From Loudersound.
Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson has spoken about how he and Geddy Lee are “both eager to get back together and kind of get back into that thing that we’ve done since we were 14 years old that we love to do.”
In a new interview with website Make Weird Music, that is being reported on by Consequence Of Sound, Lifeson talks of the late Rush drummer Neil Peart, the impact of the current Covid-19 pandemic and of his hopes of making new music again with his bandmate Geddy Lee. You can watch the Make Weird Music interview in full below.
“After we finished the last tour in 2015, I started just writing on my own and doing some stuff,” Lifeson says. “Geddy was working on his book. We talked about getting together and doing some stuff together, but it got very, very busy for him, even after he finished writing the book — taking it on the road. So we never got a chance to sit down and start working or just having some fun together. We still talk about it, and I’m sure we will.
“Of course, now with the pandemic, it’s kind of wrecked things for a bit. But we’re both eager to get back together and kind of get back into that thing that we’ve done since we were 14 years old that we love to do. And we work really, really well together, so we’ll see what happens with that.”
Lifeson has previously spoken of the impact of Peart’s death (the Rush drummer sadly died in January 2020) and how he didn’t feel motivated to play music of any kind, In the new interview he expounds on that.
“After Neil passed, it was very difficult to get inspired or motivated to play,” he reveals. “As you can imagine, we were very, very close. You lose anybody that’s close, it’s a profound thing. And I think both Geddy and I expected to be better with it. Neil was sick for three and a half years, and no one really knew about it. Well, lots of people knew about it, but it wasn’t public, the information. So we thought that we would be prepared for the end when it came, and we weren’t. We both really struggled with it.
“For me, that first year of grieving is the milestone, and once you get past that, I think you, I don’t know, it’s an anniversary that you process, and it becomes a little easier to handle. With Neil, I’m always seeing pictures, and I’m always reminded of him, and all that stuff, and that was difficult, but now that it’s [been] a year, I find that I think of the good times that we had together more than the sadness.”
Explore eil.com & 991.com sister – the world’s best online store for rare, collectable & out of print Vinyl Records, CDs & Music memorabilia since 1987.
EIL.COM Favourite Music Update Rare CDs, CD Singles, Rare Records, Vinyl Records, Albums and Music
- Rush - Permanent Waves - Mid 80s - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £20.00, $26.20, €23.80 (New Item) (arrived 05-Sep-2024 15:39)on September 8, 2024 at 12:39 am
RUSH Permanent Waves (Mid 80s UK issue of the 1980 6-track LP, including Rush flagships The Spirit Of Radio & Freewill, closing with the full-blown epic Natural Science. Comes housed in a glossy picture sleeve with blank newspaper headline ['Lifeson' sign on far] & the illustrated lyric inner. The sleeve & vinyl remain in Excellent condition)
- Rush - 2020 Calendar - Sealed - Canadian - calendar - £45.00, $58.95, €53.55 (New Item) (arrived 19-Aug-2024 13:18)on September 8, 2024 at 12:39 am
RUSH 2020 Calendar - Sealed (Official 2020 Canadian 30th Anniversary 16-month 12" square wall calendar with each month featuirng classic images of the Canadian stars, from photo shoots, live performances and candid shots - remains sealed fromnew)
- Rush - Driven Rush In The '90s and In The End - Canadian - book - £75.00, $98.25, €89.25 (New Item) (arrived 13-Aug-2024 15:05)on September 8, 2024 at 12:39 am
RUSH Driven Rush In The '90s and In The End (2020 Canadian 415-page hardcover book by Martin Popoff. The concusion to the trilogy of authoratitive books with extensive, first-hand reflections from Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart, as well as family, friends and fellow musicians. This edition the decade that begins with the Roll The Bones album to Clockwork Angels and the final tragedy of Neil Peart's passings. The faux-leather, embossed cover has minimal wear and the inner pages are near as new. A great addition to any Rush fan's collection!)
- Rush - Special D.J. Copy - EX - Japanese - vinyl LP - Promo - £350.00, $458.50, €416.50 (New Item) (arrived 14-Aug-2024 15:53)on September 8, 2024 at 12:39 am
RUSH / REO SPEEDWAGON Special D.J. Copy (Rare early 1980s Japanese 10-track promotional-only vinyl LP compilation, featuring five tracks by each band, housed in a unique custom picture sleeve with the bands' logos and selected album sleeves illustrated on either side. The cover displays some light general wear with some scuffing to spine and edges but has no splits or rips, whilst the labels are very clean and the vinyl has minmal signs of play, overall an Excellent example QY-3P-90028)
- Rush - Anthem Rush In The '70s - Canadian - book - £75.00, $98.25, €89.25 (New Item) (arrived 19-Aug-2024 11:38)on September 8, 2024 at 12:39 am
RUSH Anthem Rush In The '70s (2020 Canadian 354-page hardcover book by Martin Popoff, with extensive, first-hand reflections from Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart, as well as family, friends and fellow musicians he creates a detailed portrait of Canada's great rock ambassadors from their debut abum to 1978's Permanent Waves. The faux-leather, embossed cover has minimal wear and the inner pages are near as new. A great addition to any Rush fan's collection!)
Be the first to comment