"A man who knows his cats - almost as much as the cats know the man!" wrote Ian. "Fascinating insight and anecdotal musings.... Never mawkish or sentimental but filled with the respect, love and regrets all cat-lovers know so well. Purr-fect for the Christmas stocking."
It turns out Ian's interest in cats goes further than just writing a song called Cat's Squirrel. He keeps Bengals, and even has a kitten advice page on the Tull website, for "new parents"! What with this and my discovery last month of Rick Wakeman's secret feline love, it's clearly only a matter of time before we find out that Keith Emerson owns his own cat sanctuary, where Mike Rutherford and the guitarist from Greenslade help out with poop patrol.

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Ha! This is all rather uncanny, as I've recently re-kindled an interest in Jethro Tull (because one of my faves, Nick Cave, is a huge fan) & hubby just bought me a double cd 'best of' affair. What joy to know that the man is a cat fan AND a fan of yours =^.^=
The man who stood on one foot playing the flute in ways never before heard is also a supporter of big cat sanctuaries. I saw this somewhere sometime on some website, so I know it's true. Jethro Tull got me through high school.
Never mind the prog rocker, I prefer to live in 1965 or 1979 musically but the cat is the most adorable creature ever!
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