In most cases, my favorite Jethro Tull songs will be determined by how I feel about them as live performance songs, not by the recorded identity.
Ian AndersonI was not a great guitarist, so I sold my 1960 Fender Stratocaster in exchange for a Shure Microphone, made in Chicago, and a flute.
Ian AndersonThe flute was an alternative to being a small fish in an increasingly bigger pool filled with a number of great guitar players.
Ian AndersonI'm not one for Sudoku or crosswords - the thing that fires my little brain is doing tour budgets.
Ian AndersonI think I've owned all the models of iPods so far. And these days between my iPod, iPhone and my personal laptop computer, I'm someone who is very, very grateful for all the ways to listen to music and completely switch off from people around me and listen to the music in detail, which is very hard to do if you're in a room with other people.
Ian Anderson