Moving Pictures’ still makes me get into a groove; I love the way it feels. But I’m not nostalgic for old times. I’d love to have that hair again and be 40 pounds lighter, but it’s a tradeoff. Alex Lifeson Read Quote
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 guitar. It looked almost like a Gretsch. It cost $59, and my mom still has it. Alex Lifeson Read Quote
And on top of that, when we work together we have a wonderful working relationship we push each other we challenge each other we laugh 80% of the time that we are together we’re very fortunate. Alex Lifeson Read Quote
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 Read Quote
The Rush fans are pretty crazy everywhere, but they’re particularly wild in South America. Alex Lifeson Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
The Stones were more dangerous than other bands of the Sixties. It looked like they had more fun than the Beatles – like they stayed up later. Alex Lifeson Read Quote
It’s a wonderful thing to be able to see your music going from generation to generation. Alex Lifeson Read Quote
