Ian Anderson: Remembering Glenn Cornick
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- Опубліковано 11 лис 2014
- Several weeks before the Musical Storytellers: A Memorial for Glenn Cornick event, I had the opportunity to meet with Ian Anderson in Southern California before one of his shows to record a memorial tribute to my father. Not knowing what to expect, I was pleasantly blown away by the kindness Ian exhibited allowing me to video tape him remembering my father. Ian and I were able to share nearly an hour of memories and stories that allowed me to learn and understand more of my father. Here is a shortened version of our conversation.
The Cornick Bunker years are my far favorite years and I will always love Stand up and Benefit as they are masterpieces of inspiration and England's folk prog highest peaks.
I just owned a nice Stand up 71' Island repress with pop-up gatefold ❤️ This album means so much to me.
Greatings from France.
Cornick's bass line is what drove those early great Tull songs. He and Clive were the back bone of that band.
In my opinion, Glenn was the most interesting of all of Tull's bassists. Loved his style.
John Glasscock gives him a a run for his money, but I love Glenn.
Glen was and still is the BEST bassplayer Tull have ever had,awesome inventive bass lines .Sadly missed.
Absolutely a virtuoso, love him. Rip ❤️
Absolutely!
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Gregdawes. Van doorsel. I am a bassist. I can play everything glenn played. A lot of what Geoffrey Hammond played. And very little of what John Glascock played.
Just can't agree with that. Part of the problem was his sound, too too much distortion. Geoffrey Hammond was a step up. Then we come to the great John Glascock. Dave Pegg was also a brilliant bassist.
I still think Glen's bass solo on Bouree is still one of the best of all time. Glen was such an animated and serious musician. I love it when he and the rest of the original line-up performed together on the Living In The Past DVD. Glen, rest in peace and thanks for your incredible music!
I agree, Glenn was quite a bassist and Clive was quite a drummer...saw them in Blackpool all those years ago with Ian and Martin...such a tight band fantastic to see live. Didn’t seem as close knit musically after Glenn and Clive left....RIP Glenn.
I agree. Glenn Cornick's bass playing in Bouree is phenomenal. He was a very underrated bassist. I think it was a big loss for Jethro Tull when he left the band.
I worked w Glenn in my last session in LA..he kept doing the solo from Bouree, and living in the past (5/4), I was in heaven! He died in this Island? (Hawaii) My God! What a guy!
Aloha!
I told my engineer friend about our session and Andy John's said they cut the solo together from the tapes..
My friend is not sure, but he sure played it when We werr jamming! Alohoho
Ian remembers Glenn as happy and himself as dark and moody. This is quite an understatement for one of the most subversive rock musicians of all time. Jethro Tull ruled the stage in their day. Rest in bass, Glenn.
Hello Drew. Quick story: Back in the early 1980's I was in a band called 707. We had a couple years of relative success. In the late days of that band, I was invited to jam around with some friends. The fellow who set up the rehearsal space asked me if I could drop by an apartment in Hollywood to pick up the key. When I arrived, I was greeted by an affable Englishman who invited me in and offered me a drink. He couldn't have been more cordial. As he went into the bedroom to get the key, I noticed the Jethro Tull gold albums on the wall, hung up high in a row, like a border below the ceiling. As I looked closer, I noticed they were all awarded to Glenn Cornick. When he reappeared from the bedroom, I said, "You're Glenn Cornick." He smiled and said, "I know." We laughed. I told him I was a great Tull fan and had just seen them a few weeks previous at the Forum in L.A. He asked how the show was. In fact, he said, "How was Ian?" We chatted about life and music for a few minutes. But, knowing that people were waiting, I had to move along.
I said all that to tell you this. To this day, I remember that brief encounter for one simple reason: Glenn's kindness to a fellow musician he had never met. Los Angeles is filled with egocentric bullies and narcissistic wanna be's. It's a tough place to find basic human compassion and friendliness. But there it was, in your dad. He was a fine musician. Well liked by his peers. And simply by being himself, he left me with a fond memory. He'll be missed.
Great story, Jim. Were you in the 707 that worked with Bob Stringer at One Step Up on West 3rd in the LA?
Hi Jim, I've never met you but your sister Diane turned me on to your album. She and I were close for a few years, next time you see her tell her Dale C. says hello.
Beautiful story indeed
Short story? Goodbye
What an amazing story ! Thx for sharing this. It's always cool to hear about great musicians who also happen to be great people. Lucky you !
Glenn's playing usually snuck up on you. You had to isolate the bass line in your head, but once you did, you were ALWAYS amazed at the subtle genius and talent of his playing.
Glenn was the reason I took up the bass guitar.Thank you Glenn, and R.I.P.
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Glenn was always and is still my favorite Tull bassist of all.
Glenn was one of my favorite bass players,and I was shocked to see him out of the band.R.I.P.Glenn,you inspired me to pick up the bass.
Same here
Ian Anderson tends in all interviews to put a very glib spin on why members of Jethro Tull left and in particular, likes to gloss over the ruthless way that Glenn was dispatched.
I knew Glenn. He stayed with me a couple of times in England and we enjoyed an exchange of emails over a decade. He took the trouble to send me demos on a regular basis and finally, I was able to organise a gig for him that went down a storm. Ian's way of saying "he had a few musical ideas" does not do justice to the fact that Glenn's bass playing - his mischievous, melodic style - crystalised the band's special appeal and together with the others, made Jethro Tull a powerful force.
Glenn was a kind and modest man. It is true that you could not meet someone who was so un-rock star like in that respect and yet, he was the coolest!
I'll raise a glass of Scrumpy and drink to his memory.
Thank you Drew for posting this.
that's because he is, full of his own importance, i couldn't stand the man...
... whilst you, sir, are a prat.
well i have met him, and played with him by the way, but i wouldn't disagree with your statement
@@sn00pgreen Give the man SOME credit. Ian did acknowledge that Glenn was the band's "bright spirit", while admitting that he, himself was "a son of a bitch." Musical geniuses deserve SOME allowances for their personal quirks and faults.
@@jokin57 As Steve Wozniak said to Steve Jobs, being a genius and being a good person are not binary. You don't have to be an asshole, you choose to be one.
Mr Cornick seemed like a beautiful man inside and out, thank you for posting the memories of your father, Drew
I had the pleasure of meeting your dad on a few occasions when we invited him to a few of the Jethro Tull Conventions. I was one of the organizers. He was a wonderful person.. He will be greatly missed. My deepest sympathy to you and your family.
Debra Michaels which conventions were those? I am guessing probably some of the East Coast conventions, since I wasn't able to make it to a few of those at the time, but I used to accompany my dad to as many conventions and events as I could. Are you still doing Tull conventions, if so, at some point, I would like to make it out for one if possible.
Your father was indeed a good guy and a great bassist
He is missed
Glenn was such a fireball on stage and had so much charisma and style, I'm sure Ian didn't like the attention he was getting.
Why was he fired?
Drew, your dad was one of my favorite musicians of all time and in Tull he was a MONSTER! He was always making these cool moves. There's this one live concert where he looks like a damn cobra, threatening to strike the drummer! Unbelievable. Whatever happened with him in the band it doesn't matter in the long run - he will long be remembered as THE BASS PLAYER.
Your father was great bass player.
Glenn gave Tull their 'jazzy' influence. He also helped Tull with composition, something Ian knew little of (he never knew the proper flute fingering!). Glenn's unmistakable octave-shifting riffs are something I request when I audition a bassist, and I have recommended his recordings as a tutorial. Listening to Jethro Tull over so many years, Glenn has become a part of us, and anything we may later create. Love to Glenn and Clan Cornick in their loss.
Thank you Bleikr SoundTech for sharing. My father was definitely a one of a kind bass player, and someone who just loved playing. I have a long way to go, but still carrying on the traditions of my father.
***** Thank you for your post. In watching some of the older documentaries ,I watched what I think are your Grandparents and thought how sweet they were. I wish you the best in following in your Fathers footsteps.
Kat
+Drew Cornick Your father was a wonderful musician, and he was one of the bassists who helped to redefine the way the instrument was translated. Just a great bassist.
Glenn was a different kind of rock bassist at the time I think. Wish Ian had talked a bit about his technique
It would be so cool to have Ian as a music teacher at school. No more yawning and drifting off thoughts into oblivion. The man is just a modern genius.
Ian is such a nice man.X
ian is a maestro ........ s wesay maestro lu cazza !!!! lol hahahaha
@@artemesaulkov2010 why did so many members of Tull stay for so long?
An amazing band, there will never be another like it.
I always liked Glenn's presence in Tull. He gave it that dimension that enhanced the Tull mystique.
bwanna23 well put exactly! I feel the same way and so does my husband. My husband said he always thought he just "looked" so cool.
I spoke with Glenn about 8-9 yrs ago. Great guy. Genuine and he treated me like royalty. Thanks for posting this gem.
Thanks Steven Conrad that is one of the very unique things about my father, is that he was never too good to talk to anybody and share memories and stories.
Hi Drew, I met Glenn in 1998 on a train in italy when he went to a Jethro Tull convention, i went to a friend who worked on campsite. I told him that we would visit LA in two weeks. He asked me to call him when i arrived and i did. He picked us up on Hermosa beach and invited us ( me and my girlfriend) in his house in San Pedro We slept on his couch for 1 week and met Molly and Brigitte of course. We had such a great time and i always will have amazing memories of him. The world lost a great soul. Cheers from Holland. John
I met your dad back in 1986 or so in Los Angeles. He was a guest at my sister's wedding and since we were both there alone, we ended up at the same table. He introduced himself simply as "Glenn" and we had a great time together and it eventually came out that I was in town for the wedding and lived in Germany where I played in a band. He nonchalantly mentioned that he used to play in a band in Germany, too.
It wasn't til the next day that my new brother-in-law told me that "Glenn" was Glenn Cornick from Jethro Tull. He was such a cool guy and obviously never felt the need to boast about who he truly was. He was just "Glenn" having a good time at a wedding making fun conversation with a stranger. I wish more were like him.
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Amazing
Lucky you, sir. Glenn's a very nice guy. So sad for Ian to kick him out.
"Your Dad"?
@@bremtremont2027 Drew Cornick ... duh!
@@CristianVargaMastervargas Ok asshole! Jeez.
I loved and love Glenn's sublime bass playing.
He added a unique depth to the chordal structure of Jethre Tull's songs.
His harmonic understanding shone through all the different styles of Tull's music.
So sorry for his passing.
I saw Glenn Cornick with Wild Turkey twice with a different line-up back in 1972. (I saw my first Tull concert in '73) They opened for Black Sabbath at the Montreal Forum on March 24th and they were fabulous!!! After the concert (which ended in a riot because B.S. only played 45 min. and left without an encore whilst Wild Turkey played over an hour and came back for a much demanded encore!) the word on the streets was that Wild Turkey's show blew the Sab's away...I saw them later in November with Spirit (who replaced Captain Beyond at the last minute) and again the show was fantastic! Glenn Cornick had the crowd with him at all time, he was a great entertainer and cared for all his fans...I have never seen him with Jethro Tull but the memory of these 2 concerts still remains like it was yesterday. Thank You Mr. Cornick .
Wow, to think Ian Anderson starving for months! Thanks for holding up and hanging in there, Ian.
Tull lost there edge when both Glen and Clive left.. Don't get me wrong they did some good stuff afterwards.. But they also did a lot of week whimsical stuff..
Glen and Clive were a fierce rhythm section..
It's Glenn with 2 n's just like mine. I hate when people misspell my name.
You are hilarious Dean
Barlow and Glascock were formidable. Glenn and Clive had an intuitive sludgy blues thing going on, but they would never have made Songs from the Wood.
That's a funny thing to say, like thinking of the Beatles as the band that played She Loves You or of the Stones as the band that played (Ietc.) Satisfaction or of the Doors as the band that played Light my Fire etc. Sure, they were all great musicians, but Jethro Tull is, and always has been Ian, sorry to say. Now, you may not like it, that's not the same. ----------- On a very different note, Drew, thank you so much for sharing and for caring.
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Totally agreed. Loved Barre like Anderson. Barre was very unique.
This is without doubt the cruelest thing about getting older....you cruise thru the years and gradually watch the people dearest to your heart begin to fall away and believe me, Glenn was indeed one of those dear folk. I got to know him thru the LA band The Equalizers and was bowled over with his bigger that life bombast he wore so well. He was sweet, he was funny and boyyyy was he stubborn! He had his hair very short when I met him..he'd dyed it jet black with the perfect little fringe of neon pink at the front and I thought "hey...I can really kinda like this fella"..of course wishful thinking on my part n' 'twas not to be as they say those in old Victorian books.
Still we remained friends and as time went by I would run into him now and again and he never failed to flash that big toothy grin whenever we did, his eyes sparkling with life as he'd say hello. Last time I saw him was at Judy Wong's memorial ...not the happiest of occasions but he was still all charm and graciousness despite the somber mood.
To say he was a great bass player doesn't even begin to describe his talent...he took that bass to worlds beyond and back , always standing at the front of the stage, bashing out those chords with enough energy that it's a wonder he didn't blow the roof off the joint. Ruben De Fuentes, one of his bandmates from those days had christened him "Mr. E-Chord in the Face" due to his penchant of blowing past lead singer Jinx Dawson and proceeding to rip your eardrums right out of your head as he played. That's the way I'll always remember him and my life is that much richer for having known him....RIP, GC.
opalasattic thank you for sharing that with me, that sounds just like my father!
I played with Glenn in the early 1980's in Los Angeles. It was after his tenure with the Radio Kings. He was an AMAZING bass player. And what a kind, funny man. I will miss him.
Never realized how good Tull was. I've got their music welded into my brain forever.
I spole with Glenn via email through his tull memorabilia/ archives website & he was such a nice guy. So down to earth & humble for being a rock star. What a Great Guy He Was! One of My Idols! Rock On Glenn. You Are Missed! Thanks for the Music!
I always thought Glenn Cornick was the coolest Jethro Tull member. I was unaware the group existed until "Aqualung", but I quickly worked backward and "Stand Up" and "Benefit" became two of my three favorite Tull albums (along with "Aqualung") and stayed there among the top three forever. Wild Turkey opened for Jethro Tull when I first saw them in the spring of 1972, so I did get to see Glenn (if I may presume to address him by his first name) in a Tull context. My sister's friend had the first Wild Turkey album, and I remember that very fondly as well.
Interesting narrative from Ian Anderson on a little of the Tull history. My all time favorite Jethro Tull song is TEACHER. Absolutely awesome. One of the greatest progressive rock bands of all time. These men definitely need to be honored in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. 50+ years of Jethro Tull..........they've earned it 50 times over!
Hi Drew, I met your dad in 71/72 with his band Wild Turkey at a nurses training college near Bath were I still live and have to say what a welcoming and friendly man he was to me. He was impressed with the fact that I am a bass player as well, so much so that he showed me his Fender basses. Wow what a fantastic night that was. I still tell people about that even now.
Phil Gyles Thanks for sharing that with me Phil. He was definitely a genuine person, and I am hoping to be able to carry on the tradition and keep the spirit alive!
What a cool interview with Ian, sincere and honest. He is one of the hardest working men in the business for sure. The material with Glenn is unique, so glad we have the music.
Jethro Tull. My all-time favorite band. I would have quit within hours of meeting Ian but the results he achieved were astounding.
Drew - you're father was a truly amazing bass player. Like a lot of great British players of the 60's & 70's, played a sort of lead bass style. I've always loved his playing.
That was beautiful from Ian. Drew your Father was a wonderful musician and a lovely man. R.I.P
I read somewhere that when Glen Cornick and Clive Bunker were in Jethro Tull, it was actually a band.
Lmao - Yes!
Its a shame i never met Glenn, despite seeing Tull live , but Glascock had joined the band at the time that i saw them. One thing, though in a small way, I sold Glenn a Fender bass neck, which he had spotted on my Ebay auction, and sent Clive Bunker round to my home to pay for and collect the neck. Glenn was living in the USA at the time according to Clive, and he was going to send the bass neck over for his friend. Of course i asked about Glenn, as well as what Clive was up to. They were keeping busy. After some small talk, Clive left with the neck and that was the last i heard.
Glenn was too young to be gone from this earth. Life is what it is i suppose and never fair, for sure, but Glenn was way too young to disappear.
Good luck drew and thanks for posting. Peter
Glenn was a great player. Enjoyed both Tull and Turkey.
Pretty memories from Ian about Glenn Cornick's influence on Jethro...superb bassist, He'll be missing by all the Tull's fans worldwide. RIP, greetings from Argentina!
Ian Anderson, one of the best well spoken individual out there. I could listen to him all day.
Good at lying yes
So could Ian Anderson.....
Hi Drew, It is still very sad for me of your Dad's passing, I loved his Bass playing and growing up in that time Tull's music was always one of our favs. Like so many teens we had a garage band in Mass.USA. I played Drums (16) and my brother (18) played Bass and copied Glenn's look to the tee !!! Lol it was great fun. Your Dad will live "Forever" in that great music for many generations to come and that's pretty cool !!!! So Rejoice in your soul Drew every time you hear the music that he played !!! That's one hell of a Bass player they got up there now !!! Rock n Roll and Prog on Glenn !!! Ronnie (57)
Tull had many great bass players, and Glenn was as good as any of them. You couldn't have asked for a better bassist for those early albums. Always dug his stuff because unlike the others, he played fingerstyle. When I first got into Tull I was also starting on bass and guitar. That bass break on Bouree always enchanted me with Glenn's use of chordal playing. A wonderful player. He will be missed.
That's as gracious as Ian gets
That's a great eulogy. When he pointed to his head and his heart to say that's where his friends live on after they're gone.
Ian Anderson, Thank You God for Ian Anderson. Intelligent, well-spoken, humble and connected. Probably a billionaire.
What an amazing gifted musician and showman. what an incredible band Tull was. still have teh stubs from all 70s gigs.clive was an amazing gifted drummer.
Though I dont really play blues or that early Tull style of music, Glenn is one of my top influences as a bass player. Those first few Tull albums have some of the smoothest bass I have heard. I regularly exercise my fingers by playing Bouree, For A Thousand Mothers and even Play In Time.
I bought a Thunderbird bass guitar because I saw Glenn playing one on the Isle of Wright dvd and thought "Whoa, that looks cool".
Alex Vuich I've been a long time admirer of Glen Cornick and his tone and finesse on those bass lines. I'm studying bass and have myself bought a Thunderbird bass and have had it strung with flat wound strings. I will try to emulate his style and hope that I can someday approach his level of artistry. He is surely greatly missed.
Glenn Cornick was truly brilliant, original and creative, a trailblazing innovator and my favorite member of a band filled with virtuoso players. It took me a while to embrace Aqualung because I was so upset he'd left the band. He still inspires me everytime i listen to him, and i bought a '67 EB-2 because Glenn played one!!!
The music is always better when you can see a musician having fun with it the way that Glenn did. And the music they made was very good.
Growing up, Glenn was a major influence on my bass playing. All those great riffs I learned and especially the Bouree solo.
Ha! Look at my comment above, written two days after yours.
Great interview. Ian is so watchable in interview and on stage - R.I.P Glenn Cornick.
I guess as close to complimenting his abilities as Anderson can get was saying he had some formal training. What he had was a wonderful, creative way of playing that set him apart from most bass players in that era. He and Bunker were a bad ass rhythm section. Lucky to have seen the first Tull tour up close at Fillmore West in San Francisco; March 1969. A very fond memory indeed.......
I was a huge Tull fan back in the day. My favorite album was Stand-Up. I did not know Glenn passed, wow, RIP, I feel badly hearing this.
I was just listening to Battle Hymn today and came to this video, I hadn't realised Glenn had passed away. Benefit is still my favourite Tull album, the bass playing really is exquisite
I'm forever grateful for having been able to experience your father's musical talents.
About five years ago I emailed your dad through his website, and he emailed back! He was so nice and friendly and said such positive things. I saw him play in the early days of Tull in Chicago. So sorry about his passing.
I met your Dad when I sneaked bckstage at a Tull convention in 2008 in Italy. We had quite a chat and he was so friendly to me (and I'm nobody). I was born in Blackpool at about the time he arrived there I think (1967). He was sporting a mohican haircut and said he was living in LA and told me about his family. I took a photo (sort of human pyramid style) of 5 Tull bassists. He was such a gent.
Thanks Drew for posting, and most of all, letting us into the world of great artists.
Ian is an amazing front man, with a Flute, just that alone is crazy, but they made it work in incredible fashion
Ian really left behind a lot of great universes of music. The unique music of Jethro Tull is something that made a big difference in my life. Very sad that it is starting to blink out. It should be remembered for all time it was all so good.
Thank you so much for that Drew. Your father's playing has energised, inspired and entertained me for decades, and as I grow old disgracefully, his energy will continue to keep my fires glowing. And thank you Ian for such a simple and beautiful eulogy, your insight is a gift to all.
Drew,
Thank you so much for posting this video, i am a huge fan of Jethro Tull and your father Glenn, he played on my favorite Tull albums, your Dads positive influence and his genius behind the bass guitar Greatly impacted the band more than anyone else in my opinion.His presence and art threw those albums will last forever along with his other contributions.
My respect and condolences to you and your family.
He is smiling down on you.
Brian
thanks Drew for posting this, Glenn was always one of my fav bass players. I can't believe that somehow I missed the notice of his passing last year. This is where I just now learned of it and tears are rolling as I type. I bought everything they released early on, really a big fan. I was fortunate to see him once, with Wild Turkey opening for Tull. It was a great show, seems like he played some slide on his bass with a beer or soda bottle. Now I will treasure my DVD Living With the Past even more because of the rare footage in that small club with Mick and Ian from years past. God bless you and yours, cheers to his legacy.
At age 15, I wore grooves in Aqualung learning every note of Glenn's bass parts.
His style was a huge inspiration. I also saw Jethro Tull debut Aqualung tour at the Alexandria Roller Rink with YES opening with their debut YES album. Unforgettable!!!
RIP Glenn and Ian et al, take care, Thank you so much for your music and your inspiration.
Jeffrey Hammond was the bass player on Aqualung.
This is pretty terrific. Thank you so much for sharing, Drew. You dad won't soon be forgotten by those who have lived with his music for decades. He left behind a significant legacy.
Glenn was the reason I started playing bass.R.I.P. dear Glenn.👏👏👏👏👏
Its not too often we hear such kind, gentle, and glowingly sincere words from IA. Very nice :)
Great interview with Ian Anderson sharing these stories about kind Glen. Glen was a master of bass cords. Ian called himself a moody SOB at times but I guess that's the price for being a musical genius.
Thank you for sharing Drew. As a fan of Tull since 1969, it was great to hear of your father's contribution. Keep your dad's legacy alive. My condolences.
I go the opportunity to chat with Glenn online, and he was a wonderfully open guy. So nice to fans. He's sincerely missed.
Thank you Drew for posting this. A great & honest tribute, and so true to the JT gigs I saw in the 69-71 period at Newcastle City Hall. They are still in my brain and my heart! Alan
Drew, your dad is still an inspiration, and has been for me since 1970. Love to your family...
i love the way he played the bass
Hi Drew: I have been a bass player for more than 45 years. It was your dad--specifically his work on "Bouree"-- that made me want to play bass. My debt to him is immeasurable.
As a youth, around '69 or '70, just getting interested in playing music/guitars etc, Glenn was a huge inspiration to me - and countless others. His interesting, buoyant, melodic and driving style was entrancing. He also achieved a beautiful tone as well as perfect volume on the bass which gave early Tull records a certain extra quality. His presence was much missed when he left the band and it's a real pity he never re-joined properly. The pressures of being in a successful act can only be guessed at.
that's wonderful!! so glad he was kind and gave you such a good interview and recollection of your dad!! i love all the tull bass players, up till the late 70's (after that i didn't really follow them) but my fave of them all is glenn!! he was fantastic!! :)
This was a total surprise to see this video. Thanks Drew for sitting with Ian and having him recount the tale of your fathers journey.
Ian, I have met you on several occasions. This is really another side of you. I want you to reminisce about Barrie.
Drew,
While I was one year late to see your father play... I first got to see Jethro Tull play in 1971 I feel that Glenn was the bassist that defines the band.
It was only tonight that I learned of your father's passing. I was deeply saddened to hear that he is no longer with us in the physical sense. I offer you my most sincere condolences. When I think of Jethro Tull I will always see them with the beautiful man with the headband.
Jack Bowman, crying in Salt Lake City, Utah
What a beautiful testimony from one fantastic musician to another. The closing few words seemed to show Ian in deep thought reflecting on the good times with his old buddy. Tull live shows were always something to look forward too and cherish and, in particular, in the days when Glenn Cornick was part of the band.
As always Ian is full of it...Glenn was summarily fired on the road. He doesn't mention that on top of Glenn's phenomenal bass playing, he also helped arrange all the early songs including Bouree. RIP Glenn
Early Jethro Tull music was some of the first I seriously listened to, as a copy of the 25th Tull anniversary DVD arrived in my house when I was rather young. I was immediately struck by Glenn's good humour and, of course, excellent musicianship. I was deeply saddened by his death, but glad to see him mentioned on the BBC and other large outlets, a well-deserved recognition for a great bass player. Thoughts, of course, go out to his family. Many thanks to Drew for uploading this insightful and moving interview!
Marvelous tribute to Glenn. Thanks Ian.
Met Glenn a few Times During His Wild Turkey Days...No matter What he Was Doing He had Time For Fans and more importantly gave that time to people...Still have the Album he Autographed For me nearly 50 years ago...Top Bloke and A Bloody Fine musician Too.....
Thank you, ***** for sharing. Always know your father is smiling upon you.
I loved his playing …one of the iconic bassists of the era!
Ian....You sir are a musical magician..A one off, a weaver of musical dreams.....Thank you ;)
Fascinating interview. Back in fall of 1970 my band opened for Tull in Richmond, Va. What was striking to me was the fabulous musicianship and showmanship of everyone in that group, especially Glen, who had an otherworldly stage presence. I had been amazed at his bass playing since first hearing Cry You a Song. A few years later JT came back to town with a new bass player, my musician friends who saw the concert said that was a big step down. Thanks for posting this very interesting interview with Ian Anderson. They had a great band, alright.
Great story. Ian is an incredible storyteller just like his music and lyrics.
After watching that video, I've warmed back to IA. What nice recollections he shared with us on that video.
Thank you Ian.
Loved your Dad's bass playing and he was a huge influence on me. I saw him many many years ago with Jethro Tull in the National Stadium Dublin Ireland. Lovely piece by Ian
Well said Ian Anderson. Saw Tull, with Ian, Glen, Martin and Clive at Fillmore West San Francisco 1969. Fantastic
Sweet. I literally got my start as a bass player as an 11 year old plucking out on my cello the bass lines from my older brother's Living In The Past music book. That album and the bass lines totally inspired me to become a professional musician. Big thanks to your father!
Great band, been through a lot of line up changes and each time reinventing themselves. Very underrated.
Thanks for the post "Son Of Glenn", You have MUCH to be proud of. In one of those anniversary video's, your late, great, father seemed truly "smiley", yet, honest and direct about his dismissal from JT. "Don't ask me about THAT!! I still have the costume and am ready to go back!" Hail Hail to the musician that could put out the bass solo for Bouree, and everything else he played...He is with the Angels, (not BACK DOOR).
bozotheklein hopefully could be enjoying some back door angels. RIP Glenn
Great story, thanks for sharing Mr Anderson!