Inc. All rights reserved. Actually, it's starting to resemble the lame one Jefferson Starship wailed about in the '80s, but there are still garages, back alleys and dive bars in which adventurous types can find the characters that keep it real for themselves and, in the process, keep the rock and roll lifestyle bearable for fans. For that matter, many groups would decline to perform as preachers or do a set of their original songs karaoke style, which Rush has done a time or two when drummer Ryan Johnson and bassist John Huff couldn't make it to the party.
Rush disagrees, sort of.
Or they don't have the energy or the time. Or they think it's stupid. All that's cool, but doing this sort of stage show is just my thing. In short, if it doesn't connect with the people, then your grandiose artistic vision is worth shit. He took a few tips from some very big names as a youngster, when his mother was a concert caterer.