Exploration Quote 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…

— 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...…

— 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…

— Alex Lifeson

The Rush fans are pretty crazy everywhere, but they're particularly wild in South America.

— 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…

— Alex Lifeson

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

— 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.

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— Alex Lifeson

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

— 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…

— Alex Lifeson