Geddy Lee talks about Snakes & Arrows and various other subjects in this new interview from Canada's National Post. Here's an excerpt:
.. As preparations for their upcoming tour (which kicks off in mid- June) have reminded them, Rush don't have a habit of making life easy on themselves.
According to Lee, "I talked to Neil the other day, and he's just finished the first week of six hours a day pounding the skins. He said, 'I'm in a house of pain.' I said, 'I'm in a house of pain mentally, 'cause I'm trying to learn all these new songs and sing them at the same time for the first time-- that's a mental pretzel I have to figure out.' " ...
... "Sometimes we need reminding that we are a rock band," he admits. "We make music, and it's an absurd way to make a living, if one is really objective about it. But it's also a unique opportunity to never grow up, to get your ya-ya's out, to rock on stage. I hope that we haven't lost that freewheeling thing, and that's why I think our music has always stayed kind of heavy, kind of loud -- that's the part of our youth that we cling to. We don't want to let go of that." ...
Thanks to reader David L for the link.
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