Post by Pete on Mar 28, 2010 11:12:23 GMT -5
Neil Peart of Rush says the band don't need induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – it would mean more to the fans, while the band's induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame on Sunday means much more because it recognises their songwriting ability.
The drummer, who's also the main writer behind the prog trio's output, tells the Canadian Press: "We really don't care. It matters a lot to the fans to have that validation, but it doesn't matter to me.
"We've got the success and respect, and the opportunity to do exactly what we wanted for 35 years. Do we need someone to make us feel better? Not at all.
"Being in the Canadian Hall of Fame – that's ten, a hundred times, more than being on some critics' list.
"The distinction is the songwriter part. We've been appreciated as musicians and performers, but not for the craft of the thing. Praise from our peers as songwriters means a great deal."
Rush are being inducted on the basis of five leading tracks: Limelight, Tom Sawyer, The Spirit of Radio, Subdivisions and Closer to the Heart. The ceremony on Sunday will feature Alexisonfire playing Tom Sawyer, Jacob Moon performing Subdivisions and Les Claypool of Primus doing Spirit – which he describes as "a bitch to play".
Peart says Rush are continuing to think hard about the future of their output, after having concluded the album format is dead and unlikely to be a valid format for them in the future.
They've considered recording a handful of tracks, releasing them and touring on the back of them, rather than following the traditional album-tour cycle, and Peart believes it's still an option.
"We're doing pre-production on two songs just now. We'll put them together and if they turn out well, we'll maybe release them. It would be an interesting way to shake it up. But there's nothing I can confirm yet – these things are immensely complicated. All I can say is we're considering that."
The drummer, who's also the main writer behind the prog trio's output, tells the Canadian Press: "We really don't care. It matters a lot to the fans to have that validation, but it doesn't matter to me.
"We've got the success and respect, and the opportunity to do exactly what we wanted for 35 years. Do we need someone to make us feel better? Not at all.
"Being in the Canadian Hall of Fame – that's ten, a hundred times, more than being on some critics' list.
"The distinction is the songwriter part. We've been appreciated as musicians and performers, but not for the craft of the thing. Praise from our peers as songwriters means a great deal."
Rush are being inducted on the basis of five leading tracks: Limelight, Tom Sawyer, The Spirit of Radio, Subdivisions and Closer to the Heart. The ceremony on Sunday will feature Alexisonfire playing Tom Sawyer, Jacob Moon performing Subdivisions and Les Claypool of Primus doing Spirit – which he describes as "a bitch to play".
Peart says Rush are continuing to think hard about the future of their output, after having concluded the album format is dead and unlikely to be a valid format for them in the future.
They've considered recording a handful of tracks, releasing them and touring on the back of them, rather than following the traditional album-tour cycle, and Peart believes it's still an option.
"We're doing pre-production on two songs just now. We'll put them together and if they turn out well, we'll maybe release them. It would be an interesting way to shake it up. But there's nothing I can confirm yet – these things are immensely complicated. All I can say is we're considering that."
