02-05-2024, 11:48 AM
My Effin Life by Geddy Lee
The lead singer and bassist for Rush talks about his life and career. I'm not a big Rush fan. I know a bunch of their early songs but I probably couldn't name any new song they've done since 1990. But I am always interested to read biographies about famous creative people and I will give them that.
In some ways, the book is an exhaustive look at the making of Rush albums and touring. Lee goes into great detail about the equipment they used and the places everything was recorded. Most of it flew by my head. He does a gripping chapter about his family escaped the holocaust. Both his parents were in the camps. He also touches on his own romantic life with his wife Nancy and their two kids. But if he isn't talking about the nuts and bolts, it almost becomes cursory. He doesn't want to tell tales of anyone but himself, not because he's a raging narcissist, but he gives everyone around their privacy. Unless the stories are big and well known, he won't talk about them. He talks about Neil Pert and his tribulations. He talks about Alex and a little of their friction. But there are only a few instances when he gives the view points from their side.
He does go into the drugs part of Rock and Roll, but never gets into the Sex part of the famous triplet. Did Rush not have groupies or does he just not want to talk about them for fear of causing more problems with his wife Nancy?
In the end, Lee writes really well. There is a lot of humor and pathos in the book. He doesn't mind taking shots at himself. There are many references to his rather large nose. But I also felt there were stories missing that he hid by throwing a lot of detail at you.
The lead singer and bassist for Rush talks about his life and career. I'm not a big Rush fan. I know a bunch of their early songs but I probably couldn't name any new song they've done since 1990. But I am always interested to read biographies about famous creative people and I will give them that.
In some ways, the book is an exhaustive look at the making of Rush albums and touring. Lee goes into great detail about the equipment they used and the places everything was recorded. Most of it flew by my head. He does a gripping chapter about his family escaped the holocaust. Both his parents were in the camps. He also touches on his own romantic life with his wife Nancy and their two kids. But if he isn't talking about the nuts and bolts, it almost becomes cursory. He doesn't want to tell tales of anyone but himself, not because he's a raging narcissist, but he gives everyone around their privacy. Unless the stories are big and well known, he won't talk about them. He talks about Neil Pert and his tribulations. He talks about Alex and a little of their friction. But there are only a few instances when he gives the view points from their side.
He does go into the drugs part of Rock and Roll, but never gets into the Sex part of the famous triplet. Did Rush not have groupies or does he just not want to talk about them for fear of causing more problems with his wife Nancy?
In the end, Lee writes really well. There is a lot of humor and pathos in the book. He doesn't mind taking shots at himself. There are many references to his rather large nose. But I also felt there were stories missing that he hid by throwing a lot of detail at you.
As a matter of fact, my anger does keep me warm