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48 quotes by Alex Lifeson

Aleksandar Živojinović OC, ( born August 27, 1953) better known by his stage name Alex Lifeson, is a Canadian musician, best known as the guitarist of the Canadian rock band Rush. In 1963, Lifeson co-founded the band that would become Rush. Other co-founders are friend and drummer John Rutsey, bassist and lead vocalist Jeff Jones, and Jones's successor, current front man Geddy Lee a month later. Lifeson has been an integral member of the band...
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The shock of any trauma, I think changes your life. It's more acute in the beginning and after a little time you settle back to what you were.... →

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I'm not that fluid when it comes to scales and modes. I just pick up the guitar and play. It's all about exploration: just tune the guitar... →

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If there was any one achievement, it would be that we've have done it on our own terms.

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At the same time, I've never been afraid of death or the concept of death.

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I really consider myself more of a rhythm guitarist than a soloist.

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I mean, you go to the internet and you can see all these conversations and arguments that our fans have about our music and that's wonderful to... →

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But I think the credit has to go to Geddy... he spent a lot of time in the studio with Paul, I think he needed that kind of focus to be in there to... →

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We've managed to have a long career that is still quite vibrant, yet we've never had to kow-tow to record companies who said we weren't... →

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And on top of that, when we work together we have a wonderful working relationship we push each other we challenge each other we laugh 80% of the... →

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Both Neil and I had done solo projects where we were the boss and I just thought that if he was willing to get into it, it would really be a good... →

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But when Neil called, I have to say that my heart soared. And the reason was, because it said so much about his recovery... that he was coming back... →

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I enjoyed art in school. I've always done little drawings and stuff like that. I don't really know what I'm doing with the painting, but... →

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I think that's given inspiration to other musicians. I know, particularly through the 90s, a lot of bands would cite Rush as an influence. I... →

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