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At the same time, I've never been afraid of death or the concept of death.

~Alex Lifeson

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I really consider myself more of a rhythm guitarist than a soloist.

~Alex Lifeson

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I enjoyed art in school. I've always done little drawings and stuff like that. I don't really know what I'm doing with the painting, but I experiment.

~Alex Lifeson

Topics: Always Art Doing Done Drawings Enjoyed Experiment Know Like Little Painting Really School Stuff

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A lot of '2112' was written in the back seat of a car and in cold dressing rooms while on tour in northern Ontario.

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I think the whole '2112' album took somewhere around a week to do.

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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 true. We don't take ourselves seriously at all. Sure, we take our music seriously, but that's altogether different.

~Alex Lifeson

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The Rush fans are pretty crazy everywhere, but they're particularly wild in South America.

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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, particularly in a three-piece band.

~Alex Lifeson

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Hendrix was a natural genius who played many beautiful styles. Talent as great as his doesn't come through life very frequently. Hendrix was one in a billion.

~Alex Lifeson

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Of any guitarist, Jimmy Page was my biggest influence. I wanted to look, think and play like him. Zeppelin had a heavy influence on Rush during our early days. Page's loose style of playing showed an immense confidence, and there are no rules to his playing.

~Alex Lifeson

Topics: Any Biggest Biggest Influence Confidence Days Early Early Days Guitarist Had Heavy Him His Immense Influence Jimmy Like Look Loose No Rules Our Page Play Playing Rules Rush Style Think Wanted Zeppelin

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Biography

Nationality: Canadian

Type: Musician

Born: August 27th, 1953

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