The Resume

(July 30, 1946- )
Birth name is Jeffrey Hammond
Jethro Tull bassist (1971-1975)
Played on ‘Aqualung,’ ‘Thick as a Brick,’ ‘A Passion Play,’ ‘War Child’ and ‘A Minstrel in the Gallery’

Why he might be annoying:

Ian Anderson persuaded him to change his last name from ‘Hammond’ to ‘Hammond-Hammond.’
He wore a black-and-white striped outfit.
He played a black-and-white striped bass, too.
When he joined Jethro Tull, he described himself as ‘technically ignorant.’
Ian Anderson liked him so much that he named three songs after him: ‘A Song for Jeffrey,’ ‘Jeffrey Goes to Leicester Square’ and ‘For Michael Collins, Jeffrey and Me.’

Why he might not be annoying:

He is an accomplished painter and has created over 100 works of art.
He did not design any of his band’s album covers.
He left Jethro Tull because painting mattered to him more than music.
After he quit the band, he burned all of his outfits.

Credit: Oreo Victim

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Celebrities Who Think They Can Paint
• Hyphenated Names
• Jethro Tull
• Look at My Guitar
• Painters
• Profiles 16501-16750 (Ranked: 16677)
• Repetitive Names

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 17 Votes: 5.88% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 119 Votes: 48.74% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 17 Votes: 58.82% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 21 Votes: 61.90% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 19 Votes: 36.84% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 25 Votes: 52.00% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 19 Votes: 57.89% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 20 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 28 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 44 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 67 Votes: 68.66% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 107 Votes: 58.88% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 51 Votes: 70.59% Annoying