![]() ![]() “I only knew a little about what he’d done, professionally.” “Prior to that, I really knew nothing about Jethro Tull’s private life,” he says. He began work on the project in 2014, after a drive through some farmlands in Italy inspired him to learn more about his band’s namesake. I’ll give that a go.’ That’s all that it is.” native, who admits he gets “bored easily.” “It’s just that sometimes I get a bit of a notion, and I think, ‘Well, that sounds like a bit of fun. “It’s not that the time is particularly right (for this rock opera),” says the 69-year-old U.K. Yet what led Anderson to tackle the subject had less to do with timeliness than giving himself a fresh challenge. The show reportedly touches on a number of topical issues, such as climate change and population growth. 22 at the City National Civic in San Jose (8 p.m., $40-$65, The work features many of (the band) Jethro Tull’s best-known songs, including “Locomotive Breath,” “Living in the Past” and, of course, the classic-rock radio staple “Aqualung.” These cuts are complemented by new songs written specifically for the rock opera. Anderson and the rest of the band will share the tale of the original Jethro Tull (1674-1741), an English agriculturist best known for his work on the seed drill, when they perform this new rock opera at Oct.
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