In a latest Rolling Stone interview, Rush‘s Alex Lifeson shared insights which have left followers each excited and wistful. He revealed he has been enjoying a number of Rush songs together with his longtime bandmate, Geddy Lee, at Lee‘s home in Toronto. “We’re collectively in a room like we have all the time been,” Lifeson stated. Nonetheless, as soon as once more, any hopes of a full-fledged Rush reunion tour had been swiftly dashed.
Lifeson made it clear: “There is no likelihood that we will get a drummer and return on the street because the rebirth of Rush or one thing like that. And if we wished to write down new materials, no person cares about new materials anymore. They only wish to hear the previous stuff from guys like us.”
When the interviewer prompt that Rush followers may nonetheless care about new materials, Lifeson mirrored, “Possibly the sensation is that it is simply actually about taking folks again to an earlier time of their lives that they’ve very fond and vivid reminiscences of, and I get it and that is nice. And then you definately do it for the cash. And that is not what we had been ever about or what we might wish to do. Affords are available in on a regular basis, however I do not know. I do not suppose that is one thing that we’re actually curious about.”
Lifeson additionally addressed why performing with a brand new drummer will not be an choice. He expressed issues that doing so may tarnish the band’s legacy. “I simply do not know if doing one thing like that might wreck it. Or wreck the legacy that Rush has left. When it occurred, it was disappointing for us. After which Neil bought sick and all of that stuff, however our legacy is undamaged, we went out on a excessive notice. That tour was nice. It seemed nice. We performed very well. We bonded much more so with our viewers. I would somewhat have that and the disappointment of not doing it once more, than doing it once more and sitting on a chair on stage as a result of I am unable to stand. I would somewhat be remembered for that than one thing that is extra present.”
Regardless of these reservations, Lifeson acknowledged the continued discussions he has with Geddy Lee about probably performing collectively once more. “We discuss it, however on the similar time, he is my greatest pal and he loves me and he cares for me,” Lifeson stated. “He is aware of that I do have points each bodily and emotional with this entire thought. And he respects that we now have a lot respect and love for one another. I’d do one thing like that, that he wished to do as a result of I like him and I wish to make him completely satisfied. However he is aware of that I would not be completely satisfied. It is the bond that we now have.”
Lifeson emphasised that his precedence is sustaining the integrity and legacy of Rush, somewhat than succumbing to profitable provides. “I do not suppose I’d be completely satisfied in my coronary heart if we had been to do one thing like that. I actually would really feel like we had been doing an injustice to our followers and that might be only a cash seize. We get provides on a regular basis, and so they’re fairly substantial, however I do not know. It isn’t sufficient for me. How a lot do you want? I am attempting to do away with stuff. I offered the majority of my guitars. I had some vehicles. I offered these. I had a home within the nation that I offered. I wish to be slimmer and somewhat tighter, in my life with fewer anchors round my neck.”
In essence, whereas the enduring duo of Lifeson and Lee continues to play collectively in non-public, the probabilities of seeing a Rush reunion tour stay nonexistent. The reminiscences of their previous performances and the music they created must suffice for followers eager for the times of Rush‘s monumental presence on stage.
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