--- title: "Best Geddy Lee Quotes" description: "Geddy Lee Weinrib is a Canadian musician, best known as the lead vocalist, bassist, and keyboardist for the rock band Rush. Browse 64 Geddy Lee quotes." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-geddy-lee-37172.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Geddy Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-geddy-lee-37172.jpg) # Geddy Lee (1953) Singer Canada **64** quotes in **479** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Geddy Lee is a singer from Canada, best known for *Geddy Lee's Big Beautiful Book of Bass*. ## Quick Facts About Geddy Lee Born July 29, 1953 Nationality Canada Profession Singer Notable works Geddy Lee's Big Beautiful Book of Bass ## About Geddy Lee Geddy Lee Weinrib is a Canadian musician, best known as the lead vocalist, bassist, and keyboardist for the rock band Rush. Lee joined the band in September 1968 at the request of his childhood friend Alex Lifeson, replacing original bassist and frontman Jeff Jones. Along with Lifeson, Lee is one of the only two members to appear on every Rush album, and he remained in the band until their initial dissolution from 2015 to 2025. Lee's solo effort, My Favourite Headache, was released in 2000. ## Awards & Honors Officer of the Order of Canada ## Quotes by Geddy Lee · Page 2 > [Live records of mine are very painful to listen to because you always think you can do it better. I don't think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geddy-lee/live-records-of-mine-are-very-painful-to-listen-to-because-you-always/) [Geddy Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geddy-lee/) [Always](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/always/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/480/geddy-lee-10677_always_live-records-of-mine-are-very-painful-to_1968981.jpg) > [Sometimes it's nice to have a song that can be taken more then one way, so it can be interpreted differently.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geddy-lee/sometimes-it-s-nice-to-have-a-song-that-can-be-taken-more-then-one/) [Geddy Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geddy-lee/) [Differently](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/differently/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/12d/geddy-lee-10677_differently_sometimes-it-s-nice-to-have-a-song-that_2997593.jpg) > [I was thrilled to support the Teenage Cancer Trust while celebrating the music of The Who - a band that changed my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geddy-lee/i-was-thrilled-to-support-the-teenage-cancer-trust-while-celebrating/) [Geddy Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geddy-lee/) [Band](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/band/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ec/geddy-lee-10677_band_i-was-thrilled-to-support-the-teenage-ca_1333221.jpg) > [I like to be able to come and go as I please, and I don't really like having my face and name…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geddy-lee/i-like-to-be-able-to-come-and-go-as-i-please-and-i-don-t-really-like/) [Geddy Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geddy-lee/) [Able](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/able/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b1/geddy-lee-10677_able_i-like-to-be-able-to-come-and-go-as-i-pl_2162661.jpg) > [If I start mining for opinions on hundreds of websites that have fan forums, I'll be totally distorted in my view of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geddy-lee/if-i-start-mining-for-opinions-on-hundreds-of-websites-that-have-fan/) [Geddy Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geddy-lee/) [Distorted](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/distorted/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a82/geddy-lee-10677_distorted_if-i-start-mining-for-opinions-on-hundre_783722.jpg) > [The first song that made me interested in music was 'Oh, Pretty Woman' by Roy Orbison. It was the guitar intro, that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geddy-lee/the-first-song-that-made-me-interested-in-music-was-oh-pretty-woman/) [Geddy Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geddy-lee/) [Different](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/different/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/917/geddy-lee-10677_different_the-first-song-that-made-me-interested-i_3123510.jpg) > [When I usually go to my studio to work, I start with something that is going to take two minutes just to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geddy-lee/when-i-usually-go-to-my-studio-to-work-i-start-with-something-that-is/) [Geddy Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geddy-lee/) [Because](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/because/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7f/geddy-lee-10677_because_when-i-usually-go-to-my-studio-to-work-i_1663234.jpg) > [It's very rare - and it does happen on occasion - where I'll take a piece of lyric and I'll just sit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geddy-lee/it-s-very-rare-and-it-does-happen-on-occasion-where-i-ll-take-a-piece/) [Geddy Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geddy-lee/) [Around](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/around/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7fd/geddy-lee-10677_around_it-s-very-rare-and-it-does-happen-on-occ_1637275.jpg) > [I think, basically, the music industry is scattered and in a mess. I think you've got lots of people that are so-called…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geddy-lee/i-think-basically-the-music-industry-is-scattered-and-in-a-mess-i/) [Geddy Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geddy-lee/) [Basically](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/basically/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d8b/geddy-lee-10677_basically_i-think-basically-the-music-industry-is_1691266.jpg) > [I have such an extreme attitude about work, where I can just completely be derelict of my responsibilities and then when I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geddy-lee/i-have-such-an-extreme-attitude-about-work-where-i-can-just/) [Geddy Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geddy-lee/) [Attitude](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/attitude/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ff/geddy-lee-10677_attitude_i-have-such-an-extreme-attitude-about-wo_2397260.jpg) > [With the help of modern technology, I can compose intricate keyboard parts and then I have to go back and learn them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geddy-lee/with-the-help-of-modern-technology-i-can-compose-intricate-keyboard/) [Geddy Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geddy-lee/) [Helping](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/helping/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e6/geddy-lee-10677_helping_with-the-help-of-modern-technology-i-can_2769165.jpg) > [Something happens when you become an elder rock & roller and you're still functioning. People start to give you awards and recognize…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geddy-lee/something-happens-when-you-become-an-elder-rock-roller-and-you-re/) [Geddy Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geddy-lee/) [Achievement](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/achievement/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa9/geddy-lee-10677_achievement_something-happens-when-you-become-an-eld_292876.jpg) > [First of all, when you live in a country like Canada, it's quite different from America in the sense that it's very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geddy-lee/first-of-all-when-you-live-in-a-country-like-canada-it-s-quite/) [Geddy Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geddy-lee/) [America](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/america/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dfe/geddy-lee-10677_america_first-of-all-when-you-live-in-a-country_2115570.jpg) > [I feel safe and comfortable to do that once I know that the song structure around the bass part is very interesting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geddy-lee/i-feel-safe-and-comfortable-to-do-that-once-i-know-that-the-song/) [Geddy Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geddy-lee/) [Bass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bass/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e97/geddy-lee-10677_bass_i-feel-safe-and-comfortable-to-do-that-o_2788255.jpg) > [Rock and Roll does have its limits as far as the aging process. You want to go out there and play while…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geddy-lee/rock-and-roll-does-have-its-limits-as-far-as-the-aging-process-you/) [Geddy Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geddy-lee/) [Aging](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/aging/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a2d/geddy-lee-10677_aging_rock-and-roll-does-have-its-limits-as-fa_3001594.jpg) > [For me, there is a lot of room for improvement and there are a lot of things I would like to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geddy-lee/for-me-there-is-a-lot-of-room-for-improvement-and-there-are-a-lot-of/) [Geddy Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geddy-lee/) [Better](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/better/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/437/geddy-lee-10677_better_for-me-there-is-a-lot-of-room-for-improv_491402.jpg) > [But, I would be naive not to recognize the number of musicians who tell me they have been influenced by me and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geddy-lee/but-i-would-be-naive-not-to-recognize-the-number-of-musicians-who/) [Geddy Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geddy-lee/) [Alex](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alex/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/399/geddy-lee-10677_alex_but-i-would-be-naive-not-to-recognize-th_3087122.jpg) > [I was taking piano lessons with a very good piano instructor in Toronto, and I'm afraid due to my schedule and discipline,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geddy-lee/i-was-taking-piano-lessons-with-a-very-good-piano-instructor-in/) [Geddy Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geddy-lee/) [Discipline](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/discipline/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8c/geddy-lee-10677_discipline_i-was-taking-piano-lessons-with-a-very-g_2351709.jpg) > [So, I don't know what is going to happen when the CD comes out, how well it will sell, etc. But, from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geddy-lee/so-i-don-t-know-what-is-going-to-happen-when-the-cd-comes-out-how/) [Geddy Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geddy-lee/) [Cds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cds/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f8/geddy-lee-10677_cds_so-i-don-t-know-what-is-going-to-happen_629434.jpg) > [I would like to think that Ben and myself have begun a partnership that will take us into different areas of music…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geddy-lee/i-would-like-to-think-that-ben-and-myself-have-begun-a-partnership/) [Geddy Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geddy-lee/) [Areas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/areas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e42/geddy-lee-10677_areas_i-would-like-to-think-that-ben-and-mysel_2848802.jpg) > [Well, I've been lucky. I've never gotten a voice polyp. I've never gotten nodes. But I do get sick, usually every tour,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geddy-lee/well-i-ve-been-lucky-i-ve-never-gotten-a-voice-polyp-i-ve-never/) [Geddy Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geddy-lee/) [Been](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/been/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d9e/geddy-lee-10677_been_well-i-ve-been-lucky-i-ve-never-gotten-a_2730043.jpg) > [My emotions are very simple and always have been about the Hall of Fame. It's something that I had absolutely nothing to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geddy-lee/my-emotions-are-very-simple-and-always-have-been-about-the-hall-of/) [Geddy Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geddy-lee/) [Absolutely nothing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/absolutely-nothing/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fcb/geddy-lee-10677_absolutely-nothing_my-emotions-are-very-simple-and-always-h_1663689.jpg) > [Then, once I have lyrics, being able to shape them around a song is nothing new for me, I've been doing that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geddy-lee/then-once-i-have-lyrics-being-able-to-shape-them-around-a-song-is/) [Geddy Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geddy-lee/) [Able](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/able/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f02/geddy-lee-10677_able_then-once-i-have-lyrics-being-able-to-sh_2567721.jpg) > [You spend most of your life working and trying to hone your craft, working on your chops, working on your writing, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geddy-lee/you-spend-most-of-your-life-working-and-trying-to-hone-your-craft/) [Geddy Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geddy-lee/) [About](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/about/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c3/geddy-lee-10677_about_you-spend-most-of-your-life-working-and_911772.jpg) ## Geddy Lee by topic [Song (17)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/geddy-lee/) [Music (15)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/music/geddy-lee/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geddy-lee/#itemlist", "name": "Geddy Lee Quotes", "numberOfItems": 24, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Live records of mine are very painful to listen to because you always think you can do it better. 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