Band Quote by Alex Lifeson

Rush is one of the common denominators in our band as far as a band that everybody loves and grew up with and was…

— John Petrucci

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

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

— Alex Lifeson

You know, as kids were weren't jazz musicians or anything. But, the circle of friends and the neighborhood I lived in, we were really…

— John Petrucci

I can't possibly overstate how much influence Rush had on me as a young teenager. I would say from about 1981 to 1987, they…

— Mike Portnoy

If I had to pick a favorite band of all time, it would be Rush.

— John Petrucci

My fav band is Rush.

— Jean-Luc Bilodeau

(Rush are) like the JD Salinger of Canadian Prog Rock

— Stephen Colbert

As teenagers, we used to listen to entire Rush albums, entire Pink Floyd albums and shut down the lights and it was great.

— John Petrucci

That's what bands like Pink Floyd and bands like Rush and even the Metallica of this world have, which is long, ambitious songs that…

— Zacky Vengeance

Seeing Rush the first time was huge for me. That was my favorite band and I couldn't believe they were actually in the same…

— John Petrucci

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a joke - the fact that Madonna is in before Rush and Kiss. Those two bands…

— Corey Taylor