I really felt like I let our British and European fans down.
That to him was a huge compromise because he didnt want to do any shows.
He didnt want to do one show.
Rush perform in Seattle.Mat Hayward/Getty Images
So, in his mind, hed compromised already.
He said, Ill do thirty gigs, dont ask me for any more.'
That it wasnt a straight line.
Those were very unusual, complicated, emotional times.
The tour coincided with the 40th anniversary of Peart joining the Canadian prog-rock band.
It featured 33 North American dates, concluding at Los Angeles the Forum on Aug. 1, 2015.
Peartdied in 2020from brain cancer.
The grief has to end, and something else has to replace it.
What do you replace it with?
Remembrance, respect, and homage.
Honestly, its unlikely to happen, he said.
Thats a conversation for probably another time, but we might not be super comfortable.
But we could always call ourselves some other stupid name, or Rash.
