Metal Anarchy

During a recent interview with the Los Angeles Times, Geddy Lee addressed the possibility of future Rush concerts once again. The bassist/vocalist says he “would never say there will never be another Rush show.”

Lee said the following when asked if he misses the band:

“Oh fuck yeah, enormously. It was hard for me when Neil [Peart] 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.

It’s been eight years since the last Rush gig. To start the whole thing up again takes an incredible amount of koyech [Yiddish for strength]. Would I do it again? [pauses] It’s possible. Will I do something else musically? It’s possible. Now that I’ve turned myself into a farkakte [Yiddish for lousy] writer, I have to get this out of the way first.”

He continued when asked about future shows:

“There could be a show that paid tribute to the songs of Rush. I would never say there will never be another Rush show. We get approached all the time.”

He also added the following when asked if the band have been approached by drummers who want the gig:

“Again, all the time. At the Taylor Hawkins tribute concert [in September 2022], Alex [Lifeson] and I played with Dave Grohl and a bunch of other drummers. Neil would have loved it. I know he was looking down at us — or looking up at us [laughs] — and thinking, ‘Fuck, that would have been fun.’”