My Effin Life, Geddy Lee
My Effin Life, Geddy Lee
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My Effin' Life

Bestseller

Author: Geddy Lee

Narrator: Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, Cliff Burnstein

Unabridged: 16 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 11/14/2023


Synopsis

The long-awaited memoir from the iconic Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, Rush bassist, and bestselling author of Geddy Lee's Big Beautiful Book of Bass.Includes two new songs by Geddy Lee, available exclusively in the My Effin’ Life audiobook.Geddy Lee is one of rock and roll's most respected bassists. For nearly five decades, his playing and work as co-writer, vocalist and keyboardist has been an essential part of the success story of Canadian progressive rock trio Rush. Here for the first time is his account of life inside and outside the band.Long before Rush accumulated more consecutive gold and platinum records than any rock band after the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, before the seven Grammy nominations or the countless electrifying live performances across the globe, Geddy Lee was Gershon Eliezer Weinrib, after his grandfather murdered in the Holocaust.As he recounts the transformation, Lee looks back on his family, in particular his loving parents and their horrific experiences as teenagers during World War II.He talks candidly about his childhood and the pursuit of music that led him to drop out of high school.He tracks the history of Rush which, after early struggles, exploded into one of the most beloved bands of all time.He shares intimate stories of his lifelong friendships with bandmates Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart—deeply mourning Peart’s recent passing—and reveals his obsessions in music and beyond.This rich brew of honesty, humor, and loss makes for a uniquely poignant memoir.

About Geddy Lee

Ranked by Rolling Stone as among the top bass players of all time, Geddy Lee is the vocalist, bassist, and keyboardist for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame rock group Rush. In his spare time, he is an avid collector of baseball memorabilia and vintage watches, a birdlife photographer, quaffer of fine wines, and devoted family man. The author of Geddy Lee’s Big Beautiful Book of Bass lives in a leafy borough of Toronto, Canada, with some of his favorite humans.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Eric on November 20, 2023

**Fair warning: I am a huge rush fan! So i may be a little biased. This memoir was fantastic. Geddy was candid, poignant, and funny in his telling of his own story. As amazing as a biography can be, I always prefer to hear these stories from someone who lived them as opposed to from a secondary sourc......more

Goodreads review by Brian on November 18, 2023

I listened to the audiobook. Geddy narrates and he does a great job. (Bono was better though.) This book is written in an interesting style. I am pretty sure it wasn't ghost written like a lot of celebrity books. It has all of the answers to things you have wondered about Rush. I just wish it had mo......more

Goodreads review by Brett on November 17, 2023

I mean, it’s a memoir from one of the members of my favourite band, I knew it was going to be a 5-star going in! Geddy Lee tell his effin’ life from growing up in Ontario as a child of Holocaust survivors- dedicating a chapter to his parents’ experiences during the Holocaust- becoming a musician and......more

Goodreads review by Andrew on November 29, 2023

I have been a die hard Rush fan for almost 40 years, so it was with great anticipation that I looked forward to reading Geddy Lee's autobiography. It was delivered to my front door the day it came out and I started reading it that night. At a little over 500 pages it is quite a hefty tome, so despit......more

Goodreads review by Barbara on December 10, 2023

Definitely 4.5 Geddy Lee tells his life story with skill and panache. He researched and shared details of his parents' lives when they lived in Poland and how they survived concentration camps and the Holocaust. Throughout this memoir, he weaves the details of how he became who he is because of his par......more