Alex Lifeson: interview overload

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02-03-2009:
Interviews and clips of Alex Lifeson through the ages... not suprisingly there is a lot of video footage of Alex Lifeson... here's some interviews and interesting curios...this one's for my mate Brad.

CHARTattack's Kate Harper sat down with Rush's Alex Lifeson last December at the annual Andy Kim Christmas Show in Toronto to talk about his favourite Rush song and the band's future.

Alex Lifeson of Rush : Gear & Interview with Guitarist Magazine Dec 2007

The Naples incident

On New Year's Eve 2003, Lifeson, his son, and his daughter-in-law were arrested at the Ritz Carlton hotel in Naples, Florida. Lifeson, after intervening in an altercation between his son and police, was accused of assaulting a sheriff's deputy in what was described as a drunken brawl. In addition to suffering a broken nose at the hands of the officers, Lifeson was tasered six times. His son Justin was also tasered repeatedly.

According to Justin's file in the Felony section of the Public Records database of Collier County, Florida,[9] the judge determined that, based on the testimony of the prosecution's witnesses, including one of the police officers involved in the incident, that while the potential for violence existed, none was offered by Justin. As part of the plea agreement Lifeson and his son were each sentenced to 12 months of probation with the adjudication of that probation suspended. Upon successful completion of the probation, the matter is to be expunged from their records. In addition, they had to pay all court costs. In the fall of 2005, the court granted early dismissal from probation to both Lifeson and his son.

In his journal-based book Roadshow, Peart relates the band's perspective on the events of that New Years Eve. He also says the incident was and still is a traumatic event for Lifeson and his family.

Rush' Alex Lifeson in court

Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart of Rush jam with Sheehan because geddy was running late.

Rush soundcheck jam with Billy Sheehan part 1


Rush soundcheck jam with Billy Sheehan part 2


Alex Lifeson Interview for Artist of the Decade (1990)