I agree that creativity, passion, innovativeness, stagecraft, etc are qualities musicians of all ages can aspire to, and some will even accomplish.

However, to say that Ian A. didn't mean to attack young musicians is something I would strongly disagree with--though I don't think that is what you are saying, is it Brian, when you stated:

"It has nothing to do with a musician of one generation criticing those of the next generation, of being stuck in a golden age. For Ian Anderson there never was a golden age, he has always criticed what is going on at that time. Whether older, younger, or his own age, everybody should be doing it differently."

I do think he was attacking young people pretty directly. And besides the music issue, I think the fact that he attacked young people for being young to be totally over the top.

Again, MO.