Jethro Tull sorry for bashing flag

WorldNetDaily.com ^ | Tuesday, November 18, 2003

[JohnHuang2]

THE RED, WHITE & BLUE
Jethro Tull sorry
for bashing flag
Lead singer apologizes after WND publishes anti-U.S. comments globally

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Posted: November 17, 2003
5:36 p.m. Eastern

© 2003 WorldNetDaily.com

Ian Anderson, front man for British rock bank Jethro Tull, has apologized for comments he made blasting American patriotism.

Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson

"In an interview with a U.S. newspaper, I expressed my concerns regarding the 'flag-waving' mind-set – not only of some Americans – but across the world," Anderson wrote on the band's website.

"I now regret the tone of these statements and offer my belated apologies to those offended by any perceived slur on the Stars and Stripes. I really didn’t understand – even after 35 years of visiting the USA on a regular basis – that this symbol had such fierce resonance for so many people as is now apparent to me."

As WorldNetDaily reported, in an interview published in New Jersey's Asbury Park Press, Anderson said, "I hate to see the American flag hanging out of every bloody station wagon, out of every SUV, every little Midwestern house in some residential area. It's easy to confuse patriotism with nationalism. Flag waving ain't gonna do it."

In response, radio station WCHR-FM on the Jersey shore decided to no longer play songs by Jethro Tull, best known for its 1970s hit "Aqualung."

"The reaction of our audience has been 99 percent in favor of the ban and 99 percent incredulous that he would say such stupid things. He is a smart guy," program director and disc jockey Phil LoCascio told the Press. "As far as we're concerned, this ban is forever."

LoCascio rejected the notion the ban on Tull songs amounts to censorship.

"Our listeners' right to ask us not to play the music is equal to his right to say what he wants," he said, according to the report.

The Associated Press reports today LoCascio will leave any decision to restore the band to the station's play list to listeners.

"Some of the listeners think [the apology is] too little too late," LoCascio told the news service.

The controversy is part of continuing fallout in the music world in connection with the war on terror. As WorldNetDaily has previously reported, the Dixie Chicks, Bruce Springsteen, and Moby have all come under public scrutiny for their personal political statements.

Formed in 1967 in Blackpool, England, Jethro Tull took its name from an 18th century agricultural inventor and has enjoyed widespread success on both sides of the Atlantic.

[geege]

Well Tull had a lot of strange fans at the Garden while they were performing....holding wands and flowers...like it was Woodstock time???????? We were too much into the Scorpions so we split.....

[xp38]

Sorry..error report...that was from the Britannia Biographies website.

[sushiman]

" Why did anyone ever buy their music? !

They did make some memorable music , especially early on in their career ( 1967-1980 or thereabouts ) . Later on I didn't care for them much , despite the fact my buddy Dave Mattacks was their drummer for a while .

[The Duke]

Looking...like...a...Dead....Duck...

[Grampa Dave]

I have a very good friend who used to travel all over Europe before 9/11.

Back then he had commented that both American and Brit fading stars would trash America to sell their cr$p to America haters in Europe.

Now, it is very obvious that when a has been is really fading they trash our President and America. This must be a marketing plan for has beens in the entertainment business.

One can only hope you put this fag's flute where it belongs someday, Squantos.

[wardaddy]

Sorry, Ian....your sperm's in the gutter.

[Ditto]

BTW: did he ever come out of his bomb shelter after Y2K?

He's in a detox facility trying to kick his Spam addiction.

[wimpycat]

It's a much better apology than the Dixie Chicks' version.

[dead]

BTW: did he ever come out of his bomb shelter after Y2K?

No, he’s still got four more years of canned pork to go through.

That ought to give the surface of our devastated planet enough time to cool down before he emerges as the Omega man.

[HamiltonJay]

Apparently this Brit forgot something we taught the world over 200 years ago now.... and have reminded them occassionally of... including but not limited to following 12/7/41 and 9/11/01.......


DON'T TREAD ON ME!

[wardaddy]

yes it is....Ian has always been eccentric.

[New Horizon]

It's a "them", like Led Zeppelin, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Pink Floyd.

"The band is just fantastic, that is really what I think.

Oh, by the way, which one's Pink?"

[wimpycat]

I saw Jethro Tull in concert a couple of years ago--they were touring with the Chieftans, which is who I really wanted to see. Both acts put on a good show.

[New Horizon]

Speaking of Lynyrd Skynyrd...

[wardaddy]

I saw them on the Aqualung tour many years ago....one of the first alleged stereo concerts....I was around 15.

[McGavin999]

I'm really tired of people not understand WHY there are flags hanging out of every station wagon, etc. Does 9-11 sound familiar Ian? The flags on our homes and on our cars mean that WE don't forget.

[DEPUTYMAYTAG]

Eat sh-t and die Ian, stay home you limey.

[subterfuge]

Snots running down his nose.

[Centurion2000]

To quote the psychiatrist from Armageddon ....

Who is Jethro Tull ?

[ABG(anybody but Gore)]

Both of you, ROFLMAO!