Rockstars talking about Rush

Rockstars talking about the rockband Rush

[SingleTax]

Alex, Geddy and Neil never fell prey to either (a) drug abuse or (b) egocentrism. That, in my view, is one of the primary reasons they've lasted so long.

[steverakes]

When you purchased a Rush record or concert ticket not only did you get every pennies worth, you also received memories that last a lifetime.

[biffdinkley]

Billy Corgan has it dead right. This is a band with 24 gold albums, 14 platinum albums (and 8 of those in a row), more than Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, AC/DC, Hendrix, Springsteen, Tom Petty, Clapton, Queen, The Who, Neil Young, Prince, and so many others. Yet, they've been deliberately written out of the history of rock, because they're polarizing. It's a huge injustice to them.

[pbexley]

Great Geddy quote... "Some people say less is more. We think more is more".

[masoncage]

Everyone: talks about rush

Les claypool: *plays YYZ*

[shawnfella]

"Why were they marginalized?" They were Canadian and they didn't move to LA.

[jglin]

There are musicians, there are talented musicians, there are incredibly talented musicians and then there is Rush.

[ronnie_]

Gene said it best; "What kind of band is Rush? IT'S RUSH."

[michael]

First time I heard Rush. I found a cassette tape at my sisters house. Hemispheres. I couldn't believe this much music was produced by only three people. Each a master of their own domain.

[FLORIDAERO]

The most intelligent thing I have ever heard gene say.

[silhouettoofaman]

It really says something about Rush that the only reason, THE ONLY reason, why they broke up recently, was not because of creative differences or huge egos. It was just because of old age. Peart just couldn't play the drums like the powerhouse he was back then. The fact that they've disbanded just recently, after over 40 years of performing together, goes to show that Rush should be a band to be sought as a gold standard for future generations of bands/artists to come. Drugs don't make a band, it's a genuine passion for music and performance.

[dav]

Sometimes all you need to say is "Thanks Rush"

[craigforsberg]

I was 15 years old back in 1975 and very much into rock & roll at the time. One of the bands that I was into at the time was Uriah Heap. So when they had a concert in Duluth Minnesota in 1975, myself and a handful of buddies decided to travel the 60 miles to go see them. I did not know how much that night would change my life musically. The opening band that night was a trio who called themselves "Rush". I had never heard of them before. They had about an hour of stage time that night. The next day, I went to my local music store and purchased all the albums they had produced at that time - Rush, Fly By Night, & Caress of Steel. Then a month or two later out came 2112. Then bought a bass guitar and amp. Cannot fathom that there will ever be another Rush album now that Neil is gone. As Geddy said "No Neil, No Rush".

[robgeorgia]

I watched an interview years ago with Geddy... He said "This is my it's how I make a living.".

He was so laid like he was going to work at a factory.

I've never heard a rock star talk like that which was awesome.

[vegahunter]

I was able to talk my local parks dept into letting us name all mountain bike trails that we're building after various Rush songs...just doing a small part getting this music in front potential new fans for generations to come.

[litedawg]

I was born in 1968. In 1981 I heard Tom Sawyer and my world changed forever. Permanent Waves, Moving Pictures and the Exit, Stage Left were all there for us to listen to and it was even more shocking to learn that all this sound was coming from 3 dudes! What a freaking band.

[luiscarmona]

For some unexplainable reason, I find joy whenever I get to read about people, all over the world, when they describe their experience when they heard Rush for the first time. It´s an experience impossible to be repeated, really. I'm 59 years old, and when I heard Rush the first time I was 20 years old, back in Houston, at a friends house, playing pool, drinking beer, and getting tuned up to hit the bars that night. Man....I was in shock when my friend played Moving Pictures....it turned out that I stayed at my friends apartment listening to that record a thousand times, while my friends went out....I was so sure that out there, it could not possibly get any better than since I listen to rush everyday of my life and still find new things and sounds in their complex music, not to mention their senseful lyrics. What a gift of life to have them...

[alexhuxley]

Saw Rush with Max Webster at Maple Leaf Gardens ... in winter. You can’t get more Canadian then that.

[biomacca]

Me, a high school student here in Brazil. In 1988 I was 12 years old. I had been listening to rock for two years, I remember getting my first LP, Brothers in Arms from Dire Straits. Amazing! When I changed schools, a colleague asked me: What do you like to hear? Dire Straits! Then he said, good face! but I'll introduce you to something then, and gave me a cassette tape from a Rush guy, I'd never heard of it. (Album Permanent Waves). I was crazy, I was buying the albums as much as possible. In the '90s, as rush had never come in South America, I managed to realize the dream of going to their show in Ontario / 1997. fortunately in the 200's Rush decided to come for the first time in South America. 60, 000 people at the Pacaembu stadium) and I was also at the closing of this Vapor trail tour and DVD recording at the Maracanã / Rio de Janeiro stadium, 40, 000 people)

[chrisc]

I am 100% convinced Rush will be like Beethoven is now in 300 years. One of the select few.