Relive the glory of Rush and Neil Peart with this rare, resurfaced Colbert Report interview
.youtube[data-uri="www.vulture.com/_components/youtube/instances/ck5pr7eiw003i3h6744zzhgew@published"].border-top:before { content: 'Watch'; } Back in 2008, Rush delighted one of their all-time biggest fanboys, Stephen Colbert, by stopping by The Colbert Report for their first American television interview in decades.
Sadly, for reasons unbeknownst to Rush fans, Comedy Central took down both the interview and performance from all of its official online pages — even a dip into low-quality YouTube copy territory turned up unsuccessful. So, I begged the nice folks at CC to let either of the videos see the gilded light of day again. Somehow, they agreed to give me the interview.
Without spoiling the fun, Colbert, among other things, gets the trio to sign his hand and tries to stage an intervention for Peart’s “drum dependency.” He also presides over the interview on an extremely tall stool. Colbert asks, before going for the kicker. “You’re known for some long songs.
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