“A lone hunter going out to shoot his dinner”. I could listen to Ian converse about pretty much any topic. Thank you for the wonderful interview Barry. Cheers!
It is a delight to listen to Ian Anderson share his thoughts with us. He is a very intelligent and articulate man. A lot of people in popular music are not too bright, nor well-spoken. Ian is delightfully in a class all by himself.
Terrific interview Barry with the great Ian Anderson. I couldn’t concur more and agree about Ian‘s feelings about the gratuitous gratuitous hunting of animals and celebration of their death by hunters many of whom probably profess to be very religious. Why doesn’t their spirituality consider animals to be valuable as humans, except for the cases where people need to hunt to eat and survive and feed their families that’s an exception that we all can accept anyway as a major Jethro Tull fan. I want to say that Ian‘s songs and performances have enriched my life as does your classic album review these days thank you guys , a fan Jerry Potente
The best part of the interview was in the 16:20-16:40 range when Ian said: "I'm sorry I waffle on so much" and "Good questions deserve thoughtful answers...preferably thoughtful and short, but that's not my expertise!" I don't think I've ever heard him admit that so bravo, Barry! P.S. Ian, we're doing just fine here in America, so enjoy your visits.
Great interview. Always, good questions. I do appreciate Mr. Anderson's honesty and insights. STAND UP and THICK AS A BRICK and A PASSION PLAY are receiving non-stop spins on the turntable these past few years.
Fantastc interview with Ian and it was nice to see him in a more generous mood. Excellent work Barry and I look forward to many more lengthy conversations with the great virtuoso.
Wow. Bless Ian and his band of merry music-making men, they have been a beacon in my life. I still remember Crest coming out and seeing them play live - my 1st personally attended Tull concert ever. As a kid going thru college and exploring music at the same time, what a great experience to see the nurse wheeling Ian out onto the stage and him hopping right out of the wheelchair and into action with Farm On The Freeway. And if you'd told me, then, that 35 more years down the road we'd still be enjoying fresh albums from Jethro Tull I'd call you crazy.... But here we are!
Much enjoyment listening to your extended interviews with great questions and thoughtful answers. It's no wonder that Ian Anderson can weave engaging morality tales.
Another brilliant interview and set of questions. Ian seemed to be enjoying his time in the hot seat certainly it gave me greater insight into his thoughts. Thank you for allowing him to speak without any interruption too, you got the best out of Ian.
Yes, it's a disgace and insult to humanity to celebrate the killing of innocent beings for no reason!! Thank you very much Ian. And thank you sir for the great interview.❤❤❤
I listened to both parts Barry and it's nice to have someone who isn't backwards in coming forwards and couldn't care less what woke types might think of his opinions. Definitely good value and hopefully you'll interview him again.
fantastic interview .Ian is obviously a very intelligent man.... I really enjoyed listening to his views on different subjects... will be looking forward to the release of his new music
Personally , I like IA giving long answers and going off on tangents. Someone who’s willing to have their own opinions about stuff, not just on what’s popular or politically correct. We need more people engaging like that, not just well knowns.
Fans should take note that if you ask intelligent questions, Ian will be happy to talk to you. I met Ian once and we wound up talking about my father's contribution to the Apollo project as Ian is very interested in that.
Fascinating part 2 Barry. By gum, it’s hard to get a word in when he gets going. So interesting to get an idea of what goes on in that great head of his. Just fascinating
Are they talking about Ray Davies from the Kinks? Have we all been mispronouncing it for 5 decades? La Carre is wonderful but I can think of several bad thing to say about Mr King's work. Should ask him about Kerouac. Thanks for the terrific interview. Ian really seemed to enjoy it.
I finished watching the whole interview even though i skipped over a lot of it because i didn't find it interesting and didn't even know various people and events he was talking about. I didn't think it was a very good interview. The questions i would of asked are: 1 why did you fire Glen Cornick, since he says he was never told the real reason. 2 how much do you really agree with the lyrics in Benifit through to Passion Play? Most people consider them cynical, but to me, when i was young, i thought they were great and i really agreed with them. Where did the 12 songs on Living in the Past, that were not previously released come from? 4. What do you consider your best albums and songs? 5. What is your favourite rock group other than Jethro Tull. 6 How do you feel about not being inducted into the Rock and Roll hall of fame? 7. Would you ever write an autobiography or history of Jethro Tull? 8. I went to see you in Buffalo NY in 1973. You played mainly Passion Play, but the album hadn't been released yet(i checked this on the internet and it's true). Do you consider this bad? I do.
Some interesting commentary here from a rock performer who's concerned about over population. How did that ever come up? But none the less it did. Ian mentions the 'civilized world' and that of Africa. How one's population is booming and moving into the 'civilized world'. "Read between the lines'' Ian says later. One could take away from all that hint hint, wink wink, that ol'Ian is concerned about the browning of Europe. Or am I misconstruing the whole thing?
Pete Townshend did not like the Hippie/ Woodstock stuff , from what I read in interviews back in 1970. Wont Get Fooled Again, and The Seeker lyrics kind of say it all, (in spite of his Meher Baba intrests). Skeptical is good, cynical may not be so good.
Ian Anderson is the man. When I was a teenager there was a rumour going around that Ian owned the Isle of Skye. I think I believed this piece of rock 'n' roll folklore well into my 20s. So disappointing to find out it wasn't true. 😏
He did own some Salmon farms on his estate on the Isle of Skye for a number of years. Maybe that story was muddled up somewhat to owning the entire island?
@@staggerlee6794 I can absolutely believe that, haha. Check out Jethro Tull - Fish 'n sheep & rock 'n roll documentary. Its on youtube. Its just under an hour and hugely enjoyable from this time.
Ian we need more population to buy all your rehashed boxsets at inflated prices, keep the kettle boiling and in a few years rehash and sell it again, CHAMPAGNE SOCIALIST AND TOP GRADE HIPPOCRETIN and I have only seen the first 6 mins, sell the poor your farm fished salmon FEED THE WORLD IAN, YOU'LL END UP IN HEAVEN
@@classicalbumthat was in the Cameron years. I imagine he has mostly been a Conservative voter, albeit with varying degrees of enthusiasm; and in the wealthy locations in which he has mostly lived, he’s going to get a Tory MP, however he votes.
I question Ians idea that the population is 'too high'.A credible study recently revealed that the whole planetary populace could fit into an area the size of Alaska with at least an acre of land per bod.The real problem is actually overcrowding and the UK is a prime example of this as with Netherlands and Japan.Ludicrously overcrowded.Malthus was a bit of a rotter.
And climate change is rampant baloney.Our sun calls the shots here.Ian seems a classic of his kind,massively intelligent,lavishly gifted but clearly in an information deficit feedback loop.Maybe it's a generational proclivity ?
Given that Earth's current human population is over 8 billion, and Alaska covers 420 million acres, that credible study of yours is off by a mere factor of 19 . . . which certainly qualifies it as 100% scientific, truthful and accurate, at least by climate change denier standards. Math: not even once for a populace that denies it can ever get high enough on its own supply of endless bullshit.
Actually, the Alaska comment isn’t close to being correct. It’s pretty easy math. If all 8 billion people lived in Alaska there would be about 21 per acre. When you consider much of Alaska is mountains and lakes, not area people could actually live on, you’re talking about dozens of people per acre. Bless Ian for having the guts to mention over population. Much of the earth is not inhabitable. You can’t live there because there’s no fresh water. Can’t grow crops there for the same reason. For every person born, you need 5-10 acres for their portion of housing, schools, farmland, roads, stores, etc. We have mined almost all the available resources the earth has. Then you have the ever increasing need for energy. Eventually, we will have used all available resources on earth and we will return to the dark ages. It really comes down to most people are math illiterate and can’t do the numbers on the needs of 8 billion, and eventually 10-12 billion people on a finite planet.
@@larrysmith5249 I'm not suggesting Alaska per se as the go-to place for inhabitation,just an example of the area in terms of geographic volume, mostly as you say, by definition...uninhabitable. In the 60's there was an old trope that the humble Isle of Wight in England could house the populace of earth (standing room only) but obviously not realistic now ? Then in the 80's/90's it was calculated as an area the size of Texas, and the fringes of New Mexico/Arizona (with 2/3 acres of land per person but now Alaska is the ideal size currently but that still leaves the rest of the planet for availability. As said too much is concentrated into too little with the UK a prime example of unsustainable over density.A density that seems to be being orchestrated at the political/corporate levels considering the unfettered illegal immigration levels into England,growing by the day ? It's not normal folk plundering the treasures of the planet.That would be Shell-Rio-Tinto-De-Beers et al and other corporate entities in cahoots with nefarious 'intelligence' entities who have clearly exposed this 'get those obstacles outa the way' agendas with their latest orchestrated power grab on Hawaii. You can bet Mick Fleetwood has similar views to mr Anderson but probably won't join the bigger picture dots himself as he surveys the ashes of his own torched restaurant on that destroyed island...Insulated as he is in his wealthy mindset purview,ditto Stevie Nicks bleating recently from her own selfish perspectives. I'm on board with Ian's musings as are many.The encroaching corporate/industrial onslaught to those pastoral locales his songs have alluded to historically have always spoken to the way things were meant to be.Everyone with a piece of our own natural birthright of gods green earth as opposed to said earth being plundered for appalling new-builds and such but Ian finds it easier to put all his philosophical eggs in one basket by not acknowledging the ENTIRETY of it all ?...understandable to a degree when butressed by lavish wealth and doubtless vast acreages but he won't be inclined i suspect to ponder the agendas of ancient bloodlines and bankster entities who own those very corporations (commitee 300) who are undergirding the current planetary assaults and bioweapon attacks, masquarading as medicines, but will probably be pleased to echo the sentiments of repellent boomer,s such as (Bill Gates)...,appropo actively 'thinning the herd' without addressing the evil/satanic perception that...'.'there's just too many of those pesky plebs'' as we are witnessing on Bezos,Zuckborg,Winfreys,Fleetwood's 'personal' pieces of real-estate. If Ian ever woke up and took a 'Red-Pill' he would have, i suggest, much more writing material to mine than the standard Malthusian mindset he adopts that inevitably accrues from his own insulated perspective,low-hanging-fruit-issue polemicisings ?
~~ and David Gilmour certainly became the boss of the band back in the 80's - while Mason had to re-learn playing the drums - but Nick seems happy enough - he never got many song-writing credits in PF - but pretty sure he's not eating canned soup ..
I like what he says about Eckhart Tolle, I’ve always been cynical about that guy, all he does is assemble a mish mash of eastern philosophy ideas and earns tons of money from no new ideas.
“A lone hunter going out to shoot his dinner”. I could listen to Ian converse about pretty much any topic.
Thank you for the wonderful interview Barry. Cheers!
It is a delight to listen to Ian Anderson share his thoughts with us. He is a very intelligent and articulate man. A lot of people in popular music are not too bright, nor well-spoken. Ian is delightfully in a class all by himself.
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Terrific interview Barry with the great Ian Anderson. I couldn’t concur more and agree about Ian‘s feelings about the gratuitous gratuitous hunting of animals and celebration of their death by hunters many of whom probably profess to be very religious. Why doesn’t their spirituality consider animals to be valuable as humans, except for the cases where people need to hunt to eat and survive and feed their families that’s an exception that we all can accept anyway as a major Jethro Tull fan. I want to say that Ian‘s songs and performances have enriched my life as does your classic album review these days thank you guys , a fan Jerry Potente
The best part of the interview was in the 16:20-16:40 range when Ian said: "I'm sorry I waffle on so much" and "Good questions deserve thoughtful answers...preferably thoughtful and short, but that's not my expertise!" I don't think I've ever heard him admit that so bravo, Barry! P.S. Ian, we're doing just fine here in America, so enjoy your visits.
Great interview. Always, good questions. I do appreciate Mr. Anderson's honesty and insights. STAND UP and THICK AS A BRICK and A PASSION PLAY are receiving non-stop spins on the turntable these past few years.
Fantastc interview with Ian and it was nice to see him in a more generous mood. Excellent work Barry and I look forward to many more lengthy conversations with the great virtuoso.
Glad you enjoyed it
Wow. Bless Ian and his band of merry music-making men, they have been a beacon in my life. I still remember Crest coming out and seeing them play live - my 1st personally attended Tull concert ever. As a kid going thru college and exploring music at the same time, what a great experience to see the nurse wheeling Ian out onto the stage and him hopping right out of the wheelchair and into action with Farm On The Freeway. And if you'd told me, then, that 35 more years down the road we'd still be enjoying fresh albums from Jethro Tull I'd call you crazy.... But here we are!
Much enjoyment listening to your extended interviews with great questions and thoughtful answers. It's no wonder that Ian Anderson can weave engaging morality tales.
Excellent interview Barry. No one better qualified to interview Ian. Great job.
Glad you enjoyed it
Another brilliant interview and set of questions. Ian seemed to be enjoying his time in the hot seat certainly it gave me greater insight into his thoughts. Thank you for allowing him to speak without any interruption too, you got the best out of Ian.
Absolutely
Yes, it's a disgace and insult to humanity to celebrate the killing of innocent beings for no reason!! Thank you very much Ian. And thank you sir for the great interview.❤❤❤
Fantastic interview, thanks to both of you.
One of those interviews where the name captions are required to remove any doubt of who is who.
Ian's modelled himself on me I think
Fascinating interview -thanks to you both. Can't wait to get the Broadsword boxset.
Deeper than Part 1. Thank you Barry
Great interview. Thanks for making it happen!
I listened to both parts Barry and it's nice to have someone who isn't backwards in coming forwards and couldn't care less what woke types might think of his opinions. Definitely good value and hopefully you'll interview him again.
I think that Mr. Anderson is very appreciative of Barry and Classic Album Review’s coverage of Jethro Tull.
fantastic interview .Ian is obviously a very intelligent man.... I really enjoyed listening to his views on different subjects... will be looking forward to the release of his new music
well done Barry. great job bringing comment from a very intelligent man on different subject matters. superb work from you on both parts.
Much appreciated
Personally , I like
IA giving long answers and going off on tangents. Someone who’s willing to have their own opinions about stuff, not just on what’s popular or politically correct. We need more people engaging like that, not just well knowns.
Exactly this. Do we think he could give a F**k if someone tries to 'cancel' him? Not on your nelly lol.
Fans should take note that if you ask intelligent questions, Ian will be happy to talk to you. I met Ian once and we wound up talking about my father's contribution to the Apollo project as Ian is very interested in that.
Very well done. Never been a huge Tull fan but I'm impressed with Ian Anderson as an intellect. Might be time to reconsider some of the music.
oh it's high time, I would say. And not just some..🙂
Brilliant interview......and he's right, the questions themselves generated genuine engagement.......a doff of the cap to you Barry!
Wonderful interview with Ian Barry thank you 👍
Thanks for listening
Fascinating part 2 Barry. By gum, it’s hard to get a word in when he gets going. So interesting to get an idea of what goes on in that great head of his. Just fascinating
What a great interview (1 and 2) almost a rather clever Desert Island Discs......keep on with the excellent work!
Well done Barry. Winkling answers from Ian is never easy.
Almost Parkinsonesque letting the guest to pontificate and illuminate without interruption. Many congratulations Barry.
I've learnt that it is best not to interrupt Ian.
Each of these interviews with Mr. Anderson keep getting better. He seems to really open up more and provide some real insights. Great interview Barry.
Glad you like them!
Great video. Although I did not understand why Ian Anderson interviewed himself
Are they talking about Ray Davies from the Kinks? Have we all been mispronouncing it for 5 decades? La Carre is wonderful but I can think of several bad thing to say about Mr King's work. Should ask him about Kerouac. Thanks for the terrific interview. Ian really seemed to enjoy it.
What an interview!! 👏🏻
Thank you. Do check out pt.1 of this interview and if you can, do share it.
Andersons claim to fame is he went to the same school as me.
Blackpool Grammar.
Ian hates hippies almost as much as cartman
Ian Anderson for Prime Minister
Nothing wrong with being a hippy. Just because people will take advantage of and co opt a movement shouldn't detract from its value at heart.
Well done Barry, absolutely great interview one of the best I have seen and you can tell you engaged Ian and got some interesting chat from him.
Much appreciated
I finished watching the whole interview even though i skipped over a lot of it because i didn't find it interesting and didn't even know various people and events he was talking about. I didn't think it was a very good interview. The questions i would of asked are: 1 why did you fire Glen Cornick, since he says he was never told the real reason. 2 how much do you really agree with the lyrics in Benifit through to Passion Play? Most people consider them cynical, but to me, when i was young, i thought they were great and i really agreed with them. Where did the 12 songs on Living in the Past, that were not previously released come from? 4. What do you consider your best albums and songs? 5. What is your favourite rock group other than Jethro Tull. 6 How do you feel about not being inducted into the Rock and Roll hall of fame? 7. Would you ever write an autobiography or history of Jethro Tull? 8. I went to see you in Buffalo NY in 1973. You played mainly Passion Play, but the album hadn't been released yet(i checked this on the internet and it's true). Do you consider this bad? I do.
It’s a shame IA never looked at the camera, which was a little off putting
Part 1 of this interview, anyone ?
There should be a card or link in the video
Some interesting commentary here from a rock performer who's concerned about over population. How did that ever come up? But none the less it did. Ian mentions the 'civilized world' and that of Africa. How one's population is booming and moving into the 'civilized world'.
"Read between the lines'' Ian says later. One could take away from all that hint hint, wink wink, that ol'Ian is concerned about the browning of Europe. Or am I misconstruing the whole thing?
How could he not be?
Interesting to hear he likes-- er, tolerates ?-- Eckert Tolle.
A brilliant musical genius who unfortunately has gone insane!
WTH are you talking about?????😂😂😂
Pete Townshend did not like the Hippie/ Woodstock stuff , from what I read in interviews back in 1970. Wont Get Fooled Again, and The Seeker lyrics kind of say it all, (in spite of his Meher Baba intrests). Skeptical is good, cynical may not be so good.
Stephen
Ian Anderson is the man. When I was a teenager there was a rumour going around that Ian owned the Isle of Skye. I think I believed this piece of rock 'n' roll folklore well into my 20s. So disappointing to find out it wasn't true. 😏
He did own some Salmon farms on his estate on the Isle of Skye for a number of years. Maybe that story was muddled up somewhat to owning the entire island?
@Mr.Wrong1 Ha! Yes, I imagine it was Chinese whispered from a humble salmon farm to the whole Isle.
@@staggerlee6794 I can absolutely believe that, haha. Check out Jethro Tull - Fish 'n sheep & rock 'n roll documentary. Its on youtube. Its just under an hour and hugely enjoyable from this time.
Ian we need more population to buy all your rehashed boxsets at inflated prices, keep the kettle boiling and in a few years rehash and sell it again, CHAMPAGNE SOCIALIST AND TOP GRADE HIPPOCRETIN and I have only seen the first 6 mins, sell the poor your farm fished salmon FEED THE WORLD IAN, YOU'LL END UP IN HEAVEN
I think Ian has described himself as a reluctant tory.
@@classicalbumthat was in the Cameron years. I imagine he has mostly been a Conservative voter, albeit with varying degrees of enthusiasm; and in the wealthy locations in which he has mostly lived, he’s going to get a Tory MP, however he votes.
He sold that farm in like 1994
I question Ians idea that the population is 'too high'.A credible study recently revealed that the whole planetary populace could fit into an area the size of Alaska with at least an acre of land per bod.The real problem is actually overcrowding and the UK is a prime example of this as with Netherlands and Japan.Ludicrously overcrowded.Malthus was a bit of a rotter.
And climate change is rampant baloney.Our sun calls the shots here.Ian seems a classic of his kind,massively intelligent,lavishly gifted but clearly in an information deficit feedback loop.Maybe it's a generational proclivity ?
Given that Earth's current human population is over 8 billion, and Alaska covers 420 million acres, that credible study of yours is off by a mere factor of 19 . . . which certainly qualifies it as 100% scientific, truthful and accurate, at least by climate change denier standards. Math: not even once for a populace that denies it can ever get high enough on its own supply of endless bullshit.
Actually, the Alaska comment isn’t close to being correct. It’s pretty easy math. If all 8 billion people lived in Alaska there would be about 21 per acre. When you consider much of Alaska is mountains and lakes, not area people could actually live on, you’re talking about dozens of people per acre. Bless Ian for having the guts to mention over population. Much of the earth is not inhabitable. You can’t live there because there’s no fresh water. Can’t grow crops there for the same reason. For every person born, you need 5-10 acres for their portion of housing, schools, farmland, roads, stores, etc. We have mined almost all the available resources the earth has. Then you have the ever increasing need for energy. Eventually, we will have used all available resources on earth and we will return to the dark ages. It really comes down to most people are math illiterate and can’t do the numbers on the needs of 8 billion, and eventually 10-12 billion people on a finite planet.
It's not how much land area each person takes up, it's how much resources they use and how much waste and heat they generate.
@@larrysmith5249 I'm not suggesting Alaska per se as the go-to place for inhabitation,just an example of the area in terms of geographic volume, mostly as you say, by definition...uninhabitable.
In the 60's there was an old trope that the humble Isle of Wight in England could house the populace of earth (standing room only) but obviously not realistic now ? Then in the 80's/90's it was calculated as an area the size of Texas, and the fringes of New Mexico/Arizona (with 2/3 acres of land per person but now Alaska is the ideal size currently but that still leaves the rest of the planet for availability.
As said too much is concentrated into too little with the UK a prime example of unsustainable over density.A density that seems to be being orchestrated at the political/corporate levels considering the unfettered illegal immigration levels into England,growing by the day ?
It's not normal folk plundering the treasures of the planet.That would be Shell-Rio-Tinto-De-Beers et al and other corporate entities in cahoots with nefarious 'intelligence' entities who have clearly exposed this 'get those obstacles outa the way' agendas with their latest orchestrated power grab on Hawaii.
You can bet Mick Fleetwood has similar views to mr Anderson but probably won't join the bigger picture dots himself as he surveys the ashes of his own torched restaurant on that destroyed island...Insulated as he is in his wealthy mindset purview,ditto Stevie Nicks bleating recently from her own selfish perspectives.
I'm on board with Ian's musings as are many.The encroaching corporate/industrial onslaught to those pastoral locales his songs have alluded to historically have always spoken to the way things were meant to be.Everyone with a piece of our own natural birthright of gods green earth as opposed to said earth being plundered for appalling new-builds and such but Ian finds it easier to put all his philosophical eggs in one basket by not acknowledging the ENTIRETY of it all ?...understandable to a degree when butressed by lavish wealth and doubtless vast acreages but he won't be inclined i suspect to ponder the agendas of ancient bloodlines and bankster entities who own those very corporations (commitee 300) who are undergirding the current planetary assaults and bioweapon attacks, masquarading as medicines, but will probably be pleased to echo the sentiments of repellent boomer,s such as (Bill Gates)...,appropo actively 'thinning the herd' without addressing the evil/satanic perception that...'.'there's just too many of those pesky plebs'' as we are witnessing on Bezos,Zuckborg,Winfreys,Fleetwood's 'personal' pieces of real-estate.
If Ian ever woke up and took a 'Red-Pill' he would have, i suggest, much more writing material to mine than the standard Malthusian mindset he adopts that inevitably accrues from his own insulated perspective,low-hanging-fruit-issue polemicisings ?
For Pink Floyd, there are only two other former band members, and Nick Mason thinks it's great!
~~ and David Gilmour certainly became the boss of the band back in the 80's - while Mason had to re-learn playing the drums - but Nick seems happy enough - he never got many song-writing credits in PF - but pretty sure he's not eating canned soup ..
Ian Anderson of Biden fan I have to go puke
I like what he says about Eckhart Tolle, I’ve always been cynical about that guy, all he does is assemble a mish mash of eastern philosophy ideas and earns tons of money from no new ideas.
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@@anthonycerniglia6708 so why did you then?