RUSH’s Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson Speak at Neil Peart Documentary Premiere: “What an Amazing Person”

Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson of RUSH appeared at the world premiere of the new documentary Neil Peart: No One’s Disciple ahead of its September 23rd airing on Canada’s CBC television. The premiere took place at the Toronto International Film Festival on Wednesday, September 16th, with the RUSH duo speaking briefly before the showing. They were joined onstage by the filmmakers and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith, who appears in the documentary. Get RUSH Tickets Here Lee told the audience (as transcribed by Blabbermouth), “Tonight you’re gonna see a very interesting look at this guy that you think you know, and you’re gonna see the depth of his musical legacy, and you’re gonna learn about friendship and how it runs both ways between the people he loved in the drum community and how they loved him back, which is really cool, and the wider circle of friends and what impact he had on their lives. So I’m very grateful that this moment has arrived where this stuff can be shared. So, thank you for coming.” Lifeson then followed, saying, “I’ll just echo what Ged said. He encapsulated everything about the film, what an amazing person [Neil] was. There’s a whole side of him that a lot ...