Dan Rather Interviews Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson on AXS-TV Wednesday, May 13

Press Release

Source: AXS TV

Ian Anderson will be interviewed on The Big Interview with Dan Rather this Wednesday night, May 13, at 8 ET/5 PM PT on AXS.TV. Ian calls Mr. Rather, “One of the all-time four greatest news anchors in the USA.”

During the course of the interview, Ian talks about his challenges with lung disease (COPD), as well as how Eric Clapton inspired him to become a flute player and how he made it fit rock music.

Other subjects Anderson discussed during the interview include:

Comparing famed opening riffs from Deep Purple and Led Zeppelin to Beethoven’s Fifth.
Anderson’s surprise when he found out about the real life Jethro Tull
Why Anderson thinks saying no to performing at Woodstock was his second best career move.
Anderson’s career work to raise awareness about climate change.
The new biography The Ballad of Jethro Tull.
An update on a forthcoming Jethro Tull album!

(Left to Right) Jethro Tull frontman, Ian Anderson speaks with Dan Rather: Photo credit: Amanda Taraska/News & Guts Media.

The AXS TV interview will only be seen in North America; consult your local cable or satellite provider. Set your DVR: https://vupulse.com/c/3034

The Big Interview is hosted and conducted by newsman Dan Rather, who is a respected a journalist and anchor that anchored CBS Evening News for 24 years. Some of the recent interviews he’s conducted for The Big Interview are Robbie Robertson, Debbie Harry, the Eagles’ Don Felder, and Dolly Parton.