Editing Ian Anderson (section)

{{Short description|Scottish musician, leader of Jethro Tull (born 1947)}}
{{About|the leader of the band Jethro Tull|other people}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Ian Anderson
| honorific_suffix  = {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|MBE}}
| image             = Ian Anderson - Jethro Tull live in Cambridge 23rd April 2024 (53688414617).jpg
| caption           = Anderson performing in 2024
| birth_name        = Ian Scott Anderson
| alias             = 
| birth_date        = {{birth date and age|1947|8|10|df=y}}
| birth_place       = [[Dunfermline]], Scotland
| origin            = [[Blackpool]], [[Lancashire]], England
| genre             = {{hlist|[[Progressive rock]]|[[folk rock]]|{{nowrap|[[hard rock]]}}|[[blues rock]]}}
| occupation        = {{hlist|Singer|musician|songwriter|composer}}
| instrument        = {{hlist|Vocals|flute|guitar}}<!--- If you think an instrument should be listed, a discussion to reach consensus is needed first per: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Infobox_musical_artist#instrument--->
| years_active      = 1962–present
| label             = {{hlist|[[Chrysalis Records|Chrysalis]]|[[Fuel 2000]]|[[RandM Records|RandM]]|[[Angel Records|Angel]]|[[EMI]]}}
| current_member_of = [[Jethro Tull (band)|Jethro Tull]]
| website           = {{url|iananderson.com}}
}}

'''Ian Scott Anderson''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|MBE}} (born 10 August 1947) is a British musician best known for being the chief vocalist, [[Flute|flautist]], and acoustic guitarist of the British rock band [[Jethro Tull (band)|Jethro Tull]]. He is a multi-instrumentalist who also plays [[harmonica]], keyboard, bass guitar, [[bouzouki]], [[balalaika]], [[saxophone]] and a variety of [[whistle]]s.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ian Anderson - instruments |url=http://jethrotull.com/the-attic/ians-instruments/ian-anderson/ |website=JethroTull.com |access-date=3 November 2020}}</ref> His solo work began with ''[[Walk into Light]]'' in 1983; since then he has released another five albums, including the sequel to the 1972 Jethro Tull album ''[[Thick as a Brick]]'', titled ''[[Thick as a Brick 2|TaaB 2: Whatever Happened to Gerald Bostock?]]'' (2012).