RUSH bassist/vocalist Geddy Lee has said in a new interview that there are no plans for him to release new material in the near future.
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Asked by Prog magazine if there is any prospect of fresh music on the horizon, Lee — who recently released a book called “Geddy Lee’s Big Beautiful Book Of Bass”, responded: “The honest answer is no. Not really. I go down to my studio, which I do, and I play these bass guitars because I have quite a few of them and they’re fun to play. I like to keep my fingers in shape. When I play, ideas come out, so I record them and then I forget about them. When I go back to them, I’m sure half of them will be shit and erase them. But I fully intend to go down one day and see what I’ve gathered down there. Once I’ve finished promoting this book, I do hope to become a musician again! But I have no idea what form that will take. I have no plans and I don’t know where I’m headed.”
Last year, RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson said that his band had no plans to tour or record again. His comments came two years after chronic tendinitis-suffering drummer Neil Peart described himself as “retired” following the completion of RUSH‘s North American tour.
Geddy said in a 2016 interview that he had “accepted” that RUSH‘s last batch of live shows was “probably the last one as a tour.”
Lifeson and Lee confirmed that RUSH will never do a show unless all three musicians agree to take part.