Geddy Lee on His Book and the Future of Rush

Rush’s Geddy Lee will be releasing Geddy Lee’s Big Beautiful Book of Bass, which publishes today, December 18th. When asked about how he got into the bass guitar, Lee reveals “I got caught by the bug and I started falling down the rabbit hole,” Lee said in a recent interview. His first step was the purchase of a Fender Precision bass from 1953, the year he was born, which “sort of put me in a reflective mode on the heroes that I had growing up and the kinds of basses they used and what else was going on at the time.”

Lee also acknowledges that he put his own music-making aside to dive into the book, but with its publication at hand he’s now ready to strap his bass back on for creative purposes. “I haven’t really had brain space to look at doing any music,” Lee notes. “After I finish the promotion of this book I will figure out what my next step is going to be. I do miss playing, and I miss playing with my bandmates.”

But other than checking off on archival projects, don’t expect Lee to wind up doing anything musical with Rush mates Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart. “I would say it’s highly unlikely,” he notes. “Neil has retired and has no interest to play anymore. Alex and I…it’s possible. We’ll see. I’m sure something else will come along for me to do.”

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