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• Can't Get Enough Play Video
• Elevate Play Video
• Song for You Play Video
• Waves Play Video
• Weekends Play Video
• All Over Again Play Video
• Any Kind of Guy Play Video
• Ask You Tonight Play Video
• Forget You Now Play Video
• Love Me Love Me Play Video
• Paralyzed Play Video
• Nothing Even Matters Play Video
• Worldwide Play Video
• Invisible Play Video
• Song played from tape I Just Want To (Party All the Time) Play Video
• Famous / City Is Ours / 24/Seven / Shot in the Dark / Big Night Play Video
• Confetti Falling Play Video
• Big Time Rush Play Video
• Windows Down Play Video
• Boyfriend Play Video
• Til I Forget About You Play Video

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• Any Kind of Guy
• Nothing Even Matters
• Til I Forget About You
• Ask You Tonight
• Can't Get Enough
• Forget You Now
• All Over Again
• Love Me Love Me
• Windows Down
• Confetti Falling
• Song for You
• Famous / City Is Ours / 24/Seven / Shot in the Dark / Big Night

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Big Time Rush is a talented pop rock band that has captured the hearts of millions with their electrifying performances and upbeat music. Established in 2009, the band is made up of Kendall Schmidt, James Maslow, Carlos Pena Jr., and Logan Henderson. Their high-energy shows and catchy pop rock tunes have earned them a place among the most popular pop rock bands of the decade.

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Big Time Rush Can’t Get Enough – Announce Massive Tour And Release New Song “Can’t Get Enough”

THE GROUP MADE DEBUT PERFORMANCE AND EXCLUSIVE TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT LIVE ON TODAY

35+ date can’t get enough tour kicks off june 22 nd, featuring special guests jax and max, tickets on sale to public february 10 th  at 10am, get new single “can’t get enough” now  here, watch the video for “can’t get enough”  here.

After a whirlwind 2022 which featured a sold-out North American tour and new music,  Big Time Rush can’t get enough  of their fans.  Back for more, Big Time Rush made a special appearance on  NBC’s TODAY  this morning to exclusively premiere their highly-anticipated new single “Can’t Get Enough” and announce their upcoming  Can’t Get Enough Tour . The  TODAY  performance was the first-ever live performance of the new song, which is available now via all DSPs. Produced by Live Nation, the  Can’t Get Enough Tour  will see Big Time Rush bring their singular style of pop to 35+ markets across North America, kicking off June 22 nd .

Tickets for U.S. and Canada go on sale to the public February 10 th  at 10AM. Tickets for Mexico go on sale Thursday February 16 at 11AM. Tickets go on sale exclusively for Big Time Rush fan club members February 7 th  10AM – February 9 th  10PM. Additional ticket information is available now at  bigtimerushofficial.com .

Citi is the official card of the  Can’t Get Enough Tour . Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning Wednesday February 8 at 10am local time until Thursday February 9 at 10pm local time through the Citi Entertainment program. For complete presale details visit  www.citientertainment.com . 

Get the new single “Can’t Get Enough” now  HERE . Watch the tour promo video  HERE .

“The story behind the song isn’t very complicated,” the band says of the new single. “To put it simply, we can’t get enough. Can’t get enough of making new music and can’t get enough of performing for everyone. We are influenced by many different artists, styles, and decades and “Can’t Get Enough” is a nod to the disco era. We are so excited for everyone to hear the song and everything else we’ve been working on. The  Can’t Get Enough Tour  is going to be a wild ride. Since our first shows back in 2021, we decided this isn’t a reunion. This is a comeback. The  Can’t Get Enough Tour  is going to be bigger than ever. We are pushing ourselves to make the best show possible so that every night is truly special. This is going to be a tour you do not want to miss.”

Big Time Rush will hit the road for the  Can’t Get Enough Tour  June 22 nd  along with special guests, openers Jax and Max. Multi-platinum pop star Max has amassed more than 1.5 billion streams and has released a number of multi-platinum songs. Singer-songwriter and TikTok star Jax, who won iHeartRadio’s TikTok Songwriter of the year award in 2022, has made waves with her body-positive anthem “Victoria’s Secret” which debuted on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart.

The summer tour follows Big Time Rush’s massive, sold-out 2022  Forever Tour  which saw the band play 45 shows across North America to rave reviews including a sold-out show at New York City’s iconic Madison Square Garden and selling over 300,000 tickets.

Big Time Rush  became an overnight sensation in 2009 from the launch of the Nickelodeon television series  Big Time Rush . The show was a huge success and catapulted the group into real-life stardom, as they went on to release 3 studio albums and performed across the globe, including five tours from 2011 to 2014. In June 2020, the band held a surprise virtual reunion to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of their smash hit “Worldwide,” resulting in mass hysteria amongst their fans and in the media. In March 2021, all four seasons of Nickelodeon’s  Big Time Rush  were added to Netflix and the band went viral once again, increasing fan demand for an official reunion. Soon after, the band announced they would come together for two special live shows in New York and Chicago, both of which sold-out in a matter of minutes, blowing expectations out of the water and proving the power of the band’s devoted fandom. 2022 saw their North American  Forever Tour  sell out and the band release hit singles “Honey,” “Fall” and “Not Giving You Up.” 2023 promises to be another massive year for the band and fans can expect more news from Big Time Rush soon.

Big Time Rush | CAN’T GET ENOUGH TOUR 2023:

6/22/2023        Fort Worth, TX            Dickies Arena

6/24/2023        Durant, OK                  Choctaw Casino & Resort      

6/25/2023        Southaven, MS           BankPlus Amphitheater at Snowden Grove

6/27/2023        Charlotte, NC              PNC Music Pavilion

6/28/2023        Burgettstown, PA        The Pavilion at Star Lake

6/30/2023        Holmdel, NJ                PNC Bank Arts Center

7/1/2023          Uncasville, CT            Mohegan Sun Arena

7/2/2023          Hershey, PA               Hersheypark Stadium

7/3/2023          Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center

7/5/2023          Toronto, ON                History*

7/7/2023          Bethel, NY                  Bethel Woods Center for the Arts

7/8/2023          Virginia Beach, VA     Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater

7/9/2023          Wantagh, NY              Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater

7/11/2023        Bangor, ME                 Maine Savings Amphitheater

7/12/2023        Mansfield, MA             Xfinity Center

7/14/2023        Columbia, MD             Merriweather Post Pavilion

7/15/2023        Columbus, OH            Schottenstein Center

7/16/2023        Tinley Park, IL             Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre

7/17/2023        Cuyahoga Falls, OH   Blossom Music Center

7/19/2023        Clarkston, MI              Pine Knob Music Theatre

7/21/2023        Grand Rapids, MI       Van Andel Arena

7/22/2023        Milwaukee, WI            American Family Insurance Amphitheater

7/23/2023        Cincinnati, OH            Riverbend Music Center

7/24/2023        Nashville, TN              Ascend Amphitheater

7/26/2023        Alpharetta, GA            Ameris Bank Amphitheatre

7/28/2023        Simpsonville, SC        CCNB Amphitheatre at Heritage Park

7/29/2023        Charleston, SC           Credit One Stadium

7/30/2023        Orlando, FL                 Amway Center

8/1/2023          Pelham, AL                 Oak Mountain Amphitheatre

8/3/2023          The Woodlands, TX    The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

8/5/2023          Phoenix, AZ                Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre

8/7/2023          Mountain View, CA     Shoreline Amphitheatre

8/8/2023          Fresno, CA                 Save Mart Center

8/10/2023        Wheatland, CA           Toyota Amphitheatre

8/11/2023        Inglewood, CA            The Kia Forum

8/12/2023        Las Vegas, NV            MGM Grand Garden Arena 

8/18/2023        Mexico City                 Sports Palace* 

8/21/2023        Guadalajara                Telmex*

8/23/2023        Monterrey                    Citibanamex*

*No opener on this date

ABOUT BIG TIME RUSH:

Big Time Rush became an overnight sensation in November 2009 when the scripted TV show of the same name launched on Nickelodeon. The show focused on the Hollywood adventures of four hockey players from Minnesota after they were selected to form a boy band. The show became a huge success and later, Carlos, Kendall, James, and Logan came to life as a band off the screen releasing three full length albums and performing across the globe. As the show concluded in July 2013 and after four years of recording music and touring as a band, they went their separate ways but remained close friends through the years.     After 7 years, in an effort to bring joy to their fans during quarantine around the world, the members of Big Time Rush decided to appear together as a group to send a message of love and togetherness. This was soon followed by a socially distant performance of an acoustic version of their smash hit, “Worldwide”. These appearances resulted in hysteria amongst their fans and in the media, followed by BTR receiving 10+ million streams in 2020 alone. Four seasons of the TV show were added to Netflix in March 2021 and have appeared in the Netflix “Top 10” trending titles.     The band finished off 2021 with a performance at iHeartRadio Jingle Ball in Philadelphia as well as 2 sold out shows in Chicago and NYC, capping it off with the release of their first single in 8 years, “Call It Like I See It”.  

The power group kicked off 2022 stronger than ever with the launch of their wildly successful, sold-out  Forever Tour,  as well as all new music, including hit singles “Honey,” “Fall,” and “Not Giving You Up.” The  Forever Tour  sold over 300,000 tickets across North America with numerous sell outs including sold-out shows in Chicago, at New York City’s legendary Madison Square Garden and on all dates on their Mexico Tour and will conclude in early 2023 in South America with shows in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Chile.  

In addition to a massive sold-out tour, 2022 also included live performances at the Latin Kids Choice Awards, iHeart Music Festival, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and the premiere of their first pay-per-view event,  The City Is Ours , a concert film capturing the band’s sold-out show at Madison Square Garden .  

  About Live Nation Entertainment: Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE: LYV) is the world’s leading live entertainment company comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, and Live Nation Sponsorship. For additional information, visit  www.livenationentertainment.com .   Media Contacts: Big Time Rush: Erica Gerard |  [email protected] Live Nation Concerts:

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Can't Get Enough Tour

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The Can't Get Enough Tour is the seventh headlining tour by Big Time Rush . It launched in support of the eponymous single " Can't Get Enough ", as well as their fourth studio album, Another Life (2023). The tour began on June 22 in Fort Worth, TX, and ended on August 23 in Monterrey, Mexico, after playing a total of 39 shows across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.

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BTR Can’t Get Enough Tour Trailer

Big Time Rush announced the tour on February 6, 2023, during a live appearance on the Today Show. [1] Ticket presales started on February 10. [2] It is the band's second headlining tour since their reunion in 2021, and follows the 2022 Forever Tour . A total of 39 shows were announced, with 35 to be played in the United States, one in Canada, and three in Mexico. [3] The tour will be supported by opening acts MAX , who will perform at all US shows, [4] as well as Jax . [5] The Canada and Mexico shows will not feature an opening act. [2]

The announcement coincided with the release of the tour's eponymous single, " Can't Get Enough ", and supports their fourth studio album Another Life , released June 2, 2023. [6] [7]

Opening acts [ ]

Setlist [ ].

As of July 2023, all shows have had identical setlists, with the exception of Hershey, PA (7/3); Following the medley, BTR performed the " Hershey's Chocolate World " song, as a tribute to the city and stadium. [citation needed] At the Virginia Beach, VA (7/10) show, the band performed a remix "Summertime in Virginia Beach" based on " If I Ruled the World ".

• " Can't Get Enough "
• " Elevate "
• " Song for You "
• " Weekends "
• " All Over Again "
• " Any Kind of Guy "
• " Ask You Tonight "
• " Forget You Now "
• " Love Me Love Me "
• " Paralyzed "
• " Nothing Even Matters "
• " Worldwide "
• " Invisible "
• " I Just Want To (Party All the Time) " (Video)
• Dale Pa' Ya
• Medley (" Famous " / " City Is Ours " / " 24/seven " / " A Shot in the Dark " / " Big Night ")
• " Confetti Falling "
• " Big Time Rush "
• " Windows Down "
• " Boyfriend "
• " Til I Forget About You "

Touring band [ ]

• Cody Perrin – lead guitar
• Vicky Warwick – bass guitar
• Greg Garman – drums

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References [ ]

• ↑ "Big Time Rush performs new single 'Can’t Get Enough'" . Today (February 6, 2023). Retrieved April 12, 2023.
• ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Big Time Rush Can't Get Enough – Announce Massive Tour And Release New Song "Can't Get Enough"" . Live Nation Entertainment . Live Nation Worldwide, Inc. (February 6, 2023). Retrieved April 12, 2023.
• ↑ Big Time Rush [@bigtimerush] (February 6, 2023). "Check out the Can't Get Enough 2023 tour dates ➡️➡️ Big Time Rush Fan Club member presale starts Tuesday at 10am Local time. Sign up today on our website @MAXMusic @jax" . Retrieved April 12, 2023.
• ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 MAX [@maxmusic] (February 6, 2023). "Comment your city. Performing in some of my dream arenas like the Forum (omg) and amphitheaters all summer long with my friends @bigtimerush & @jax" . Retrieved April 12, 2023.
• ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Jax [@jax] (February 10, 2023). ""I'M GOING ON TOUR WITH BIG TIME RUSH AND MAX!!! 😭💀Tickets are on sale today if you wanna come hang with us! 🎟️" . Retrieved April 12, 2023.
• ↑ Avila, Daniela (February 16, 2023). "Big Time Rush Is Going on Tour (Again!) and Have Officially Gone 'Dad Level' — Here's Why" . People. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
• ↑ Error on call to Template:cite web : Parameters url and title must be specified (March 31, 2023). Retrieved April 8, 2023.
• ↑ Can't Get Enough Tour .
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Posted by Buddy Iahn | Feb 21, 2022

Group details first headlining tour in a decade

Big Time Rush has announced their forthcoming Forever Tour. Produced by Live Nation, the 41-show tour will kick off on June 23rd at The Theater at MGM National Harbor in Washington, DC, making stops at iconic venues nationwide, including New York City’s Madison Square Garden on June 30th, before wrapping up at the Concord Pavilion in Concord, CA on August 20th. Joining Big Time Rush on the road for select dates is special guest, recording artist, social media phenom and Big Time Rush super-fan, Dixie D’Amelio. Tickets go on-sale to the general public starting Friday, February 25th at 11 am local time via Ticketmaster .

Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning Wednesday, February 23rd at noon local time until Thursday, February 24th at 10 pm local time through the Citi Entertainment program.

The top-selling hitmakers appeared on Good Morning America to make their highly anticipated tour announcement, including news that 3x Triller Billboard Chart Topper Dixie D’Amelio will join them on tour as a special guest. Forever Tour is Big Time Rush’s first official tour since reuniting and will bring the pop-culture icons to Madison Square Garden for their first ever headlining show at the famed building. Always most at home in NYC, the band promises an epic hometown show of sorts for the June 30th event.

After exclusively revealing their nationwide tour plans, the group then took to the GMA stage for the world premiere and debut performance of their upcoming single “Not Giving You Up.” The song is officially due out this Friday, February 25th and will be accompanied by a music video that sees the band jumping into a career as relationship specialists.

The news follows a whirlwind 2021 for the band, where all four original band members, Kendall Schmidt, James Maslow, Logan Henderson and Carlos PenaVega, officially reunited for the release of their first new music in eight years with “ Call It Like I See It ”. The band debuted the song with a performance at iHeartRadio Jingle Ball in Philadelphia, followed by Jingle Ball Atlanta, and then went on to play two special live shows in Chicago and NYC, which sold out in a matter of minutes, blowing expectations out of the water and showcasing the power of the band’s devoted fandom.

Big Time Rush 2022 Forever Tour Dates:

June 23 – Washington, DC @ Theater at MGM National Harbor June 24 – Bridgeport, CT @ Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater June 25 – Gilford, NH @ Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion June 26 – Boston @ Leader Bank Pavilion June 28 – Philadelphia @ TD Pavilion at The Mann June 30 – New York City @ Madison Square Garden July 1 – Hershey, PA @ GIANT Center July 2 – Darien Center, NY @ Darien Lake Amphitheater July 4 – Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage July 6 – Cincinnati, OH @ The Andrew J Brady Music Center July 7 – Chicago, IL @ Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island July 8 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music Center July 9 – Pittsburgh @ Petersen Events Center July 10 – Sterling Heights, MI @ Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre July 12 – Baltimore @ Pier Six Pavilion July 14 – Franklin, TN @ FirstBank Amphitheater July 15 – Raleigh, NC @ The Red Hat Amphitheater July 16 – Charlotte, NC @ Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre July 19 – Jacksonville, FL @ Daily’s Place July 21 – Tampa @ MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre July 22 – Miami @ FPL Solar Amphitheatre at Bayfront Park July 23 – Orlando @ Addition Financial Arena July 24 – Atlanta @ Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park July 26 – Indianapolis @ TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park July 28 – Minneapolis @ The Armory July 30 – Kansas City @ T-Mobile Center July 31 – St. Louis @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre – St. Louis Aug 2 – Rogers, AR @ Walmart Amp Aug 3 – Irving, TX @ The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory Aug 4 – Austin, TX @ Moody Amphitheater Aug 5 – Houston @ Smart Financial Centre at Sugar Land Aug 6 – Hidalgo, TX @ Payne Arena Aug 8 – El Paso, TX @ UTEP Don Haskins Center Aug 10 – Inglewood, CA @ YouTube Theater Aug 11 – Irvine, CA @ FivePoint Amphitheatre Aug 12 – San Diego @ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre Aug 13 – Phoenix @ Arizona Federal Theatre Aug 14 – Albuquerque, NM @ Isleta Amphitheater Aug 16 Denver – Levitt Pavilion Denver Aug 18 Salt Lake City @ USANA Amphitheatre Aug 20 – Concord, CA @ Concord Pavilion

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As far as Alex Lifeson is concerned, the band to which he devoted five decades of his life is over, but that doesn’t mean he’s done as a musician. The former Rush guitarist is hard at work on new music in his well-stocked home studio, recording guitar parts for the second album by Envy of None , the band he co-founded in 2021 with bassist Andy Curran (formerly of the Canadian rock band Coney Hatch), keyboardist/guitarist Alfio Annibalini, and the talented 27-year-old vocalist Maiah Wynne. He’s also started his own custom equipment company, Lerxst , which sells guitars, amps, and pedals capable of reproducing his classic sounds. At the same time, he reveals to Rolling Stone that he’s been jamming with his best friend and bandmate, Geddy Lee — but that definitely doesn’t mean they’re planning a tour, despite Lee’s best efforts to the contrary.

I know you’re a wine guy. Giving that up can’t be fun. I love wine and I’ve been a collector for, boy, 40, 45 years. So that was a little bit difficult to give it up, and I will have a glass of wine once in a while. I pay for it, but I will have it once in a while. But I do find that I feel a little more clear-headed when I get up in the morning, not that I was a heavy drinker.

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That’s good. In 2020 you were also hospitalized for a little bit with Covid, right? I was in the ICU for three days. Got Covid coming back from Florida and boy, I was sick. Developed pneumonia, never been that sick, but got through it. And I slept so much over those three days that about a week after I recovered from the Covid, I felt amazing [laughs] . I’ve been on medication that is very challenging for my immune system, so I’m not taking any chances. I’m completely vaxxed, and I had Covid again a little over a year ago, and it was, I didn’t even notice it. I stayed in bed. It was like a cold. The worst part of it was watching Netflix all day for that day. 

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This time you’re involved from the start with the Envy of None album — did you come in almost halfway through last time? Not really halfway through. Andy discovered Maiah through a talent contest and and he sent her a song that he’d written that I played guitar on. When she did her vocal on it and sent it back, it was like, the guitar stuff that I put on, I just used plugins and it wasn’t tight. I said, “Erase everything I sent you. I’m going to redo everything properly.” And then that’s how the project just started rolling. This one, it’s obviously right from the start. Maiah came up here to Toronto for a week in March to do some vocals. And it was nice to be together, but things have changed so much. That’s not how you make records anymore. The way we do it now, we send our files around. Everybody keeps building this pyramid until it’s done. And that’s a nice way to work, having the independence and the lack of distractions in the studio.

 Oh, really? I thought, I’ll try to do something like that. I’ve been getting away from that for so long. And I did it, and we played it for a few people in the band and a couple of other people that are associated with us. And they were all like, “Oh, my God, an Alex Lifeson solo! Finally, we get to hear you play like you used to play.” And it’s got me thinking that maybe I’ll crack a few more solos on this record. 

Nice. I think you were hesitant to go out with Envy of None or go out on tour in any circumstances. Is that still your thinking? Yeah, on the one hand, it would be awesome to do it because I think the presentation of us live would be stunning with the right lights and and the right setup on stage with the right players. It would be really great if we could recreate the feel of the records. But at the same time, this is not latter-day Rush. This is a start of a smaller unit. Traveling probably in a van! [Laughs.] Or I don’t know if it would be that basic, but I wouldn’t want to start all over again for any reason. I’m just too old and I have too much stuff in my life that I’m loving and happy with. And it’s great to be with my family on a more permanent basis and all of that. 

So then that goes back to the whole thing about Rush. Ged and I are hanging out a lot — and we always do — but now we’re hanging out at his place and we’re playing. And we’re actually playing a lot of Rush songs.

Wow. It’s funny because we sound like a really bad tribute band for the first three or four run-throughs on these things. It’s “Oh, my God, what did I play there? Why did I play that so hard?” And then muscle memory kicks in, and we’re having a ball doing it. It’s good for the fingers. We’re together in a room like we’ve always been. That’s been really good, but there’s no chance that we’re going to get a drummer and go back on the road as the rebirth of Rush or something like that. And if we wanted to write new material, nobody cares about new material anymore. They just want to hear the old stuff from guys like us.

I must say, clearly you and Ged are on slightly different pages about this. I think Ged even was trying to nudge you publicly, based on the last time I talked to him about seven months ago. He thinks you guys can do something. He had a whole vision for it, which was more people on stage, so it was not as much burden on you guys. And it wouldn’t have to be called Rush. And he said he’s working on you with it, but obviously the work has not been successful. No, we’ve talked about it in depth, and I was waffling between maybe considering it and not. And then my health issues came up. I know if we went on the road, it couldn’t be like we used to do it. You need to go out for five or six months. You can’t just go out and play on the weekends. It just doesn’t work that way, especially if it’s going to be a big production. I don’t know. We talk a lot about it. We’re in different worlds. I’ve been working on this Envy of None stuff for four or five years now. He’s been busy writing his books and he travels a lot and he does all those things that are important to him.

He hasn’t been playing on a regular basis, and that’s why he really loves it when we’re together like this. And this is where we came from when we were kids. This is not about putting something together for a possible tour or a record or something. This is the joy of those two teenagers sitting in a room looking at each other and trying to learn how to play an instrument better. 

There’s a certain beauty to that full-circle image. That’s the joy that we’re feeling. And I just don’t know if doing something like that would wreck it. Or wreck the legacy that Rush has left. When it happened, it was disappointing for us. And then Neil got sick and all of that stuff, but our legacy is intact that we went out on a high note. That tour was great. It looked great. We played really well. We bonded even more so with our audience. I’d rather have that and the sadness of not doing it again, than doing it again and sitting on a chair on stage because I can’t stand [laughs] . I’d rather be remembered for that than something that’s more current..

It is amazing that Paul McCartney himself tried to convince you. Yes, it was. And I asked him to be our manager, but I said, “Would you be our caterer?” And then he said he’d be a caterer. And then I knew I made a mistake because he’s a vegan and there’s no way I’m giving up steak [laughs] .

When you say emotional issues, what are you referring to? It’s a big emotional price you pay to go on the road and be away from your family, especially after so many years of it. And I would feel that our legacy is compromised, and that’s an emotional response to that. The physical stuff is obvious and you can work around it with good, solid discipline. I could work around some of these issues, but I don’t think I would be happy in my heart if we were to do something like that for all those reasons. I really would feel like we were doing an injustice to our fans and that would be just a money grab.

We get offers all the time, and they’re pretty substantial, but I don’t know. It’s not enough for me. How much do you need? I’m trying to get rid of stuff. I sold the bulk of my guitars. I had some cars. I sold those. I had a house in the country that I sold. I want to be slimmer and a little tighter in, in my life with fewer anchors around my neck.

At one point you were worried about arthritis. Did you get that under control? I’ve done really well keeping it in control. I’m on two biologics. Biologics are very strong medications with lots of unpleasant side effects, but these two that I take really have helped me a lot. I’m only really starting to feel my arthritis, particularly in my thumbs, and in my feet a little bit, in my wrist. So I’m at that stage now at this point in my life where these medications are helpful, but they’re not gonna eliminate the arthritis. I’m playing through. I struggle sometimes with it. But playing every day really does help both my arthritis and my heart and my brain. 

The Edge and Mike McCready and a few other people, big names, have actually gone to using digital amp emulators live recently. It almost feels like the tube amp is an endangered species if it’s going that far. I guess it’s convenient and they sound good, but when you use an amp with tubes and you record, you can see inside the sound of the guitar. When you use a plug-in, no matter which one it is, it sounds like the sound has been pasted onto the screen. It doesn’t have the depth and it doesn’t have that dynamic response. Emulator amps, it’s convenient when you’re playing live. It’s the same sound exactly every night. It’s not like putting a mic on and it’s too damp or the air is too thin or whatever that affects the sound night to night. But who cares if it affects the sound night to night? That’s cool. I just love the more analog feel, the tubes vibrating and heating up and all that energy that’s being created, rather than diodes and all that stuff that’s very sterile. I’m sure someone like Neil Young would agree with this a thousand percent. 

When you read Ged’s book, was there any big surprise in it for you? There’s a guy you know very well, obviously. I don’t think there were any big surprises. He wanted me to read it early, so he sent me the first edited version. I laughed out loud. I cried. I was mesmerized. The flow of the book, it’s just so great to read. Obviously I related to so much that was in it. He wanted my involvement just to corroborate things that he wasn’t sure about how he remembered. And oddly enough, there were a number of things that we had different memories of. It’s not odd, sorry. It’s actually normal. In any situation that you share, everybody has their own different perspective. So there were a number of things where I jogged his memory and vice versa. But I loved it. 

I still think there’s a great book in you. Maybe a funnier one. It would be a funny one for sure.

Another one is “Jacob’s Ladder.” Such a bizarre and awesome song. It’s like a sound sculpture or something. It’s also one of the stoniest Rush songs. [Laughs.] Oh yeah. Boy, I guess, again, we were in rehearsal. We rented a rehearsal space. I think that might’ve been in a farm. And we took a month and wrote the material and we played it live for a long time. Then we didn’t play that song for quite a while. We got requests for it at the start of every tour to play that. And we thought, nah, it’s not one of our favorites to play. Until we actually sat down and listened to it and tried playing it, and it was hard to play. We thought, OK, that’s a good reason to play it. 

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The big surge in that is so badass.  I think it was you guys still flexing your muscles at a slightly later point in your career. Yeah, like, we can still do this.

“Take that, kids.” [Laughs.] Yeah, exactly.

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