In writing lyrics - well, for me, anyway - it's about getting into character, you know? 'Who is writing this?' In the case of the original 'Thick As A Brick,' supposedly a precocious, very young child who's fantasizing about his future and the context of all the confusing elements to which school boys are subjected at that time.

In most cases, my favorite Jethro Tull songs will be determined by how I feel about them as live performance songs, not by the recorded identity.

I think we always view people who make us feel uncomfortable and appear to intrude on our middle-class cozy space, we view them with, if not hostility, at least suspicion, discomfort, embarrassment.

As a musician, life is not over just because you are getting older, and so I find retirement a very frightening and dark thought.

Don't stay in bed, unless you can make money in bed.

Money brings a lot of responsibility as to what you're going to do with it, and I've given quite a bit of thought to that.

Before the 20th century, to be a successful musician was merely to be one who was employed. A few, such as Liszt, Paderewski and several singers, had phenomenally lucrative careers, but they were rare - and Liszt gave all of his money away, travelling by choice in a third-class rail carriage.

Instagram is a personal subscription. It's like your own personal magazine. It's like doing a photo shoot for no money, which is cool.