Alex Lifeson Quotes

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• If there was any one achievement, it would be that we've have done it on our own terms.
• When I look out at the audience at some of our shows, I think we are reaching a younger audience... I see lots of people…
• 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. I…
• Both Neil and I had done solo projects where we were the boss and I just thought that if he was willing to get into…
• At the same time, I've never been afraid of death or the concept of death.
• 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 up…
• 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 to…
• I'm not that fluid when it comes to scales and modes. I just pick up the guitar and play. It's all about exploration: just tune…
• 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 said we weren't…
• I really consider myself more of a rhythm guitarist than a soloist.
• Pete Townshend is one of my greatest influences. More than any other guitarist, he taught me how to play rhythm guitar and demonstrated its importance,…
• The Stones were more dangerous than other bands of the Sixties. It looked like they had more fun than the Beatles - like they stayed…
• 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 electric…
• The more I got into playing guitar, the more I enjoyed music, and the broader my listening became. The instrument itself became important to me,…
• But when Neil called, I have to say that my heart soared. And the reason was, because it said so much about his recovery... that…
• But I think the credit has to go to Geddy... he spent a lot of time in the studio with Paul, I think he needed…
• I mean, you go to the internet and you can see all these conversations and arguments that our fans have about our music and that's…
• I think we're quite unique in that we do have our own sound and approach and we don't really care what's going on elsewhere... we've…
• 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 up…
• Rush has never been a spontaneous group. We may be spontaneous in our writing, we may be spontaneous as individuals in our day to day…

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