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"You lose interest in smashing up hotel rooms... but there's days when there's a full moon and you feel a little crazy": In 1983, Alex Lifeson talked bad behaviour, bad press, and how Rush shook off their "lousy Led Zeppelin copy" tag

When Alex Lifeson told an '80s interviewer that Rush were "not a wild band", he did so with a twinkle in his eye

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NAMM 2024: the 10 biggest things we discovered at this year's show

From a new wave of star-studded semi-hollow signature guitars, to the AI invasion, these are the things we saw, heard, and thought at the music-making event of the year

Guitar World

NAMM 2024: Alex Lifeson unites with Godin to channel and evolve his Hentor Sportcaster with the new signature Limelight guitar – “It was not quite enough for me to just develop a reissue of that very special instrument"

“This was an opportunity to showcase 40 years of evolution within that solid platform," says the Rush guitar legend

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NAMM 2024: “It’s not just a reissue of that very special instrument. This was an opportunity to showcase 40 years of evolution”: Alex Lifeson partners with Godin for the LERXST Limelight – a new take on his legendary Hentor Sportcaster

The Rush icon has teamed-up with another forward-thinking Canadian export for his new S-style signature guitar

Guitar World

"My success with women increased when I had Geddy Lee hair": The 10 best Rush songs ever, according to the Trailer Park Boys

Bubbles, Ricky and Julian a.k.a. Canada's second-best trio the Trailer Park Boys, pick their 10 favourite Rush songs

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"All those times we shared when it was the three of us, you can't get that back": Rush's Geddy Lee looks back on his effin' life

To mark the publication of his autobiography My Effin' Life, Geddy Lee talks about the events and people who've shaped his life as a person and musician

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“I don't know if I can play like I played back then”: Alex Lifeson discusses how arthritis is affecting his playing – and why returning to the road might not be wise

The Rush legend is taking “very, very effective” treatments to deal with his arthritis, but concedes his joint issue is “slowly getting worse”

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"They couldn't have been nicer, and it really lifted us at a moment when we could have used the lifting": Geddy Lee reveals how Robert Plant and Jimmy Page helped Rush overcome grief and loss

Led Zeppelin were a musical inspiration for Rush, but as Geddy Lee explains, Robert Plant and Jimmy Page also proved themselves to be decent human beings at a "dark, sad time"

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Chris Shiflett interviewed Alex Lifeson on his podcast: the experience changed the way he thinks about his own playing

Foo Fighters guitarist Chris Shiflett on his solo projects, his hair-metal history, and why surfing might hold the key to happiness

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Prog's ultimate Christmas Tracks Of The Week

It's your chance to choose your favourite prog Christmas song in this week's seasonal poll

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Introducing contrasting open chords – the open-string shapes used by the likes of Alex Lifeson and Jeff Buckley in some of their dreamiest guitar parts

What is a contrasting open chord? It's simply an open chord that combines high-fretted notes and open strings, and it can be used to great effect on acoustic or electric guitar

Guitar World

Three “God-like guitarists” join forces and stadium-conquering rockers channel their inner spy: This week's essential guitar tracks

Must-listen-to tunes from Guns N' Roses, Architects, IDLES, The Libertines, Devon Ross, Ryujin and many more

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Just days after launching his own amp brand with Mojotone, Alex Lifeson gets his teeth into the pedal market with his first stompbox – the LERXST By-Tor

The second announcement from the Rush guitarist and his collaborators at Mojotone aims to offer the Marshall-like tube tone of his $2.5k head in a $300 pedal

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Geddy Lee says he and Alex Lifeson have talked about recruiting one of the world's great drummers to tour as Rush again

Geddy Lee drops strongest hint yet that he and Alex Lifeson could get Rush back on the road with a stand-in for Neil Peart

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Alex Lifeson reveals signature LERXST amp line with MojoTone ahead of writing sessions with Geddy Lee

LERXST amplifiers could be just the start – guitars, pickups and pedals might be coming next

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“There has been an explosion of guitar music in the past 5 years… LERXST amplifiers provide a platform for these players”: Alex Lifeson unveils LERXST amp range in collaboration with Mojotone – and there are new guitars, pedals and pickups to come

The Rush guitar icon’s previously limited-edition Omega amp build is now available to all, alongside a new Chi head and combo – with more to come…

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Geddy Lee says that Paul McCartney has tried to convince him and Alex Lifeson to tour again: “He was lecturing Al about how great it is... ‘You have to do it, man. You have to get back out there’”

It sounds like McCartney made a persuasive case but Lee says Lifeson might still need some more persuading before we can look forward to any form of Rush reunion tour

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"There was so much emotional static and fear and paranoia": Geddy Lee on the Rush album that was the most difficult to make

Even for one of the most accomplished bands in rock history, making records isn't always easy

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“His playing speaks to my soul like no other guitarist”: Alex Lifeson joins Adam Jones onstage to help Tool perform Jambi – before gifting his hero one of his signature Epiphone Les Pauls

Having previously spoken about his affection for Jones' guitar playing, Lifeson joined Tool onstage to tackle the rhythmic riff rollercoaster – with some added Rush flair for good measure

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Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson jams with US prog metallers Tool on A Passage To Bangkok and Jambi

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"I said, 'I'm glad the music meant something to you,' and she burst into tears!": On the road with Rush's Geddy Lee

In 2019 Classic Rock accompanied Geddy Lee on the road as he promoted Geddy Lee’s Big Beautiful Book Of Bass

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"His playing is inspirational and speaks to my soul like no other guitarist" – Alex Lifeson guests with Tool in Toronto

The Rush man took on the rhythmically relentless Jambi and gifted Adam Jones one of his signature Epiphone Les Pauls too

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"He came and sat and drank with us. We all got plastered together": it turns out Paul McCartney has instructed Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson to get back out on tour

Beatle Sir Paul offered his boozy wisdom to Rush's Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee at the Taylor Hawkins tribute concerts

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“I walked away feeling we had done justice to Taylor and justice to Neil”: Geddy Lee on how playing the Taylor Hawkins tribute concerts helped bring Rush closure

Lee and bandmate Alex Lifeson played Rush classics with Dave Grohl, Omar Hakim, Chad Smith and Danny Carey

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"As the tour wound down, the mood started to change and it split into two camps... we were quite divided by the end": Geddy Lee recalls the internal tensions on Rush's final tour, R40

Rush's R40 tour represented a victory lap for the much-loved Canadian prog-rock heroes, but for the three musicians it was a bitter-sweet experience, Geddy Lee admits

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