In his spare time, you’re unlikely to catch Ian living it up at showbiz parties.
“I prefer to be alone,” he explains. “I’m rather a solitary person.
“I can sit and watch news channels for hours – BBC, CNN, Fox. I like to hear all sides of the story.
“I read all the newspapers. I travel by train to my concerts and I buy all the papers to read on the way.
“The rest of the band and all the equipment goes by bus, but I always travel alone by train.”
Thankfully, he doesn’t have to worry about missing the train after his Liverpool concert.
“No, I stay over in the most anonymous hotel I can find,” he laughs. “I can’t abide the fancy places where the rock stars stay. Put me in somewhere plain and I’m much happier.”
JETHRO TULL play The Philharmonic Hall on Wednesday, March 31. Tickets, £25.50-£33.50, are available now from www.liverpoolphil.com or 0151 709 3789.
