Premiering today is Geddy Lee Asks: Are Bass Players Human Too?, a four-episode docuseries for Paramount Plus that finds the Rush frontman hanging out and talking about life with the likes of Les Claypool of Primus, Nirvana’s Krist Novoselic, Metallica’s Robert Trujillo and Melissa Auf der Maur of Hole and Smashing Pumpkins. Lee tells us the series was the brainchild of filmmaker Sam Dunn, who co-directed the 2000 documentary “Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage” and is a bass player himself. The episodes are based on conversations Lee had with other bass players as part of his “Geddy Lee’s Big Beautiful Book of Bass” in 2018.
“Are Bass Players Human Too?” comes out in conjunction with Lee’s new memoir, “My Effin’ Life,” which published on November 14th.
Lee has been on a speaking tour to promote the book, with one more date in Detroit on Thursday, December 7th, in Toronto.
The audiobook version of “My Effin’ Life” features demos of two songs — “Gone” and “I Am…You Are” — that were intended for his 2000 solo album “My Favorite Headache.” Watch the trailer here!
