Geddy Lee Quotes

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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.

  Geddy Lee

  Track, Important, Bass

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• Music is all about wanting to be better at it.

  Geddy Lee

  Music Is

  "The Consummate Geddy Lee Interview". Interview with Christopher Buttner, www.globalbass.com. December 2000.

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• I guess, we were people who just dedicated to trying to get better.

  Geddy Lee

  People, Get Better, Trying

  "5 Simple Lessons From 40 Years At The Same Job" by Dave Bookbinder, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 24, 2016.

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• Invisible airwaves crackle with life Bright antennae bristle with the energy Emotional feedback on a timeless wavelength Bearing a gift beyond price, almost free

  Geddy Lee

  Music, Emotional, Energy

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• And the meek shall inherit the earth.

  Geddy Lee

  Ties, Horizon, Earth

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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

  Attitude, Responsibility, Swings

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• Sometimes it's nice to have a song that can be taken more then one way, so it can be interpreted differently.

  Geddy Lee

  Song, Nice, Taken

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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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  Rooms, Improvement, Room For Improvement

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• I'm a big believer of daylight in the studio.

  Geddy Lee

  Daylight, Bigs, Believer

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• With me, satisfaction is always very fleeting with our work. I always get a little restless with it.

  Geddy Lee

  Fleeting, Littles, Satisfaction

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• I worry about my voice 24/7 when I'm on tour. It's like a pitcher and his arm. It's constantly the thing that my whole life revolves around.

  Geddy Lee

  Voice, Worry, Arms

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

  Geddy Lee

  Rocks, Musician, Felt

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

  Geddy Lee

  Writing, First Love, Firsts

  "The Consummate Geddy Lee Interview". Interview with Christopher Buttner, www.globalbass.com. December 2000.

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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.

  Geddy Lee

  True Love, Writing, Player

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• I feel a little uncomfortable about endorsements.

  Geddy Lee

  Littles, Endorsements, Uncomfortable

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

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  Song, Texture, Structure

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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.

  Geddy Lee

  Thinking, Names, Different

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• My emotions are very simple and always have been about the Hall of Fame. It's something that I had absolutely nothing to do with and had no control over, so I never thought much about it, to be frank.

  Geddy Lee

  Simple, Emotion, Fame

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• I like to practice on the bass, but I don't do it as often as I should.

  Geddy Lee

  Practice, Bass, Should

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• I can't remember the first song I learned to play on bass, but the first song I learned to play on guitar was 'For Your Love' by the Yardbirds. That kind of was the beginning for me. I thought it was a great song and I loved the open chord progression at the beginning of that song.

  Geddy Lee

  Song, Play, Guitar

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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.

  Geddy Lee

  Thinking, Trying, Musician

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• That is what intrigues me; songwriting and song structure and expression.

  Geddy Lee

  Song, Expression, Structure

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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.

  Geddy Lee

  Numbers, Sight, Would Be

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• Some writing and production projects will be a great way to spend my elderly rock years.

  Geddy Lee

  Writing, Rocks, Elderly

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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.

  Geddy Lee

  Practice, Piano, Discipline

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