Always 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

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.…

— 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

I think that one of the things about music is it's supposed to be spontaneous, it's supposed to be real human beings bouncing off…

— Tod Machover

I've always been a spontaneous singer. And all the stuff that you hear on the end of the songs, what they call the ad…

— Daryl Hall

Music to me is spontaneous, writing is spontaneous and it's all based on not trying to do it. From beginning to end, whether it's…

— Van Morrison

Sometimes the music people put you into these big, rush things.

— Jimi Hendrix

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

— Stephen Colbert

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

I think a group and a solo attract people in different ways, which I believe is a proof that the mass is looking for…

— Bae Suzy

Performing is always my biggest rush. The energy is boundless from a great crowd.

— Matt Sorum

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