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Geddy Clarifies Peart Retirement Rumors
Team Rock
By Stef Lach
08 DEC 2015
Exclusive: Rush mainman says drummer was merely confirming his position on touring
Rush mainman Geddy Lee has moved to squash rumours that drummer Neil Peart had announced his retirement.
Lee tells Prog: “There’s really nothing to say. I think Neil is just explaining his reasons for not wanting to tour, with the toll that it’s taking on his body. That’s all I would care to comment on it.
"We’ll get together eventually and chat about things. But in my view, there is certainly nothing surprising in what he said. Neil just feels that he has to explain with all the thousands of people asking, ‘Why no more tours?’ He needs to explain his side of it.”
Asked whether he feels Peart's quote was taken out of context, Lee adds: “I think that’s absolutely right. That’s their job. Talking about something when there’s nothing to talk about.”
Team Rock
By Stef Lach
08 DEC 2015
Exclusive: Rush mainman says drummer was merely confirming his position on touring
Rush mainman Geddy Lee has moved to squash rumours that drummer Neil Peart had announced his retirement.
Lee tells Prog: “There’s really nothing to say. I think Neil is just explaining his reasons for not wanting to tour, with the toll that it’s taking on his body. That’s all I would care to comment on it.
"We’ll get together eventually and chat about things. But in my view, there is certainly nothing surprising in what he said. Neil just feels that he has to explain with all the thousands of people asking, ‘Why no more tours?’ He needs to explain his side of it.”
Asked whether he feels Peart's quote was taken out of context, Lee adds: “I think that’s absolutely right. That’s their job. Talking about something when there’s nothing to talk about.”
