Much of what Andy Faulkner writes about Rush in Finding My Way feels very relatable. Finding that Neil Peart’s lyrics helped shape his world view, for example, or experiencing FOMO upon missing a tour. Faulkner, who had two stints on bass in Twelfth Night in the 2010s, was a bigger Rush fan than many, his credit card regularly punished as he attended 65 gigs across 35 years, taking in such hallowed sites of Rush lore as Lakeside Park and the Ontario Legislative Building in the process. Clearly, his devotion was keen. The book’s details of exactly where Faulkner sat for every gig feel a tad superfluous, but there’s a charm to his accounts of the enduring friendships he has made with fellow Rush devotees, and his detailed descriptions of his long journeys seem inspired by Peart’s own travel writing.
The lead-up to Faulkner’s eventual audience with Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson at a meet-andgreet provides momentum, while his attending of the last ever Rush show – at The Forum in Inglewood, California on August 1, 2015 – brings an emotional denouement. “Oh, how I wish I could live it all again,” he writes, quoting from Rush’s Headlong Flight. JMN