Rush pays tribute to their late producer Peter Collins
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Rush has paid tribute to their late producer Peter Collins, who passed away recently at the age of 73.
Collins produced four Rush albums: 1985βs Power Windows, 1987βs Hold Your Fire, 1993βs Counterparts and 1996βs Test for Echo.
βWe loved seeing him in Nashville when we came through on tour. He had a mischievous, beaming smile and great sense of humour,β the band writes. βHe will be so missedβ¦. RIP Mr. Big.β
Frontman Geddy Lee and guitarist Alex Lifeson also shared personal tributes on their Instagram accounts, with Geddy calling Collins βa dear, dear friend.β
βDuring periods in the 80βs and 90βs [sic] we had some incredible musical adventures together, in various studios across the globe. He truly was our Mr. Bigβ¦with his ever present cigar and constant good humour,β he writes. βAfter hitting the record button, I can still hear him say ‘OK boys, from the topping β¦ no stopping!'”
Lifeson added, βPeter Collins will forever live in my memory as Mr. Big, sitting at his control centre beside a recording console with his ubiquitous tools: a legal pad, an ashtray and a Monte Cristo No. 2.β
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