Jethro Tull Bassist: "That Air Freshner Ruined My Guitar!"

[bmurphyfl]

http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,4-2007370173,00.html

EX-JETHRO Tull member TONY WILLIAMS has blasted an AIR FRESHENER firm for “ruining” his £2,000 guitar.

The bassist claims he left his pride and joy near an Ambi Pur plug-in in his Blackpool house but the fumes melted its paint and varnish.

He says the instrument, a mid-70s Fender Stratocaster, is damaged beyond repair.

He said: “I stood the guitar in the corner of the room near to an Ambi Pur plug-in unit.

“The next day, the paint and varnish had melted and dripped on to the unit.”

Tony, of Blackpool, Lancs, was a chart-topping bass player with Stealers Wheel and also played with Jethro Tull.

Let that be a lesson to you. Air fresheners melt prog rock.

[taosjohn]

http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,4-2007370173,00.html



Let that be a lesson to you. Air fresheners melt prog rock.

"Also played with Jethro Tull"...

To describe anyone but Jerrfrey Hammond-Hammond, Glen Cornick, John Glascock, or Dave Pegg as "Jethro Tull bassist" is a stretch.

In fact, given that Rafferty and Egan couldn't get along with much of anybody for more than a few months, even to describe him as "Stealer's Wheel bassist" is little better than technically true. They were really always a duet that hired somebody, it just took 'em a little while to figure that out...

With Rafferty on his resume this guy would have been a natural name to come up if Pegg were sick or already scheduled and Tull needed somebody to cover a gig... and I'd give even odds that's how he "also played with Jethro Tull..."