That Geddy Lee/Alex Lifeson Project Won’t Be Happening After All
That rumor about Rush’s Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson launching a side project was good for about a day.
The report came from metal media maven Eddie Trunk, who said on his syndicated show that Lee and Lifeson were talking about forming a new band now that Rush seems to be retired, at least from touring. But the rumor was shot down on Monday (August 28) in a Facebook post by Donna Halper, a former radio DJ and now historian and professor who maintains close ties with the Rush members.
Halper writes that she contacted Lifeson to wish him a happy 64th birthday and that he told her “there’s no LeeLifeson collaboration in the works. Both Geddy and Alex keep in close touch, of course, but both are very busy with their own projects. And neither has any plans for forming a band or touring or anything like that in the immediate future. As Alex just told me, the rumors are only rumors. And know you know — the rest of the story, direct from Alex himself.”
Though drummer Neal Peart has sworn off the road, and perhaps music entirely, due to injuries and a desire to spend more time with his family, Rush has not ruled out the possibility of creating new music, though no projects are currently in motion.
Gary Graff is an award-winning music journalist who not only covers music but has written books on Bob Seger, Neil Young and Bruce Springsteen.
