RUSH - Geddy Lee Talks About Being A Living Legend; Audio Available
November 10, 2010, 14 years ago
RUSH icon Geddy Lee has travelled to London to collect the living legend prize at this week's Classic Rock Roll of Honour Awards.
"We're pretty fortunate that we still like each other and we still have so much fun together. It's not a pretence," he tells the BBC News ."That's what fails a lot of bands. They really don't like each other anymore, their egos have clashed numerous times and they are just doing it to make some money."
The living legend award puts Rush alongside such past recipients as IGGY POP, OZZY OSBOURNE, JIMMY PAGE, ALICE COOPER and MOTÖRHEAD's Lemmy Kilmister.
Yet Lee admits he is not entirely comfortable with such accolades. "As a Canadian, I'm slightly embarrassed," he says.
Rush in concert Rush celebrated their 30th anniversary in 2004 with a world tour
"Obviously musicianship awards mean the most to us. That was the whole reason we got into it."You try not to think of yourselves in terms of legendary status - it's extremely unhealthy. I try to look at it as a thank you for a long career."
Geddy Lee talks about the Living Legend Award on the BBC below:
