![]() ![]() We used to say no to things out of our comfort zone, but after 2002 we just started saying yes. With I Love You, Man, it was a period of rebirth we were going through after Neil came back to the band. They started using little Rush inferences and eventually we became friends. South Park happened because Matt, in particular, was a huge Rush fan. As we went through many different phases, some of them not happy times, by 2002 we just decided that it was OK to be ourselves. How did Rush get involved with South Park and I Love You, Man? bcdcdude We always had a sense of humour, but I guess because of youth and lack of confidence we kept it to ourselves. I want to ask about the band’s sense of humour. Trying to mimic them challenged me to be a better player. I found it helpful to listen to players of differing styles. Get to know the parts of the fingerboard that seem like unknown spaces. What single piece of advice would you suggest? Jamerson Find riffs that are hard to play and just keep playing them. I’m a bass player of intermediate ability and would like to get to the next level. So, in a sense, the punk movement legitimised our playing ability and more complex structures. At the same time, the three-chord style of these bands instantly made us seem like Beethoven by comparison. How do you remember this period and view it now? eternalsceptic I remember it quite fondly, because we were mixing an album in London when the Sex Pistols were on TV. When punk arrived, I remember the sheer vitriol from most music journalists towards prog rock in general and Rush in particular. Rush in 1978 … (from left) guitarist Alex Lifeson, drummer Neil Peart and bassist and singer Geddy Lee. Chaos ensued for the next couple of hours. Out he came of the elevator on a room service cart, flying back into the bar. After about 12 shots, he broke a glass in the bar, so our managers escorted him back to his room, but he wouldn’t be contained. Alex had been under a little bit of strain – he’d had a son the year before and was feeling homesick – so he challenged our 6ft 11in stage manager to a cognac-drinking contest. What was the funniest experience you ever had on the road? DistantEarlyBlooper We were in Manchester in the UK and after the gig we went back to the bar in our hotel. But for 40 years we always joked that he was still the new guy. I think the fact that we were all experiencing this wonderful thing as shy Canadians bonded us. ![]() A lot of the bands we liked were similar – he was big into Cream and Ginger Baker – and the commonality stood us in good stead when just two weeks later we were out on the road for our first American tour, which was quite overwhelming. He loved The Lord of the Rings and so did we. Our sense of humour he loved Monty Python’s Flying Circus. How did you succeed in making him feel an equal part of a trio rather than the drummer in your band? bertram When Neil joined the band, we immediately discovered that we had a lot in common. You and Alex Lifeson had already been friends for years when Neil Peart joined Rush in 1974. ![]()
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