Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson has published that he is been taking part in songs from the band’s again catalogue with frontman Geddy Lee. In a brand new interview with Rolling Stone [paywalled link], Lifeson main points his contemporary well being battles, and divulges that whilst he is taking part in the enjoy of acting the songs in personal, there are not any plans for the duo to take them at the highway.
“It’s humorous as a result of we sound like a in point of fact unhealthy tribute band for the primary 3 or 4 run-throughs on these items,” says Lifeson. “It’s ‘Oh, my God, what did I play there? Why did I play that so exhausting?’ After which muscle reminiscence kicks in, and we’re having a ball doing it. It’s just right for the palms. We’re in combination in a room like we’ve at all times been.
“That’s been in point of fact just right, however there’s no likelihood that we’re going to get a drummer and return at the highway because the rebirth of Rush or one thing like that. And if we needed to jot down new subject matter, no person cares about new subject matter anymore. They only need to listen the previous stuff from guys like us.”
When it is instructed that Lee seems to be willing at the thought of a few more or less Rush-related mission, Lifeson doubles down.
“We’ve mentioned it intensive, and I used to be waffling between perhaps taking into account it and no longer,” he says. “After which my well being problems got here up. I do know if we went at the highway, it couldn’t be like we used to do it. You want to head out for 5 – 6 months. You’ll be able to’t simply cross out and play at the weekends. It simply doesn’t paintings that means, particularly if it’s going to be a large manufacturing. I don’t know. We communicate so much about it. We’re in numerous worlds.”
Somewhere else within the interview, Lifeson unearths that he underwent a sophisticated surgical process closing summer season after experiencing abdomen issues, an operation that left him with nausea for 9 months. He is due to this fact needed to surrender cigarettes and alcohol.
“I like wine and I’ve been a collector for, boy, 40, 45 years,” he says. “In order that used to be a little bit bit tough to offer it up, and I will have a tumbler of wine every now and then. I pay for it, however I can have it every now and then.”
“Alex and I’ve been in very other head-spaces for a couple of years,” Geddy Lee advised Vintage Rock overdue closing yr. “And our timing has no longer been just right, principally as a result of I stay writing those effin’ books, which takes me clear of having time to spend doing my correct gig. However we speak about it. I see Alex at all times. We’re nonetheless as shut as two buddies will also be. So it’s no longer past the world of chance that we’d perform a little writing in combination.”
