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• I was taking piano lessons with a very good piano instructor in Toronto, and I’m afraid due to my schedule and discipline, it kind of fell apart. One thing lead to another and I was unable to practice as much as I wanted to.

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• I love to write. It’s my first love.

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• I liked the fact that I was forced to get inside of my emotions and to really try to figure out a lot of what I was going through.

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• I like to be able to come and go as I please, and I don’t really like having my face and name plastered around. I think it’s a bit weird to have your name plastered on every page in a magazine, where in each case you’re using a different piece of equipment.

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• I have always felt I was more accurately a Hard Rock musician.

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• I have a lot of hobbies and I can be very remiss in reminding myself to go down to the basement to work.

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• I feel safe and comfortable to do that once I know that the song structure around the bass part is very interesting and it satisfies me in a compositional sense.

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• I feel a little uncomfortable about endorsements.

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• I do love using keyboards and I love writing keyboard parts, but I am not a player in the true sense of the word.

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• I am moved more by melodies, song structure, and evocative textures.

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• For me, there is a lot of room for improvement and there are a lot of things I would like to be better at.

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• For me, how I feel about what I wrote down turns into a song.

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• First of all, when you live in a country like Canada, it’s quite different from America in the sense that it’s very tied to traditions that were born in Britain.

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• But, I would be naive not to recognize the number of musicians who tell me they have been influenced by me and sight me – as well as Alex and Neil – as a musician who has been a positive influence on their playing.

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• There was a time when fast playing and fretboard pyrotechnics on the bass were important to me and when I am recording a bass track, that is still very important to me.

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• I prefer to think of myself as a musician who is still learning and trying to do something every time out.

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Geddy Lee (36)

Birth:	29th July, 1953
Nationality:	Canadian
Profession:	Musician, Singer

About

Geddy Lee was born in Willowdale, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is a Canadian musician, singer and songwriter best known as the lead vocalist, bassist, and keyboardist for the Canadian rock group Rush. Lee's first solo effort, My Favourite Headache, was released in 2000. An award-winning musician, Lee's style, technique, and skill on the bass guitar have inspired many rock musicians. His albums list shown below: Presto, 2112, Clockwork Angels, Rush, Hemispheres, Power Windows, Vapor Trails, Permanent Waves, A Farewell to Kings, Caress of Steel, Fly by Night, and Test for Echo.

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