RUSH Drummer Neil Peart Discusses Dilemma Of Touring - "I'm Of Two Minds About The Whole Idea"
January 7, 2015, 9 years ago
In a new interview, Rush drum legend Neil Peart recently discussed the dilemma he's facing with committing to yet another epic tour:
"It’s a true dilemma – there’s no right answer. People say to me, ‘Are you still excited when you go on tour?’ Should I be excited about leaving my family? No, and no one should. It’s as simple as that: if you put aside the fantasy of it, it is what it is and has to be done. And that’s fine and I pour my entire energy and enthusiasm into it, but of course, I’m of two minds about the whole idea."And he says the thought of leaving his five-year-old daughter Olivia leaves him with feelings of guilt.
He continues: "I’ve been doing this for 40 years – I know how to compartmentalise, and I can stand missing her, but I can’t stand her missing me and it’s painful and impossible to understand for her. How can a small child process that? And there’s the guilt that comes with that – you fell guilty about it, of course. I’m causing pain."
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Rush Is A Band is reporting Ticketmaster has listed a June 23rd Rush show in Boston, MA, leading credence to rumors of a tour beginning in the Northeast in early June.
The links on Live Nation and Ticketmaster are no longer active. There was also a posting yesterday (December 29th) on Ticketmaster listing a June 29th show in New York at Madison Square Garden.
