History Funny / JethroTull

* In the 2006 remaster of ''Rock Island'', Ian wrote some short introductions for each of the songs. For "Big Riff and Mando", Ian talks about the theft of Martin Barre's mandolin by a star-struck fan, and speculates on why the thief took it: "To brag out? To have as a souvenir? Or to keep for a few years until Website/EBay was invented?"

* Ian and his "phallic flute". Essentially, he sticks his flute over his crotch in a suggestive manner. [[ADateWithRosiePalms Sometimes, he goes a little bit further...]]

* In the liner notes for the 50th anniversary edition of ''This Was'', Clive Bunker reveals that his drum solo on "Dharma For One" was recorded in three takes as his solos were deemed too long. Ian's solution? Get a big clock and sit it in front of him during recording, then point at it when his time was nearly up.

-->"Topically, the château was the only place where I have knowingly eaten horse. It was frequently on the menu as a mane course, so we were saddled with it. Not wanting to appear blinkered I one day took the bit between my teeth and sampled it thinking it be odds on to become a favourite. I did however fell like I'd bitten off more than I could chew." (''Note: The Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond One Man Stand Up Revue will not be appearing at Blackpool North Pier any time soon.'')

* [[http://jethrotull.com/featured-fan-mail-2nd-october14/ This hilariously tongue-in-cheek fan letter]].

* The "stories" written in the original ''Thick As A Brick" newspaper (all contributed by each of the Tull members who recorded the album) are filled with satirical, punny, ironic, often dark-humored (or [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar risqué]]) content and wordplay, [[GeniusBonus if one knows what to look for]].

--->'''Ian Anderson''': ...And Dave Palmer...Oh, he's gone for a piss. *The band plays another song.* Ah, David's back. Did you give it a nice shake? Good.

* Before a performance of ''A Christmas Song'':

-->"Hey! Santa?! Pass us that bottle, will ya?"

-->'''Ian Anderson''': ...And Dave Palmer...Oh, he's gone for a piss. *The band plays another song.* Ah, David's back. Did you give it a nice shake? Good.

* In the 2006 remaster of ''Rock Island'', Ian wrote some short introductions for each of the songs. For "Big Riff and Mando", Ian talks about the theft of Martin Barre's mandolin by a star-struck fan, and speculates on why the thief took it: "To brag out? To have as a souvenir? Or to keep for a few years until e-Bay was invented?"
* In the liner notes for the 50th anniversary edition of ''This Was'', Clive Bunker reveals that his drum solo on "Dharma For One" was recorded in three takes as his solos were deemed too long. Ian's solution? Get a big clock and sit it in front of him during recording, then point at it when his time was nearly up.

* There is a moment in the ''Homo Erraticus'' tour in which Ryan O'Donnell spanks Ian's bottom with a cane during the line during the lines ''"Cruel Bunter-bashing, cane a-thrashing, lines, detention, soon forgot"'' in "Meliora Sequamur". It is every bit as funny as one would imagine.

* In the 2006 remaster of ''Rock Island'', Ian wrote some short introductions for each of the songs. For "Big Riff and Mando", Ian talks about the theft of Martin Barre's mandolin by a star-struck fan, and speculates on why the thief took it: "To brag out? To have as a souvenir? Or to keep for a few years until e-Bay was invented?"