Rush enthusiasts have been buzzing with excitement lately, courtesy of frontman and bassist Geddy Lee’s current tour promoting his forthcoming memoir, My Effin’ Life. The recent revelation that Lee and guitarist Alex Lifeson are considering the prospect of playing together again, coupled with hints at the potential for new music, has set fans’ imaginations on fire.
However, Lee recently took to CTV Morning Live to clarify that the duo is merely exploring the idea of collaborative songwriting. He emphasized that this exploration does not translate into concrete plans for a full-fledged Rush comeback. In an interview, Lee stated, “If I say anything about working with Alex, people run to the conclusion that Rush is starting up again.
That is not the case. Yes, Alex and I like each other a lot, still. We hang around with each other a lot. And we both have a desire to try to write songs together. We don’t know whether that will bear fruit or not. If it does bear fruit, great. Then we might release some songs. If — that’s always an ‘if’ there. But when people publish articles about that, they leave the ‘if’ out. So, yeah, I plan to get together with Al, and we plan to write some songs, but we don’t know if they’ll be any damn good, so we’ll see what happens.”
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Reflecting on his feelings about Rush, Lee confessed to the Los Angeles Times earlier this month, expressing how much he misses the band. He said, “It was hard for me when Neil announced he was going to retire, which is a word I refused to hear, la la la. Do I miss the adulation? No. But I miss the sound of the crowd a little bit. When I go see my friends on tour, I am jealous. They’re still enjoying it.”
In a recent interview with Long Island Weekly, Geddy disclosed that he has uncovered a couple of songs that were omitted from his 2000 solo album, My Favourite Headache. Revisiting these tracks reminded him of his enjoyment of being in the studio. He shared, “I recently discovered a couple of songs that had been left off my solo album.
Listening to them was really quite fun, and I decided that I wanted to see about fixing those up and just breathing some fresh air into them. And that experience reminded me of how much fun I have in the studio. So, of course, my lifelong buddy and bandmate Alex and I would like to get back into the studio together and see what might happen. I have ideas that I’d like to flesh out on my own too.”
As for future plans, Lee acknowledged his desire to dive back into playing music but emphasized the need to complete his current commitments first. He shared, “Once I finish all this crazy crap that I agreed to do — the book tour and the TV show and find some space for myself — I’d certainly like to start playing something.
But I can’t tell you right now because I’m just book-touring it until I drop. And then I’ll see where I land after I have a nice holiday with my wife, and we’ll go from there. I don’t like to plan too far ahead anymore. I was scheduled up the wazoo with my partners in Rush for over 45 years. Now, I have to prioritize other things.”
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