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> [Everybody has terrible things that they deal with. Everybody. Just because you're some big shot rock star doesn't mean you're immune to having these awful tragedies in your life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-lifeson/everybody-has-terrible-things-that-they-deal-with-everybody-just/)

[Alex Lifeson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-lifeson/)

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## Other authors on Tragedies Life

## More by 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 and took…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-lifeson/pete-townsend-for-me-was-a-huge-influence-because-essentially-they/)

[Alex Lifeson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-lifeson/)

> [But when Neil called, I have to say that my heart soared. And the reason was, because it said so much about his recovery...…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-lifeson/but-when-neil-called-i-have-to-say-that-my-heart-soared-and-the/)

[Alex Lifeson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-lifeson/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-lifeson/the-shock-of-any-trauma-i-think-changes-your-life-it-s-more-acute-in/)

[Alex Lifeson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-lifeson/)

> [The Rush fans are pretty crazy everywhere, but they're particularly wild in South America.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-lifeson/the-rush-fans-are-pretty-crazy-everywhere-but-they-re-particularly/)

[Alex Lifeson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-lifeson/)

> [When I look out at the audience at some of our shows, I think we are reaching a younger audience... I see lots of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-lifeson/when-i-look-out-at-the-audience-at-some-of-our-shows-i-think-we-are/)

[Alex Lifeson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-lifeson/)

> [I dreamed of having a Gibson. I had a cheap Kent - you know, a Japanese guitar - and then a Kanora, a Japanese…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-lifeson/i-dreamed-of-having-a-gibson-i-had-a-cheap-kent-you-know-a-japanese/)

[Alex Lifeson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-lifeson/)

> [A lot of '2112' was written in the back seat of a car and in cold dressing rooms while on tour in northern Ontario.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-lifeson/a-lot-of-2112-was-written-in-the-back-seat-of-a-car-and-in-cold/)

[Alex Lifeson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-lifeson/)

> [I'd say we do reach somewhat of a younger audience, but I think for the most part that younger audience is picking our music…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-lifeson/i-d-say-we-do-reach-somewhat-of-a-younger-audience-but-i-think-for/)

[Alex Lifeson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-lifeson/)

> [It's hard to stop wars, and it's hard to stop the abuse of the planet and all of those things. I guess you just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-lifeson/it-s-hard-to-stop-wars-and-it-s-hard-to-stop-the-abuse-of-the-planet/)

[Alex Lifeson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-lifeson/)

> [My parents got me a $25 Kent steel-string acoustic guitar when I was around 12. The following Christmas, my parents bought me a Conora…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-lifeson/my-parents-got-me-a-25-kent-steel-string-acoustic-guitar-when-i-was/)

[Alex Lifeson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-lifeson/)

> [I went to Kalamazoo to get my first Gibsons back in '76.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-lifeson/i-went-to-kalamazoo-to-get-my-first-gibsons-back-in-76/)

[Alex Lifeson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-lifeson/)

> [When we signed our deal in 1974, we'd already been together for six years. When they lowered the drinking age in Ontario in 1971…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-lifeson/when-we-signed-our-deal-in-1974-we-d-already-been-together-for-six/)

[Alex Lifeson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-lifeson/)

> [The more I got into playing guitar, the more I enjoyed music, and the broader my listening became. The instrument itself became important to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-lifeson/the-more-i-got-into-playing-guitar-the-more-i-enjoyed-music-and-the/)

[Alex Lifeson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-lifeson/)

> [Rush has never been a spontaneous group. We may be spontaneous in our writing, we may be spontaneous as individuals in our day to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-lifeson/rush-has-never-been-a-spontaneous-group-we-may-be-spontaneous-in-our/)

[Alex Lifeson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-lifeson/)

> [In September 1968, Rush played for around 20 people at a small hall in a church basement. We played songs like 'Spoonful,' 'Fire' and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-lifeson/in-september-1968-rush-played-for-around-20-people-at-a-small-hall-in/)

[Alex Lifeson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-lifeson/)

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