Rush's Lee Reveals Why The Beatles' Paul McCartney Is So Important For Rock

20 January, 2019 - 0 Comments

Speaking to “Q on CBC” radio, Rush’s bassist Geddy Lee has shared his thoughts about playing bass guitar, and revealed the story of how he started to play bass guitar.

He also praised The Beatles’ legendary bassist Paul McCartney, and revealed why McCartney is so important for rock music. Here’s the statement:

“I think about McCartney on [The Beatles’ 1969 track] ‘Something,’ I think that was the first time I ever heard the bass as a lead instrument.

That’s not uncommon in the early days of pop. There were a lot of so-called lead lines, but they’re played down with the dulcet tones, the lower tones, and so people don’t really appreciate that a lot of content as a lead instrument, but it really is doing that job.”

On why he started with bass guitar, he said:

Source: Feyyaz Ustaer/metalheadzone.com