Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson says the band have been despatched tasteless messages from a string of people that wished to audition because the band’s new drummer – simply minutes after the loss of life of Neil Peart was confirmed.
Peart, who wrote the band’s lyrics whereas carving out a repute as one of many best drummers of all time, handed away in 2020 on the age of 67 after a battle with mind most cancers.
Lifeson and Geddy Lee reunited in 2022 to play at a pair of exhibits in London and LA in honour of late Foo Fighrers drummer and Rush fan Taylor Hawkins.
They peformed three Rush songs with numerous drummers sitting in, together with Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl, Chad Smith of the Crimson Scorching Chilli Peppers, Device’s Danny Carey and former David Bowie drummer Omar Hakim.
However bringing in a alternative for the good Peart on a full-time foundation just isn’t going to occur.
And Lifeson was shocked by the messages they obtained within the wake of Peart’s passing.
Requested how he feels about fixed questions relating to a Rush reunion, Lifeson tells Q104.3 New York: “We’re bombarded by it on a regular basis. 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.”
He admits that he and Lee do speak about making new music, however for probably the most half they only take pleasure in one another’s firm.
He provides: “We’ve had the dialog, as a result of we will’t keep away from it. However truthfully, Ged is my greatest pal. I need to discuss to him on daily basis. 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. I am going over there ostensibly to play with him and we find yourself simply sitting and ingesting espresso and laughing the entire day.
“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 whole lot of musical stuff.
“I like being a musician. I like enjoying guitar. I like enjoying guitar a lot. It’s not only a car for making a residing. It’s me. It’s on the core of my essence.”
Lifeson has been conserving busy together with his band Envy Of None who will launch their second album this 12 months.
