“When we sat down and started playing some of the Rush stuff, I realised how hard it was to play these songs”: Alex Lifeson makes a surprise admission

2013 Inductees Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee of Rush perform onstage at the 32nd Annual Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame.

Last week saw the announcement that Rush fans have been waiting for for nearly a decade, that Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson were reuniting for a series of North American gigs, with Anika Nilles replacing the late Neil Peart on drums.

Now, Lifeson has spoken about how and why the reunion is happening. In an interview at the Rock N’ Roll Hall Of Fame, the guitarist explained that it was a very gradual process that presented more than a few challenges – not least playing the band’s old songs...