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T<\/span>he two men on the sofa, Rush\u2019s Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson, have known each other for 60 years now. \u201cWhen we first met in junior high school, we sat beside each other, and we laughed,\u201d says Lee, the elder by a month. \u201cHe\u2019s the funniest guy I\u2019ve ever known, and I make him laugh, too.\u201d Lifeson, who has been gazing at his friend happily, nods vigorously. \u201cYeah!\u201d The two of them gently tease each other, and speak of each other with such happy admiration, that I feel suffused with warmth from the off. \u201cEverybody wants to have a bestie like this guy!\u201d Lee says at one point, beaming.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s only because they like each other so much that they\u2019re in this posh London hotel suite. Lifeson came over to Europe for some health checks, and Lee decided to come with him. Once they were here, they decided they may as well talk to some journalists about Rush\u2019s upcoming R50 reunion tour, and the decision to add 24 European and South American shows to the 58 arena dates they\u2019d already announced for North America (they\u2019ll play the UK in March 2027). The interviews were meant to be separate, but they decided it would be more enjoyable to speak together. Honestly, if you ever want to see a model for male friendship, spend time with Rush and feel cleansed.<\/p>\n

<\/svg><\/span>\u2018Music was what drove us as buddies\u2019 \u2026 from left, Lifeson, Peart and Lee in the early days.<\/span> Photograph: Ts\/Zuma Press Wire\/Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Their friendship is why Rush exist again. The pair had declared they were done following the death of their drummer, Neil Peart<\/a>, in January 2020, bringing an end to a band that had created a unique fusion of prog and hard rock in the 70s and continued to evolve for decades, racking up 14 platinum-selling albums in the US without its principals ever falling out. They reformed not because they missed Rush, but because they missed playing together as friends. \u201cIt goes back before the origins of the band,\u201d Lifeson says. \u201cWhen we were in junior high, we would get together and play. Music was what drove us as buddies.\u201d<\/p>\n

The decision to become Rush again was born out of jamming, Lee says. \u201cWe got sidetracked and started playing Rush songs. When one jam petered out, one of us said, \u2018Why don\u2019t we play this song? Can we remember it?\u2019 So we did. And \u2026 we couldn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were so bad,\u201d Lifeson adds.<\/p>\n