Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson is suffering from arthritis, which is slowing down the band's touring plans. Geddy Lee, speaking with Classic Rock, says the disorder is debilitating.

"If I was going out onstage and I couldn't play the way I want to, or the way I've played in the past, there's no way I'd want to do it. I wouldn't want to go out there and be a shadow of my former self."

"I've had it for 10 years - and this is the first time I'm really feeling it in my hands and my feet," adds Lifeson.

Rush drummer Neil Peart is suffering from tendonitis in his arm, which Lifeson says is worse than his own pain.

"To be honest, I don't know how he gets through playing the way he does, being in that sort of discomfort and pain. But he's a very stoic guy."

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