About Quote by Mike Portnoy

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

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

In September 1968, Rush played for around 20 people at a small hall in a church basement. We played songs like 'Spoonful,' 'Fire' and…

— 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

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

We played with Rush somewhere way early in our career.

— Rick Nielsen

Geddy Lee and I went to the same grade school. He moved away when we were still young, but I remember him like I…

— Rick Moranis

When I had my first gig, I was 18 in January in 2007. My first gig that I got paid, I was playing for…

— Afrojack

Rush and guitarist Alex Lifeson are among my biggest influences.

— John Petrucci

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

I was influenced by the Beats because I actually just began to commit adolescence around 1955, when "Howl" and Rebel Without a Cause and…

— Billy Collins

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

— Stephen Colbert