Following the release of his autobiography, ‘My Effin’ Life,’ Geddy Lee joined The Guardian to answer some fan questions about his career. Asked about any regrets related to his time with Rush, he explained:
“Show me someone without regrets, and I’ll show you someone who’s full of crap. I have regrets about how much time I spent away from my son and how I was derelict in my marriage for so many years because I always put the band first.”
Still, the singer was happy with the band’s history:
“But I don’t have any regrets about the story arc of Rush. I was the luckiest bass player on Earth to play with a drummer like Neil Peart and a guitarist like Alex Lifeson. And I was even more blessed because they were my dear friends.”
Thoughts About The Band’s Records
Lee created 19 studio albums and gave countless live performances with Rush throughout its decades-long career. Apparently, all of these works also left him satisfied, as the vocalist answered a question about which album he would like to re-record by saying:
“That’s a dangerous question! I never finished a record I was totally happy with, but I think it’s a fool’s errand. So I’m gonna say no, I would not want to redo anything. Let it stand for what it was, warts and all.”
The Worst Rush Album
On the other hand, Geddy Lee didn’t favor some of the Rush records as much as the rest. In a 2020 chat with Classic Rock, he named the band’s 1975 album, ‘Caress Of Steel,’ the worst of all and included 1989’s ‘Presto’ in the list. His words read:
“Immediately, ‘Caress Of Steel’ comes to mind. But I’ve met so many fans who love that record. And I think ‘Presto’ disappointed a lot of fans. The songwriting was a little flat.”
Still, in later years, Lee pointed out that the reactions to ‘Caress Of Steel’ were behind the creation of ‘2112,’ which went platinum in the US and Canada upon its release in March 1976.
