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Alex Lifeson says Paul McCartney convinced Rush to get back on the road: “You can’t argue with a Beatle”
After the Taylor Hawkins tribute, McCartney told Lifeson and Geddy Lee that touring was “in our blood” — advice that helped push the reluctant Rush guitarist toward a reunion
Bands hired Alex Lifeson for the Rush sound. He loved disappointing them
“I like to do something that they would never expect,” the guitarist says of his post-Rush collaborations, where he chased strange effects, new textures and unexpected sounds.
How Rush were unexpectedly reunited with their old pedals for their final albums
A forgotten piece of 1970s gear became crucial to their late-career swan song
How Alex Lifeson’s broken finger once stopped the band at a crucial moment in their rise
With Lee sidelined by laryngitis and bronchitis, it’s a reminder of 1979’s ‘Hemispheres’ tour, when Lifeson’s fretting hand took a hit just as Rush were becoming one of rock’s hottest live acts
“I remember opening the case for the first time. I almost started crying.” The reason Alex Lifeson chose Gibson over PRS
As Epiphone reissues his iconic 1976 ES-355, we recall when the Rush guitarist admitted PRS built "better" guitars — but why Gibson ultimately won his heart.
"She has the guts to sit in that seat." Geddy Lee defends Rush's choice of Anika Nilles
Lee knows some fans will never accept a drummer other than Neil Peart but says Nilles was the only person Rush considered for their return
“How are we going to get this home?” Geddy Lee recalls the winter night he and Alex Lifeson bought his first bass amp
A teenage Lee thought he’d solved his gear problem — until he and Lifeson realized the oversized Traynor amp was too big too carry home
Geddy Lee recalls his funniest Alex Lifeson story
The band are readying their first tour in over a decade, but Lifeson is unlikely to make this mistake again
