RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson says that following longtime drummer Neil Peart’s loss of life in January 2020, the band was instantly bombarded with e-mails from drummers who wished to audition for the Rock & Roll Corridor of Fame act.
Within the years since Peart’s passing after a non-public battle with mind most cancers, Lifeson has insisted that RUSH won’t ever reunite with a brand new drummer, whereas singer-bassist Geddy Lee has seemingly been extra open to the potential of the 2 surviving members taking part in RUSH songs once more in some capability.
In a brand new interview with radio station Q104.3 host Jonathan Clarke, Lifeson was requested in regards to the fixed questions he will get a couple of doable RUSH reunion.
“We’re bombarded by it on a regular basis,” responded the guitarist. “After Neil handed, it didn’t take various minutes earlier than we began getting e-mails from all types of drummers who wished to audition for the band, considering that we have been simply gonna change any individual that we performed with for 40 years who wrote all of the lyrics for our music. I don’t know what a few of these individuals have been considering.”
Lifeson mentioned that he and Lee have mentioned making music collectively once more, including, “So, yeah, we’ve had the dialog, as a result of we will’t keep away from it. However actually, Ged is my greatest pal. I discuss to him — I have to discuss to him each day. We get collectively for dinner, we play tennis, we’re doing all this charity work collectively. He’s my greatest bud, so, yeah, I am going over there. He performs bass, I play guitar — yeah, we’ll play slightly bit. I am going over there ostensibly to play with him and we find yourself simply sitting and ingesting espresso and laughing the entire day.”
He continued, “It’s not simply RUSH, RUSH, RUSH, RUSH, RUSH. I’ve a deep loving relationship with this man, and it’s not all about creating one thing that we did from the previous. You by no means know what life brings you. Proper now I’m tremendous glad doing what I’m doing. I’m engaged with a variety of musical stuff. I really like being a musician. I really like taking part in guitar. I really like taking part in guitar a lot. It’s not only a car for making a dwelling. It’s me. It’s on the core of my essence.”
Within the meantime, Lifeson is busy along with his present band Envy of None, whose new album, Stygian Wavz, arrives this Friday (March 14th).
Watch Alex Lifeson’s full interview with Q104.3 under.