RUSH Frontman Discusses Lyrical Approach On 'Snakes & Arrows'

July 9, 2007

RUSH frontman Geddy Lee spoke to Phil Roura of NYDailyNews.com about a number of topics, including the band's lyrical approach on their latest album, "Snakes & Arrows".

"We wanted to reflect a lot on the issues of the day," says Lee. "How our lives are reflected by extreme religious behavior — both near and far away. The point Neil is trying to make in his lyrics is that it is not just the world of Islam. Any extreme religious behavior is bad, whether it be Middle East or the Middle West. You walk through airports and see what everyday folks have to deal with."

Why does RUSH feel it has to comment on the religious inclinations of the world?

"Because that is the world we face," says Lee. "This album is more topical. The world has changed a lot in a very short period of time. There's been a lot of conversation, a lot of books written recently about religion — of how God plays in people's lives."

So RUSH has become more spiritual? "I dunno. We have always dealt with the world in our own way. One common theme has always been the circumstances that luck — or lack of it — plays in your life."

Don't believe that Lee has suddenly been struck by a lightning bolt and gotten religion. "I'm a cultural Jew," he says with a laugh. "I love my Jewish sense of humor, but I'm not a practitioner."

Read the entire article at NYDailyNews.com.

Find more on

Prev More News Next

Comments Disclaimer And Information

BLABBERMOUTH.NET uses the Facebook Comments plugin to let people comment on content on the site using their Facebook account. The comments reside on Facebook servers and are not stored on BLABBERMOUTH.NET. To comment on a BLABBERMOUTH.NET story or review, you must be logged in to an active personal account on Facebook. Once you're logged in, you will be able to comment. User comments or postings do not reflect the viewpoint of BLABBERMOUTH.NET and BLABBERMOUTH.NET does not endorse, or guarantee the accuracy of, any user comment. To report spam or any abusive, obscene, defamatory, racist, homophobic or threatening comments, or anything that may violate any applicable laws, use the "Report to Facebook" and "Mark as spam" links that appear next to the comments themselves. To do so, click the downward arrow on the top-right corner of the Facebook comment (the arrow is invisible until you roll over it) and select the appropriate action. You can also send an e-mail to blabbermouthinbox(@)gmail.com with pertinent details. BLABBERMOUTH.NET reserves the right to "hide" comments that may be considered offensive, illegal or inappropriate and to "ban" users that violate the site's Terms Of Service. Hidden comments will still appear to the user and to the user's Facebook friends. If a new comment is published from a "banned" user or contains a blacklisted word, this comment will automatically have limited visibility (the "banned" user's comments will only be visible to the user and the user's Facebook friends).