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Rush talks Malnar and Team America in new interview

Fri, Apr 27, 2007@9:13AM | comments removed/disabled

[Rush shows humour on new album]

JAM! Music recently spoke with Rush about the song Malignant Narcissism and its ties to the Trey Parker and Matt Stone Flick Team America: World Police. From the article:

... "We're all big Matt Stone fans, and South Park fans, so we we were all fans of that movie," Rush singer-bassist Geddy Lee said yesterday in Toronto. "And (Rush drummer-lyricist) Neil (Peart) is friends with Matt Stone. And Matt and Trey Parker were both Rush fans at some point. So they keep in contact. And (Neil) said, 'Look, we want to do this song called Malignant Narcissim, and (Matt) was thrilled. He said, 'Great!' "

But when the band found out their Snakes & Arrows co-producer Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Velvet Revolver) had never seen the movie, they set up a special screening while recording with him in the Catskills.

"We were recording during American Thanksgiving," Lee said. "And we planned this big dinner, actually in this big drum room, in this big recording room. So we set this giant table up and everybody and the crew, even the chef who was cooking for us that night, sat down with us and had this big meal. And at the end of it, we all crowded around the control room and on their big giant screen that comes down for when they're doing film work there, we watched World Police as our big celebration."
Raskulinecz laughed his butt off.

"Oh, yeah, how could you not?" Lee said. "It's so ridiculous. I think it should offend, but it's funny. They'll offend anyone. They're equal-opportunity offenders."

Thanks to Gord D for the link.

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