Environmental Award For Ian Anderson
The Tull frontman is honoured in Germany
Music-News.com reports that the foundation NatureLife-International (NLI), based in Ludwigsburg, Germany, has chosen the Tull frontman for their 2012 Environmental Award.
"Ian Anderson has not only made music history by introducing classical elements and the transverse flute into rock music, thus creating a whole new variety of rock music, but has also been committed to biological variety over decades with a lot of personal engagement," says Claus-Peter Hutter, president of NatureLife-International.
With the award, NatureLife-International recognizes Ian Anderson's ongoing contribution to the protection of endangered species, the fight for threatened areas, and the renaturation of habitats.
"Ian Anderson, who became world famous with songs such as Locomotive Breath and Bungle in the Jungle and albums like Aqualung or Thick as a Brick, sends true signals for the conservation of natural resources, often without any publicity," Hutter points out.