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Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson is legendary for his super aerobic onstage performances, wailing away on his flute while often balancing or hopping on one foot...in an interview that airs on AXS-TV tomorrow night at 8, Anderson reveals that for the past few years, he's been suffering from the chronic incurable lung disease COPD, and attributes it to years of performing with "smoke machines" pumping away onstage as part of the show....he says, for now, he is able to control it for the most part with meds and avoiding pollution, but can get knocked for 2-3 weeks if he contracts an infection...here's Ian with more, plus more details of tomorrow night's interview: https://ultimateclassicrock.com/ian-anderson-incurable-lung-disease/