Song Quotes by Alex Lifeson

One doesn't want to feel too contented; you have to feel challenged by the music.

— Alex Lifeson

I went to Kalamazoo to get my first Gibsons back in '76.

— Alex Lifeson

I think the whole '2112' album took somewhere around a week to do.

— Alex Lifeson

Rock music seems to be very fragmented these days, I can't say that I ever really hear anything that just knocks me…

— Alex Lifeson

Pete Townshend is one of my greatest influences. More than any other guitarist, he taught me how to play rhythm guitar and…

— Alex Lifeson

The more I got into playing guitar, the more I enjoyed music, and the broader my listening became. The instrument itself became…

— Alex Lifeson

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…

— Alex Lifeson

I dreamed of having a Gibson. I had a cheap Kent - you know, a Japanese guitar - and then a Kanora,…

— Alex Lifeson

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

— Alex Lifeson

The Stones were more dangerous than other bands of the Sixties. It looked like they had more fun than the Beatles -…

— Alex Lifeson

Hendrix was a natural genius who played many beautiful styles. Talent as great as his doesn't come through life very frequently. Hendrix…

— Alex Lifeson

I think Rush have always had this reputation, particularly to non-fans, of being an ultra-serious and cerebral group when, in fact, the…

— Alex Lifeson

Rush has never been a spontaneous group. We may be spontaneous in our writing, we may be spontaneous as individuals in our…

— Alex Lifeson

Pete Townsend for me was a huge influence. Because essentially they were a three-piece band and the way he structured his chords…

— Alex Lifeson

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

— Alex Lifeson

Of any guitarist, Jimmy Page was my biggest influence. I wanted to look, think and play like him. Zeppelin had a heavy…

— Alex Lifeson

I was very pleased when PRS presented me with my SE Angelus acoustic, a beautiful guitar of stunning quality. It was in…

— Alex Lifeson

When I sit down and play guitar, I melt into the instrument. I can play for hours by myself. Playing guitar has…

— Alex Lifeson

People are getting away from the whole album experience, it's true. I think that's sad. Maybe I'm just saying that because I'm…

— Alex Lifeson