When Rush‘s Alex Lifeson appeared on stage a few occasions along with his lifelong bandmate Geddy Lee, as a part of two of the displays for Lee‘s latest ebook tour, the buzzing round a potential musical reunion of the 2 elevated hundred-fold amongst Rush‘s fanbase. The 2 musicians have appeared in a number of interviews just lately, and whereas the prospect of collaboration stays potential, there is not any time-frame about when or if will ever occur.
Now, in a latest interview with Greg Prato of Final Guitar, Lifeson mentioned the opportunity of working with Lee once more, however made one thing actually clear: it would not be Rush with out their late drummer, Neil Peart.
“It is not like we have to return to one thing. And that is my concern. That if we — that will be the expectation, that is like Rush 2. However by necessity, it needs to be one thing totally different. And it could possibly by no means be Rush. With out Neil, it could possibly by no means be Rush. That is it. It is over. However you by no means know what can occur. So we’ll see.”
When requested concerning the probabilities of writing new music with Lee, Lifeson acknowledged the fan buzz surrounding a possible collaboration, and left a glimmer of hope within the air: “Um, I do not know. Ask him. I do not know. There is definitely a whole lot of curiosity in us doing one thing. I believe a whole lot of Rush followers, they have been hoping for… Geddy had his ebook tour. I went out on a number of of these dates with him. I believe that is form of sparked extra curiosity in us working collectively.”
“Ged‘s a really busy man. He is written a few books through the years. He has a whole lot of stuff that he is into. That is my studio in my condo. I have been engaged on the Envy Of None stuff in addition to a number of different initiatives. So I have been enjoying and recording for all these years.” he added.
Lifeson additionally emphasised that they are each content material of their lives and that any future undertaking would not be pushed by necessity, however relatively by inventive spark: “When he is prepared, he at all times says, ‘Come over for a espresso and we’ll go all the way down to the studio and bash round a number of notes.’ Yeah, name me. And thus far he is been so busy, however I believe perhaps within the new 12 months — or this is the brand new 12 months — perhaps quickly we’ll discover the time to sit down down and see what occurs. Perhaps nothing occurs. Perhaps it is not there anymore. Perhaps it is gonna be wonderful. I do not know. We’ll see. Truthfully, it is not a precedence for us. We’re joyful in our lives.”
The way forward for what Lee and Lifeson would possibly do collectively stays unwritten. But even within the ever-present shadow of Peart‘s absence, the inventive spirit of those two musical giants continues to spark, providing a possible glimmer of latest sonic adventures – albeit below totally different monikers – for Rush followers, outdated and new, to embrace.
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