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Geddy Lee's Big Beautiful Book of Bass release, interviews and book signing events

Mon, Dec 17, 2018@1:29PM | comments

UPDATE - 1/5@5:58PM: Geddy's full interview with Eddie Trunk is now available as a free podcast.

UPDATE - 1/2@9:13PM: Geddy's interview with Eddie Trunk is currently available on YouTube, but is likely not a sanctioned recording, so get it while it's hot (thanks RushFanForever).

UPDATE - 12/23@8:29AM: The book's photographer Richard Sibbald has several photos from the book posted on his website (thanks RushFanForever).

UPDATE - 12/22@9:44AM: Here's a Globe and Mail article for their Between the Acts series where Geddy talks about writing the book (thanks RushFanForever).

UPDATE - 12/20@9:21PM: Here's a print interview from the Canadian Press.

UPDATE - 12/20@6:36PM: Geddy continued his media blitz today with an appearance on Q104.3 in New York which you can check out below or on YouTube. He covers all the same stuff he's been hitting on in all his other interviews this week; his new book, Neil Peart's retirement from drumming, and his musical future.

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UPDATE - 12/20@2:20PM: Geddy Lee spoke with the Canadian Press about the book and the future of Rush in this 3-minute interview (thanks Paul D).

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UPDATE - 12/20@11:27AM: Geddy attended another private book launch event in NYC last night, which included an interview conducted by Rolling Stone's David Fricke. Producer Cliff Burnstein and other industry insiders were in attendance (thanks Bob A).

Honoured to be witness to an amazing talk about the bass with Geddy Lee and @rsfricke at the NY launch of GEDDY LEE'S THE BIG BEAUTIFUL BOOK OF BASS pic.twitter.com/iDkrZ31IPF
- Ron Eckel (@roneckel) December 19, 2018

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UPDATE - 12/19@3:34PM: Geddy was on The Moment with Brian Koppelman podcast earlier today for an extensive hour-plus interview. Geddy talks a lot about the book, but covers several other interesting topics as well. You can listen to it below or at this location:

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UPDATE - 12/18@8:59PM: Here's yet another Geddy Lee interview where he talks about the book - this one with Q on CBC (thanks RushFanForever):

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UPDATE - 12/18@7:45PM: As mentioned below, Geddy was a guest on on Eddie Trunk's Sirius XM Volume (channel 106) radio show earlier today in the lead up to this evening's book signing event at Bookend Books in New Jersey (happening now). Blabbermouth.net posted an article with highlights from the interview this afternoon (thanks Dean S). Geddy reiterates the fact (again) that Neil is retired and Rush is done:

... Neil is retired ... He hasn't just retired from RUSH; he's retired from drumming. He's not drumming anymore, and he's living his life. Which is fine - Alex and I are cool with it. We're all still total pals. In fact, Alex and I were there just a few weeks ago visiting him, and we stay in touch. And, of course, Alex lives very near to me, so we're constantly going out to dinner, 'cause he loves to drink everything in my wine cellar. We're still pals, and we all talk, but that period of our life is done. ...Is there more music to come from myself and from Alex? ... I don't know when and what shape that will take. I don't know if Alex and I will do something together. People keep me asking me and they want me to be definitive, and I can't be, because I really haven't thought that far ...

Geddy Lee of @rushtheband tells @EddieTrunk that while Neil Peart has retired, more music may be yet to come from he and Alex Lifeson ...

Catch the full interview from Tuesday's #TrunkNation via @SIRIUSXM on-demand, & don't miss 'Geddy Lee's Big Beautiful Book of Bass', out now! pic.twitter.com/tZNwQxO0Dt
- SiriusXM VOLUME (@siriusxmvolume) December 19, 2018

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UPDATE - 12/18@3:16PM: Ged was also interviewed on CTV's Your Morning yesterday:

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UPDATE - 12/18@12:27PM: You are now able to look inside the book for a preview at the Amazon store listing (thanks Jay R). The preview includes the foreword, and a "backword" by Alex Lifeson along with the book's Introduction.

UPDATE - 12/18@11:33AM: Ged posted this humorous animated video (created by FANTOONS!) promoting the book over on his official Instagram page:

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#BBBoB #geddyleesbigbeautifulbookofbass #vintagebasses #StanleyRocks #LucyRoolz #wtfisGeddy ? #bigbottom #moreteaRick ? #fallingdowntherabbithole #youwantabigbassbookforxmas #reallyyoudo #blahblahblah Animated video by @fantoons 👌starring ^^ ^^

A post shared by Geddy Lee (@geddyimages) on Dec 17, 2018 at 7:39pm PST

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UPDATE - 12/17@6:00PM: Geddy will be a guest on Eddie Trunk's Sirius XM Volume (channel 106) radio show tomorrow at 2PM EST in the lead up to his evening book signing event at Bookend Books (thanks Will C).

Geddy Lee's Big Beautiful Book of Bass officially releases tomorrow and the media blitz began last week with the publishing of several new interviews with the author for MusicRadar.com, Rolling Stone, Billboard and others. Yesterday Geddy visited the Toronto offices of Live Nation for an invite-only event where he and collaborator Daniel Richler gave and onstage interview where they discussed the book and showed off several of the basses featured in it as seen here. This morning Geddy appeared on Global's The Morning Show for an interview which you can watch below or online at this location, and then followed that up with a SOLD OUT book signing event at IndigoSpirit in Toronto which started earlier today around noon and is still going on as of this post. He'll be heading to Bookend Books in New Jersey tomorrow for yet another SOLD OUT signing event before taking a break for the Holidays. Geddy has promised that more signing events will be coming in the New Year. Geddy Lee's Big Beautiful Book of Bass releases TOMORROW, December 18th and you can order it at this location.