- Alexandar Zivojinovich, OC, better known by his stage name Alex Lifeson, is a Canadian musician, best known as the guitarist of the Canadian rock band Rush
Born: | 27 August 1953 Comment | How old is Alex Lifeson in 2024? / Age: | 70 years
| Zodiac sign: | Virgo |
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Alex Lifeson facts
- In 1968, Lifeson co-founded the band that would become Rush, with drummer John Rutsey and bassist and singer Jeff Jones
- Jones was replaced by Geddy Lee a month later, and Rutsey was replaced by Neil Peart in 1974; the band's line-up has remained the same ever since
- With Rush, Lifeson plays electric and acoustic guitars, as well as other stringed instruments such as mandola, mandolin, and bouzouki
- He also performs backing vocals in live performances, and occasionally plays keyboards and bass pedal synthesizers
- Like the other members of Rush, Lifeson performs real-time on-stage triggering of sampled instruments, concurrently with his guitar playing
- The bulk of Lifeson's work in music has been with Rush, although Lifeson has contributed to a body of work outside of the band as well
- Aside from music, Lifeson is part-owner of The Orbit Room, a bar and restaurant in Toronto, a painter and a licensed aircraft pilot
- Along with his bandmates Geddy Lee and Neil Peart, Lifeson was made an Officer of the Order of Canada on 9 May 1996
- The trio was the first rock band to be so honoured, as a group
- Lifeson was ranked 98th on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time, and third (after Eddie Van Halen and Brian May) in a Guitar World readers poll also listing the 100 greatest guitarists
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