Friday, October 30, 1998

Rush is not in danger of breaking up. The band is just in a holding pattern. At least, that's the viewpoint of Alex Lifeson, guitarist for the venerable Canadian rock trio, which has no long or short-term plans beyond the Nov. 10 release of the triple-CD live set Different Stages. Lifeson and bassist-singer Geddy Lee are giving drummer-lyricist Neil Peart time to grieve the loss of his wife Jackie to cancer this year, following the death of their 19-year-old daughter in a car accident in 1997. "As far as the band is concerned, we're just waiting for Neil to really get better," Lifeson said in a telephone interview yesterday. "I got to think in my heart there are things about what we do that Neil really loves a lot and is not prepared to give up," Lifeson said. But the musician admitted he and Lee, both 45, have "spent hours and hours" talking about the tragic turn of events. They've decided there will be no Rush without Peart.
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