Rush’s Geddy Lee will embark on a North American spoken-word tour this November. The tour, dubbed “My Effin’ Life in Conversation”, will be in support Lee’s upcoming memoir of the same name, which arrives on November 14.
The “My Effin’ Life in Conversation” tour will begin on Nov. 13 in New York and conclude on Dec. 7 in Toronto. The spoken-word trek will find Lee joined onstage by a special guest interviewer as he reflects on his family and childhood, his time in Rush and personal memories with his bandmates Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart. Lee will read passages from his memoir, My Effin’ Life, and answer fan questions at each stop.
Lee said in a statement: “Writing this book has meant spending so much time living in the past. 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.”
Tickets for the “My Effin’ Life in Conversation” tour are on sale beginning Friday, October 6th at 10 am local time via Ticketmaster, with each ticket purchased including a copy of the book. Head here for more information.
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