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Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee Will Never Reunite As Rush: 'I’d rather be remembered for that legacy than returning as the top Rush tribute band'

“I’d rather be remembered for that legacy than returning as the top Rush tribute band.”

Five years after Neil Peart’s sudden death from brain cancer, Alex Lifeson told Classic Rock in a new interview that he and Geddy Lee will never resurrect Rush with another drummer. Despite the duo performing a few Rush songs at the Taylor Hawkins tribute concerts in 2022, Lifeson stressed it was a special exception due to grieving the loss of their friend. “For forty years, Rush included Neil and I don’t think putting some new version together would have the same magic.” Lifeson admitted that although the response to those tribute gigs excited him, the high dissipated once he got out of the limelight.

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