Geddy Lee Talks Rush Future Plans With Dan Rather

Rush bassist Geddy Lee recently sat for his longest interview since the end of the band’s 2015 tour, which is thought be the trio’s last large-scale run. Geddy’s chat for AXS TV’s The Big Interview With Dan Rather touched upon many topics including Lee’s musical future.

Rather and Lee spoke at Geddy’s home in Toronto. The bassist discussed his upbringing and the formation of Rush after he was involved in a neighborhood band called “The Dusty Coconuts.” Geddy chatted with the host about Rush’s 2013 induction into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame and what Lee is up to these days.

Then came the $64,000 question – what does the future hold for Rush and will Lee be touring anytime soon? Here’s what Geddy Lee had to say according to a recap from Rush Is A Band:

No plans for touring right now… at all. … I’m not sure that Rush as the 3-piece that people know will ever tour again at this point. It’s highly unlikely. But I would say that … this is the first time in my life that I’ve spent 6 months in my home and in my hometown without going to an airport. I’ve watched the garden go from being frozen solid in winter, watched the buds come up for the first time, watched all the various nuances of my home garden come to life – and it’s been so good for me. It’s been so edifying to see my hometown and to live as a normal person lives. I know most people take that for granted but for me it’s been quite special. I’m really not in a hurry, and I know there will come a time when I will have to feed the beast – when I have to get down to the studio and write. And I still go down there and put ideas on tape and I know they’re not going anywhere. So when the moment is right, and it feels right, and I’m ready to go out and do battle out there then I’ll put something together and I’ll go do that. … it’s a bit early to say [whether I’ll record or tour], but probably a little bit of both. Invariably if I put music together that I’m proud of, I’ll want to play it for someone. …

As for now it appears Rush is content to enjoy an extended hiatus, which just might turn into retirement. The interview is airing in repeats occasionally on AXS TV.