Geddy Lee quotes

Geddy Lee is a Canadian musician, singer, and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist, bassist, and keyboardist of the rock band Rush. His distinctive voice, complex bass playing, and use of synthesizers have made a significant impact on progressive rock music. He continues to influence generations of musicians and fans worldwide. Here are 45 of his quotes:

Music is all about wanting to be better at it. (Geddy Lee)
For me, how I feel about what I wrote down turns into a song. View quote
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I love to write. It's my first love. View quote
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Then, once I have lyrics, being able to shape them around a song is nothing new for me, I've been doing that for 25 years. The soul searching part of it, the spontaneous part of it, that was, and remains, a really terrific process. View quote
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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. View quote
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I have always felt I was more accurately a Hard Rock musician. View quote
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I like to practice on the bass, but I don't do it as often as I should. View quote
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Working at Perfekt, Got me down on my knees. Success to failure, Just a matter of degrees. Working at Perfekt, Got me down on my knees... View quote
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Cinderella man, Doing what you can, They can't understand what it means Cinderella man, Hang on to your plans, Try as they might, they cannot steal your dreams. View quote
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I guess, we were people who just dedicated to trying to get better. View quote
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I have such an extreme attitude about work, where I can just completely be derelict of my responsibilities and then when I am not derelict, I am completely indulged in it. I swing pretty wildly from the two extremes. (Geddy Lee)
For me, there is a lot of room for improvement and there are a lot of things I would like to be better at. View quote
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With me, satisfaction is always very fleeting with our work. I always get a little restless with it. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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That is what intrigues me; songwriting and song structure and expression. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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Some writing and production projects will be a great way to spend my elderly rock years. View quote
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I feel a little uncomfortable about endorsements. (Geddy Lee)
I would like to think that Ben and myself have begun a partnership that will take us into different areas of music that we can continue to write, enjoy and keep me involved with music other then what I do with RUSH. View quote
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It's hard for me to just practice without writing something. View quote
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If you have some magical chemistry that actually find the music you make compelling, that is a big bonus. View quote
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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. View quote
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Geddy Lee

Geddy Lee - Image
Photo: Shipguy, CC BY-SA 2.5
Occupation: Canadian Musician
Born: July 29, 1953
Quotes count: 45
Wikipedia: Geddy Lee

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