Members of the band Envy Of None Alex Lifeson, Alfio Annibalini, Andy Curran, Maiah Wynne are proven in a handout photograph. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout Richard Sibbald
TORONTO --
Alex Lifeson says he is downsizing his belongings in hopes that it's going to assist shut a chapter on his previous with Rush.
It has been almost 5 years because the rock band hung up their devices as late drummer Neil Peart struggled with well being points and the Toronto guitarist says at instances he is discovered himself "caught" beneath their unimaginable legacy. Peart died of mind most cancers in January 2020.
So, the 68-year-old determined to make some massive modifications to remove a few of that weight – together with promoting a rustic home and planning to public sale off 63 guitars he owns subsequent month.
Lifeson says he is assured turning into a "little leaner" on mementoes will assist him look towards "issues on the horizon" as a substitute.
Certainly one of his new priorities is Envy of None, an alternative-rock act he lately helped create that is miles away from Rush's sound.
The four-piece band, fronted by feminine singer Maiah Wynne from Portland, Ore., releases their self-titled debut album on Friday.
"Envy of None has been so liberating for me personally as a result of it's a transfer ahead into one other space, taking different possibilities," Lifeson says.
"I do not wish to be (what) any person expects. I've carried out what I've carried out. I am only a man … and I like doing this. That is all that is necessary to me."
This report by The Canadian Press was first printed April 6, 2022.
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