TORONTO – Over the years, the members of the Toronto rock trio Rush have remained steadfastly ambivalent about their inability to crack the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame — they maintained it was something they wanted for their loyal fans, not themselves.

And now that the band will finally be inducted into the Cleveland rock shrine, that hasn’t changed. While it was easy to detect a note of triumph in guitarist Alex Lifeson’s voice as he called to discuss the honour — announced Tuesday — the power-prog threesome still isn’t about to alter its tune.

“I never really cared if it happened or not, to be honest with you,” a cheerful Lifeson said down the line this week. “It doesn’t change anybody’s life at the end of the day. Are we going to become more popular? Are we going to sell more records? Are more people going to come to the shows? I don’t know. We’re quite happy where we are and with what we’ve accomplished. Continue…