock who, in a pseudo-retired Labour party political role, can have fairly more radical views than I would espouse. But he’s not a million miles away from me and I can just let him run riot a little bit.” It’s an unconventional approach to song writing but Ian isn’t keen on “intensely autobiographical” music. “I prefer people who are observational, who create characters, put them in a context and put them in a scene,” he says. “Let these characters have life, let them interact with other people.” He continues: “My best songs, I think, are all about other people in other situations. They’re not telling you how I feel about something, which, for the most part, would probably be rather dull.” Characters aside, what does Ian’s new album offer fans of Jethro Tull? [ Read the full story in this week’s County Times’ WOW supplement – out now!]
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Post by JTull 007 on Mar 21, 2014 14:02:02 GMT
Excellent article! Can't wait for this week’s County Times’ WOW supplement.
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Post by maddogfagin on Apr 12, 2014 7:56:25 GMT
Ian Anderson: from Jethro Tull to red hot chilli peppersRock’s most famous flautist, Ian Anderson, has swapped the excesses of life on the road for the serious business of growing extremely hot chillies  Chilled: Ian Anderson leaves his garden in Wiltshire to the pros, while he attends to his chillies By Mark Diacono 7:00AM BST 12 Apr 2014 Many years ago, I had a room in a house-share that was so small it felt as though my living space had expanded considerably whenever I had a haircut. Which wasn’t often. A friend lived upstairs, and for one long summer he spent most of his scant waking hours playing nothing but Jethro Tull. The prog-folk meanderings and flamingo-posed antics of flautist/singer Ian Anderson couldn’t have been more opposed to my musical sensibilities: I mean, I love Living in the Past and Minstrel in the Gallery as much as the next man, unless the next man is playing them without a break. Luckily, it didn’t put me off for life. Twenty-five years later, I’m knocking on the door of Anderson’s Wiltshire home. I am slightly disappointed to be welcomed not by a Captain Jack Sparrow figure, ravaged by 45 years of rock ’n’ roll excess, but a forthcoming, engaging man who clearly loves his home and garden. More - www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/10757338/Ian-Anderson-from-Jethro-Tull-to-red-hot-chilli-peppers.html
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Post by nonrabbit on Apr 12, 2014 19:17:45 GMT
Ian Anderson: from Jethro Tull to red hot chilli peppersRock’s most famous flautist, Ian Anderson, has swapped the excesses of life on the road for the serious business of growing extremely hot chillies Chilled: Ian Anderson leaves his garden in Wiltshire to the pros, while he attends to his chillies By Mark Diacono 7:00AM BST 12 Apr 2014 Many years ago, I had a room in a house-share that was so small it felt as though my living space had expanded considerably whenever I had a haircut. Which wasn’t often. A friend lived upstairs, and for one long summer he spent most of his scant waking hours playing nothing but Jethro Tull. The prog-folk meanderings and flamingo-posed antics of flautist/singer Ian Anderson couldn’t have been more opposed to my musical sensibilities: I mean, I love Living in the Past and Minstrel in the Gallery as much as the next man, unless the next man is playing them without a break. Luckily, it didn’t put me off for life. Twenty-five years later, I’m knocking on the door of Anderson’s Wiltshire home. I am slightly disappointed to be welcomed not by a Captain Jack Sparrow figure, ravaged by 45 years of rock ’n’ roll excess, but a forthcoming, engaging man who clearly loves his home and garden. More - www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/10757338/Ian-Anderson-from-Jethro-Tull-to-red-hot-chilli-peppers.html Enjoyed that - couldn't eat a whole one Nice website too with more pics of Ian www.otterfarm.co.uk/?gallery=people![]() i59.images obliterated by tinypic/o53p1f.jpg[/IMG] |
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Post by maddogfagin on Apr 13, 2014 8:53:53 GMT
Rupi's grown a bit - he must be in his dotage these days. |
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Post by maddogfagin on Apr 16, 2014 9:51:53 GMT
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Post by rredmond on Apr 16, 2014 12:27:29 GMT
Hmm, that's not what I wanted to hear...
--Ron--
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on Feb 25, 2014 at 10:42am
