MIKE PORTNOY Weighs In On RUSH Calling It Quits - "It's Sad To See It End, But If They Can't Deliver I Respect That They Would Go Out On Top"
January 25, 2018, 6 years ago
Drum legend Mike Portnoy recently guested on The Chainsaw Symphony radio show to discuss his new band, Sons of Apollo, and their upcoming tour. The conversation also covered writing lyrics, retirement, being a hired gun, drumming with his son, and Rush deciding to call it quits.
After a distinguished career as a charter member of the legendary Canadian prog-rock trio Rush, guitarist Alex Lifeson had a wide-open schedule when the band decided to hang up its amps, cymbals and elaborate lyricism in 2015.
The musician, 64, spoke to The Globe And Mail about his latest projects, musical and otherwise. An excerpt follows:
"It's been a little over two years since Rush last toured. We have no plans to tour or record any more. We're basically done. After 41 years, we felt it was enough. But I've actually been busier lately than I have been in a while. I'm writing a lot. I'm writing on four or five different little projects. I get these requests to do guitar work with other people. It's really a lot of fun for me. It's low pressure: I get to be as creative as I want to be and I can work a little outside of the box, which is really attractive to me."
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