Ihave been fortunate enough to spend more than 40 years doing something that I love – making music. Along with my band, Jethro Tull, I have released more than 30 albums in the past four decades, sold more than 60m records and still play about 100 concerts a year.

You may be relieved to know that while the sartorial excesses of tights and codpiece have long been disposed of in charity auctions, what remains is a lifelong commitment to music as a profession. I feel much too young to hang up my hat, or my flute.