Alex Lifeson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Alex Lifeson

Canadian musician

Date of Birth: 27-Aug-1953

Place of Birth: Fernie, British Columbia, Canada

Profession: composer, record producer, songwriter, guitarist

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Alex Lifeson

  • Alexandar Zivojinovich, (born 27 August 1953), better known by his stage name Alex Lifeson, is a Canadian musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer, best known as the guitarist of the progressive rock band Rush.
  • 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.
  • With Rush, Lifeson plays electric and acoustic guitars, as well as other string 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 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.
  • In 2013, he was inducted with Rush into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
  • 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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