Riding to school in the back seat of my friends car next to floor speakers and frozen puke ! Rush blasting !!
He was the cute Canadian boy moved to Hell Mi. Great interview! Great memories.

Rush will never be the same with any other drummer it just won’t – respect of the band with Neil always there

You forget how courageous you are – evolution is / you don’t did good geddy

Very interesting interview. Although I am not a Rush fan, I do appreciate Geddy, Alex and Neil's contribution to music and how they inspired a generation of artists, especially those felt like "outsiders." It's an example of their friendship and mutual love for using music to push themselves in the way they wanted. Kudos to you Strombo and glad to see Geddy overcoming so many challenges to keep himself up and running. This in essence is what should appreciated about the Rush members. They represent something beyond just being a classic music band.

I'd be lying if I'd have never wanted to hear more about Rush's personal lives but have respected their privacy and admired their consistently brilliant long journey (seemingly trouble-free).

Such a joy to hear these guys and their display of honesty and humility (even the swearing seems endearing). Genuinely Rush is music for your life, like it is for theirs, decade after decade. Lee, Lifeson and Peart even have that same airy, thoughtful, positive and relentlessly driving quality their music has, while the intensity is bubbling beneath.

Even though one cannot not feel melancholic and sad at the end of an era, one also cannot not feel elated and endlessly optimistic as Rush will continue to soar unburdened. Job well done! And for the rest of us, the work has just begun.

Fantastic interview.. we often forget that legends like Geddy and rush are just humans like us.. and we all need our space and time.. well appreciated for the time on this ..

Really feel that the lesson of “Geddy Lee” is that being honest with yourself, telling your true story – even if it’s just to yourself – is perhaps the most empowering and freeing thing a person can do for themselves. He has zero obligation to be so open with the rest of us but I am so grateful that he’s been so generous in gifting this lesson.

I enjoyed this interview more than words can adequately convey. As a Rush fan since the debut was released, I was caught up in the mystique of the band in the 70s. They didn't get a ton of ink in those days, so I filled in the gaps with my imagination, as I'm sure many others did. For years, mostly due to the highbrow lyrics, but also because of the infamous kimono photo on the back cover of 2112, I thought Geddy, Alex and Neil must be some kind of stuffy, elitist intellectuals. Fast forward to more modern times and imagine my giddy delight to find out that, not only are they three of the most level-headed, down-to-earth dudes, but they have the same kind of silly, stoner comedic sensibility as me and the friends with whom I grew up. The Information Age lifted the veil and destroyed Rush's mystique, but it was all for the better and not many rock stars were so fortunate! But, alas, not many rock stars were as cool as the three brothers from different mothers in Rush. The more I learn about these three extraordinary men, the more I genuinely love them. (If, indeed, one can love people one has never met). Thank you, Geddy (and Alex and Neil), for the music, inspiration and laughs spanning six decades! Thank you, George, for being the absolute best music journalist of your generation and for getting inside the stories and the heart of what makes these incredible artists tick with such insight and consideration. Your interviews are master classes in how to do it with class and aplomb! Bravo and Long Live Rush!!!

I paused as much as I could through the photos of the crowds because I couldn't believe how old some of those people looked and then I remember I am going to be 62 in a week, I'm not the 15 year old that first heard the title tract to A Farewell to Kings and was blown away and continues to be for all these years later. Geddy sang a song on 2112 about Bangkok. I never would have dreamed in a million years that I would be married to a Thai lady and living here. OK for the Canadian winters only but I am. Thanks for the music and memories. Sadly, the day I arrived in Bangkok for the 4th time on January 7th 2020, once I got a SIM Card in my phone I was still in the airport when my first message I read on FB was that Neil had Died. BTW, I couldn't agree more that the R&R Hall of Fame when that guy said FROM TORONTO! That was truly a Powerful moment for all RUSH Fans! GOD BLESS and Be well.

for the archivists

Geddy Lee – 2024 01 04 – Strombo Show – author of My Effin Life
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1AKsGJnmVw

00:29 – book tour experience
02:55 – closure for Rush Fans
04:30 – writing the truth in 'My Effin Life'
06:40 – writing a chapter about the horrors of the Holocaust
09:07 – being fired from Rush
10:52 – the Toronto music scene during the beginning days of Rush
12:11 – Neil Peart joining Rush
15:22 – will Geddy’s wife read his book?
17:28 – the most uncomfortable meeting I’ve ever had with Alex
26:05 – drummers soliciting to replace Neil Peart in Rush
27:17 – how Robert Plant and Paul McCartney helped Geddy navigate through grief and loss
28:04 – memorable moment with Kim Thayil during book tour
28:55 – learning the value of time
30:29 – Alex's revelation to Geddy while writing 'My Effin Life'
30:58 – learnings from filming the TV show 'Geddy Lee Asks: Are Bass Players Human Too'
32:50 – school days with Rick Moranis, and the impact of 'Take Off' collaboration on Bob and Doug McKenzie's 'The Great White North'
34:31 – from Toronto! Rush's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction in 2013

Just wanted to say great interview. Here's to all the years of great music from my youth into adulthood. Thank you, Dirk, Lerxst, and Pratt. RUSH fan 4 life and beyond…

Geddy has his mom's laugh chuckle

Wonderful interview. thank you! It's so very important to be able to reciprocate. Especially after so many years of receiving the gift of music. It seems the best we (fans) can do is support our musical heros the best we can. I received the book as a Christmas gift from my wife and I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was very entertaining, honest and genuine at its core. Highly recommended. Thank you, Geddy.

Love you Geddy ❤❤❤

Brilliant- RUSH have been a major soundtrack in my life- Thanks Geddy and the Band ❤ and Strombo for the interview.

Thanks for sharing. Still time to repent geddy! Jesus saves!

Has Strombo won awards for his journalism? If not, he sure should. He is in the realm of Rush and the Hip. He captures the Canadian vibe.
Came here for Glee. But Strombo is a fkg monster interviewer.