Rush's Geddy Lee announces intimate spoken word tour

Lee will be promoting his forthcoming memoir

Rush frontman and bassist Geddy Lee has announced Geddy Lee In Conversation, an intimate spoken word tour across the UK in support of his forthcoming memoir, My Effin’ Life. The project is due November 14th via Harper Collins with the tour to follow in December, hitting Wolverhampton, London and others.

The evening promises to be an extraordinary experience, a once-in-a-lifetime event. After the curtain rises, Lee will give his fans a peek into the very fabric of his life: from a deep reflection into his family and childhood to a steep dive into the history of Rush; from the determined pursuit of music to the personal memories of his life-long friends and band-mates Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart.

Joined on stage by a special guest interviewer, Lee will be reading key passages from his forthcoming book My Effin’ Life. He will then share thoughts and stories taken from his experience. Fans will then have the chance to participate in a special Q&A, with Lee answering their questions directly.

Presales start Wednesday, September 27th at 10 am local time with the general on-sale to follow on Friday, September 29th.

“Writing this book has meant spending so much time living in the past,” Lee shares. I’ve never lived my life looking anywhere but forward, which is why I resisted doing this kind of thing for so long. Being in a band all those years was reassuring because it was an ongoing thing. It felt like it was forever. There was always unfinished business: the next record, the next set design, the next tour. It’s been the theme of my life. But you need a lot more determination to proceed in the world of music without the comfort of your bandmates, and I can only hope that finishing this book will release me to return to what I do and love best.”

North American dates are forthcoming.

Lee is the vocalist, bassist, and keyboard player for the Hall of Fame rock group Rush, with drummer Neil Peart and guitarist Alex Lifeson. The most successful Canadian music group in history, Rush is only third behind The Beatles and The Rolling Stones for the most consecutive gold or platinum albums sold by a rock band and has performed before millions of fans around the world.