Geddy on The Big Interview Oct 24th

[DigitalMan]

Looks like everyone's favorite baseball card collector and wine enthusiast who also happens to play bass ok will be featured on AXS TV's The Big Interview with Dan Rather on October 24th.

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[Basshappi]

Cool!

 

[two fingers]

Watching it now. Even only a few minutes in and I am glued to the guy.

 

[two fingers]

What a cool human being.

 

[Spidey2112]

What a cool human being.

Agreed... we're still talking about Geddy, not Rather... right?

 

[crucislancer]

I unfortunately don't have that channel

 

[Spidey2112]

I unfortunately don't have that channel

... a little is better than none...

 

[two fingers]

I was pretty tired last night and I very rarely watch TV. I just happened to sit down last night for a few minutes and start flipping. I got to the interview moments after it started.

Now, I am a Rush fan (not a super fan but have enjoyed their work for years and even performed several of their songs on bass and vocals). And I'm a bass player, so even if I hated their work, I would have stopped and watched a bass player being interviewed.

But here's where Geddy crossed over into almost walks on water territory. My wife sat down beside me and asked "Who is that?" I told her and she rolled her eyes. So I set the DVR to record it and told her I wanted to watch for a couple of minutes and then we could turn to something else. When I went to change the channel, my wife stopped me and said "Don't you do it! I love this guy and I didn't even know who he was a minute ago." Geddy had won her over in about two minutes.

That interview was so refreshing. Turns out, the members of Rush are mostly awesome humans, not crazy, not jaded, family guys who actually love each others' company. (Forgive my faulty parallelism.) They are (to quote Geddy) "pals".

I highly suggest you find the interview and watch all of it if the YouTube video is only part of it.

It's worth the watch if for no other reason than to find out how he got the name "Geddy". (No spoilers, guys.)

He mentions the forthcoming book.

It gets personal.

Baseball fans will also love this interview even if you don't like Rush.

 

[Dean N]

I caught the second half of the interview. It confirmed that he's just as good of a guy as I thought he was.

I'm surprised this thread hasn't gotten more traction!

 

[mc900ftj]

I don't get AXS....I really hope it will be available elsewhere as I'd like to see it.

 

[Basshappi]

I have been seeing the announcements on Rush is a Band Blog: Neil Peart, Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson

 

[jwilson67]

This is perhaps the greatest documentation of Rush ever. I love these guys not only as a band but as human beings. You actually WANT to be there in the room with them enjoying the wine and company!

 

[bass4more]

This is perhaps the greatest documentation of Rush ever. I love these guys not only as a band but as human beings. You actually WANT to be there in the room with them enjoying the wine and company!

Yeah, Beyond the Lighted Stage is an incredible documentary. The footage of a teenage Alex Lifeson at the kitchen table and telling his parents that he doesn't want to go to college because he wants to become a rock star is priceless.

 

[kevmc28]

Great interview. Just watched it. He's such a good, thoughtful and interesting dude on top of his talent. I'm a Rush fan but not all of their catalog...mostly their 80s stuff. But I really wish I caught them live once. Moving Pictures is their masterpiece.

 

[Janforth]

So glad that he is being acknowledged. Allow me to also acknowledge that I just love Rush and Geddy Lee. I just Wanna go to the rooftops and scream: "I love my favorite band Rush and bassist Geddy Lee".

Sincerely.

 

[two fingers]

This is perhaps the greatest documentation of Rush ever. I love these guys not only as a band but as human beings. You actually WANT to be there in the room with them enjoying the wine and company!

They just seem like me and my dorky buddies. We get tickled over NOTHING.

Seriously, it's truly refreshing to see guys who have been in a band that long just enjoying each other's company rather than doing separate interviews on "Behind the Music" about how much they hate each other.

 

[ONYX]

I was pretty tired last night and I very rarely watch TV. I just happened to sit down last night for a few minutes and start flipping. I got to the interview moments after it started.

Now, I am a Rush fan (not a super fan but have enjoyed their work for years and even performed several of their songs on bass and vocals). And I'm a bass player, so even if I hated their work, I would have stopped and watched a bass player being interviewed.

But here's where Geddy crossed over into almost walks on water territory. My wife sat down beside me and asked "Who is that?" I told her and she rolled her eyes. So I set the DVR to record it and told her I wanted to watch for a couple of minutes and then we could turn to something else. When I went to change the channel, my wife stopped me and said "Don't you do it! I love this guy and I didn't even know who he was a minute ago." Geddy had won her over in about two minutes.

That interview was so refreshing. Turns out, the members of Rush are mostly awesome humans, not crazy, not jaded, family guys who actually love each others' company. (Forgive my faulty parallelism.) They are (to quote Geddy) "pals".

I highly suggest you find the interview and watch all of it if the YouTube video is only part of it.

It's worth the watch if for no other reason than to find out how he got the name "Geddy". (No spoilers, guys.)

He mentions the forthcoming book.

It gets personal.

Baseball fans will also love this interview even if you don't like Rush.

I just found the time to watch it last night. When it was over, I watched it again. It's rare to find a celebrity (these days, at least) who is as down to earth and genuine as Geddy Lee. No arrogance, no pretentiousness, and none of the elitist attitude that far too many musicians subscribe to.

 

[jwilson67]

They just seem like me and my dorky buddies. We get tickled over NOTHING.

Seriously, it's truly refreshing to see guys who have been in a band that long just enjoying each other's company rather than doing separate interviews on "Behind the Music" about how much they hate each other.

You mean bands that act like adults and actually appreciate what they have rather than their egos? These guys are real human beings and not pumped up superstars who think they know a whole lot more than you and I.

 

[selowitch]

You mean bands that act like adults and actually appreciate what they have rather than their egos? These guys are real human beings and not pumped up superstars who think they know a whole lot more than you and I.

It is nice to see, isn't it?

 

[robass]

It is nice to see, isn't it?

That to me was the takeaway moment from this interview. I'm fascinated by the process that different successful bands go thru, and almost invariably there is one or two extremely strong personalities (egos?) in the band that sort of provide the creative drive and energy that brings success. I love that Rush seems to NOT have any one member like that - they are just all 3 extremely curious in their pursuit of their muse. And of course they have that incredible work ethic that is necessary for success