If Jesus Christ came back today, He and I would get into our brown corduroys and go to the nearest jean store and overturn the racks of blue denim.
Meaning of the quote
The quote suggests that if Jesus Christ came back today, Ian Anderson and Jesus would protest against the modern obsession with blue jeans. They would dress casually in brown corduroys and go to a store selling blue denim clothes, and they would overturn the racks of these popular but perhaps overly commercialized items. The quote implies a critique of modern consumer culture and a call to return to simpler, more authentic forms of dress and living.
About Ian Anderson
Ian Anderson is a British musician best known as the singer, flautist, and primary songwriter of the rock band Jethro Tull. He is a multi-instrumentalist who has released several solo albums, including a sequel to the 1972 Jethro Tull album Thick as a Brick.
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