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Music Monday: Jethro Tull

Music Monday: Jethro Tull

In an ongoing series of in-depth interviews with famous musicians, here is a profile piece on Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull fame.

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Mar 11, 2024
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Van Morrison might’ve once penned a cracking tune about cleaning windows to pay the bills before fame and fortune knocked on his door.

But Ian Anderson had, hands down, an even dirtier gig in his youth.

The British music icon used to clean the toilets in a cinema before his own beautiful vision with Jethro Tull came to fruition.

“Yes, I was the official cl…

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