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Post by Mix on Mar 16, 2011 7:26:41 GMT -5
Hi Ian, me again.... I couldn't resist another.
I really enjoyed your collaboration with Maddy Prior and in particular hearing you sing backing on Rollercoaster. I know you do quite a bit of guest Flute but would you ever consider doing other instruments such as your wonderful Guitar playing?
And would you be up for a collaboration with some other heavy weights? Ian Anderson, Kate Bush & Mark Knopfler! Now that's a trio I'd like to hear. Considering the success Robert Plant has had with his Alison Krauss collaboration could you see yourself doing something along those lines?
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Cousin Jack
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Post by Cousin Jack on Mar 18, 2011 7:25:49 GMT -5
Hello Ian
I'm an old veteran of the Manchester and Blackpool beat scene rumour has it that you once sang with Johnny Breeze and the Atlantics. Is this true?
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Post by Mix on Mar 18, 2011 7:59:49 GMT -5
Ok, one more for the road Ian, you're are great businessman. I've read your comments about the lack of money coming in from Jethro Tull itunes downloads and the dwindling sales of albums in general not to mention the associated costs of releasing a new album. Many of us Tull/IA followers crave new music from you but your last studio album of new music (Rupi) came out in 2003, Dot Com in 99! Its frustrating being a fan of yours considering how prolific you once were. So what I want to know is why don't you take the bull by the horns and start selling new music on your own website? While a traditional album package would be wonderful, what about releasing a song every month or so as a paid download at jethrotull.com? Please correct me if I am wrong but I'm sure you could charge $2-3 for a new track. There would be no cut to give itunes, labels, distributors and so on. The technology to do it is cheap. Once uploaded that's it, sit back and make a profit. You're happy, we're happy. Win win win. I'm sure as artist you have a desire to get your work out there and perhaps doing it song at a time might be quite liberating. Maybe after you've released 10 or so tracks, they can be repackaged to a CD + plus a few bonus tracks and most of us would buy it again no doubt. Please tell me why this isn't a great idea?
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Post by Blue on Mar 18, 2011 9:11:02 GMT -5
It's Blue Smith from West Conshohocken again. No archeologists this time. It's a philosophical question. We're of about an age. So, how how do you feel about being "old", that is, approaching the age you'd be looking at retirement if you were a factory sort of worker. You're a grandfather now and as someone of grandmotherly age, are you as comfortable with the inexorable drift into cranky old fartdom as I am and have you managed to figure out where the hell the time went and how it went there so quickly?
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Kfan
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Post by Kfan on Mar 18, 2011 22:01:34 GMT -5
Greetings Mr. Anderson,
I have been listening to Jethro Tull since 1975 and I don’t have the words to express my gratitude. You have created a mystical place for me for which I am very grateful to escape now and again.
What are your most significant literary influences? What are the stories or tales you read or heard as a young man that have influenced your life and lyrics?
I would be forever grateful for a response to my inquiries.
Thank you always –
kfan
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Stormmonkey
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Post by Stormmonkey on Mar 19, 2011 7:11:21 GMT -5
I've been trying to think of a good question. No joy yet. When is the closing date for this Q and A?
Brian.
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Post by TM on Mar 19, 2011 12:12:09 GMT -5
I've been trying to think of a good question. No joy yet. When is the closing date for this Q and A? Brian. You probably have another week Brian. I will send out a mass email soon to give everyone one last shot.
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Post by TM on Mar 19, 2011 12:33:09 GMT -5
Hello Ian,
Having been one of the lucky people to attend one of the Crest of a Knave listening parties, I am aware that we didn't actually play a role in the actual song selection. But by any chance did our comments influence you or the record company in regard to singles, videos, live material, or even the future direction of Tull?
Thanks kindly for all the enjoyment throughout the years, Paul from New Jersey
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Stormmonkey
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Post by Stormmonkey on Mar 19, 2011 18:15:58 GMT -5
I've been trying to think of a good question. No joy yet. When is the closing date for this Q and A? Brian. You probably have another week Brian. I will send out a mass email soon to give everyone one last shot. Thanks Paul. Brian.
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Post by earsoftin on Mar 24, 2011 9:31:05 GMT -5
Hi Ian
A couple of obscure questions! In Nollen’s book there is the following quote: ‘'And when I went living in the country, I really went living in the country, not just in a leafy suburb or a village, but actually on a working farm. So suddenly what had been part of my childhood, spending a lot of time outdoors and being in remote and rural places, was now a reality of day to day life .’ Where were these places, because I’d always thought that you lived in the Edinburgh suburbs? The second question is about Presbyterianism. Most writers assume that you were brought up in that church, but I’ve not seen it directly confirmed (as opposed to being asserted). Is that right? (I ask as one brought up as a Presbyterian myself and I’m interested in its impact on lots of aspects of life, not just on your music). Many thanks for your music, which has been with me since my childhood in England (Sweet Dream my first purchased single) and on into my later teens in Scotland – so reversing your journey! (Scottish father and English mother too!) Alistair, Nottingham
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Sparty
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Post by Sparty on Mar 29, 2011 17:11:55 GMT -5
Dear TM: I've been away on travel and unable to post until now... no idea whether you're still accepting questions for Ian. If not, then opportunity missed and life will go on; if so, however, I would like to submit the following:
Dear Ian, this is 'Sparty' from East Lansing, MI:
Elsewhere on this board exists a thread devoted to Tull/Anderson cover artwork. I would like to expand upon that thread by asking you to comment on what might be the confluence of cover artwork imagery with lyrical and musical themes explored in any packaged body of work. For you, is this a conscious and deliberate process of integration, or would you say the creative processes for each proceed more or less independently? And finally, which of your albums do you think best captures or portrays this creative confluence, assuming such an animal even exists? Cheers, 'Sparty'
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Icecreamman
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Post by Icecreamman on Mar 30, 2011 23:38:42 GMT -5
Hello Ian!
Michael, from New York City here again...
You have always incorporated so many wonderful creative elements into your musical compositions, but three which I love the most but haven't heard you speak much in detail about are your sense of humour, your poetic lyricism (or is it lyrical poetry?), and the influence of classical music, so my questions are...
1. Humour: Are you a fan of Monty Python, and if not, which comedians/ humorists do you find to be most funny/ witty, and how do you go about deciding how to incorporate humour into your lyrics?
2. Poetry: How and at what age did you start to write poetry and/or lyrics, and who have been your most important literary and poetic influences on your writing?
3. Classical Music: Who are your favorite composers (and which specific pieces of music), and how do you think about incorporating a classical-music "element" into your own work (and can you talk us through a specific example of this, other than the obvious one of Bouree)?
Thank you kindly!
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Post by joel may jr. on Apr 6, 2011 12:09:00 GMT -5
Hello Mr.Anderson, i was wondering about your kids?do you have a boy & girl,what are there age? & what do they do for a living? & are you a grand dad yet?
joel from cincinnati,ohio,usa. long time fan.
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Post by joel may jr. on Apr 6, 2011 12:10:51 GMT -5
hope i posted this in the right spot?
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Post by frankinthegreen on Apr 6, 2011 12:51:48 GMT -5
Hello Ian,
You are one my favorite songwriters. I want to ask you about the song "inside" from the Benefit album. Great song! I learned it on my 12-string, and I use a capo of the 3rd fret. I don't think you play this song much in concert. Why is that? It's a fun song.
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The Whistler
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Post by The Whistler on Apr 6, 2011 13:08:58 GMT -5
Ian: My name is Phil and I live in California, USA. I have been to over twenty Jethro Tull concerts over the years, including one that was in the Eastern part of France, and in all those years I have never heard you play "Teacher." It was obviously one of Tull's biggest hits in the USA, and they still actually play it on the radio, do you have an aversion to the song, did it have some deep personal meaning to you that is no longer relevant, or am I reading too much into it and you just don't like the song anymore? I would love to hear you do it live just once. Thanks, Phil
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Post by TM on Apr 6, 2011 13:53:10 GMT -5
Dear TM: I've been away on travel and unable to post until now... no idea whether you're still accepting questions for Ian. If not, then opportunity missed and life will go on; if so, however, I would like to submit the following: Dear Ian, this is 'Sparty' from East Lansing, MI: Elsewhere on this board exists a thread devoted to Tull/Anderson cover artwork. I would like to expand upon that thread by asking you to comment on what might be the confluence of cover artwork imagery with lyrical and musical themes explored in any packaged body of work. For you, is this a conscious and deliberate process of integration, or would you say the creative processes for each proceed more or less independently? And finally, which of your albums do you think best captures or portrays this creative confluence, assuming such an animal even exists? Cheers, 'Sparty' You are not too late Sparty!
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Post by TM on Apr 6, 2011 13:53:25 GMT -5
hope i posted this in the right spot? You did good!
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Post by Blue on Apr 6, 2011 14:38:05 GMT -5
TM said we were permitted three questions so: It's Blue from just a bit west of Philly. Again. No archeologists. Here's a change-up. If given the opportunity to ask a question of a fan of the band, someone of your own generation, being assured they would tell you the truth, what would you ask them? What would you want to know about someone who'd been "with" the band nearly as long as you have? Thanks, Old Dear. You've been wonderful.
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Icecreamman
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Post by Icecreamman on Apr 6, 2011 22:05:06 GMT -5
Hello again Ian!
This is Michael from New York City...
Here's my final question:
Now that it has been 40 years since the release of Aqualung, I think enough time has passed to finally know the truth....weren't you the actual author of the brilliant lyrics to the song Aqualung?
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Post by Nonfatman on Apr 6, 2011 23:00:55 GMT -5
Ian: My name is Phil and I live in California, USA. I have been to over twenty Jethro Tull concerts over the years, including one that was in the Eastern part of France, and in all those years I have never heard you play "Teacher." It was obviously one of Tull's biggest hits in the USA, and they still actually play it on the radio, do you have an aversion to the song, did it have some deep personal meaning to you that is no longer relevant, or am I reading too much into it and you just don't like the song anymore? I would love to hear you do it live just once. Thanks, Phil Great question for Ian, Whistler, and welcome again to The Jethro Tull Board! We have discussed on the board the meaning of the song, and we've come up with various interpretations, so I'd like to see what Ian has to say about the lyrics in particular. I always thought that the Teacher was trying to cheer up his friend who was dumped by a girlfriend and was in a severe state of depression and/or obsession, and there's some evidence for that in the song, but then there are other possible interpretations too, that may be equally or more valid, which we have discussed. Good to have you here, I look forward to your participation on the board! Jeff
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jrpipik
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Post by jrpipik on Apr 7, 2011 9:22:57 GMT -5
Jim from Cleveland asks: Is there any way that the War Child movie treatment can't get an official release? It represents an important chapter in Tull history and even if it didn't end up as a movie, we'd love to see the work as best we can. The bits seen here and there are terrific!
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Cousin Jack
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Post by Cousin Jack on Apr 7, 2011 9:50:18 GMT -5
Hi Ian I used to live up in Skye - Portree and I just wondered what your views are on the current fish farming crisis?
cousinjack Salford
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tlive
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Post by tlive on Apr 7, 2011 15:37:02 GMT -5
Ian, Any chance of getting Songs from the Wood issued in 5.1? I remember when I first bought the record thinking that there was something new and exciting about the way stereo was used. The sound seemed to create a space inside it - a classic headphones album then and I have always wondered whether that was a consideration back in '77, whether it represented a leap forward in the engineering process or what. Anyway, THAT album would make a convincing case for lobbying the wife to let me put more and larger speakers around the ol' kip, and turn things up to neighbor-invigorating levels. So, how about it? Tom McCarthy Chicago, USA
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Stormmonkey
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Post by Stormmonkey on Apr 8, 2011 19:18:33 GMT -5
Hello Ian,
My name is Brian - I currently live in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
I attended the Jethro Tull concert on Sunday 20th March in Castlebar, Co.Mayo. One of the best Tull concerts I have ever seen - I've been to about 7 or 8. Thanks so much.
1) I understand you quit smoking in 1996. How did you do it? Did it take long for you to feel completely free of the devils? Did you find that quitting affected your creativity and playing?
2) Considering your recent cosmic colloboration with fellow flutist U.S. astronaut Colonel Catherine Coleman, I thought to ask you a few space related questions.
a) Why? So many suns, planets, moons, comets, galaxies, black-holes, quasars, pulsars and all that jazz...and it's all bloody massive too! What are your thoughts on it all Ian?
b) Would you kindly share your memories of the remarkable Hale Bopp comet from back in 1996/1997?
Thanks so much for your time.
Brian.
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