And the meek shall inherit the earth. Geddy Lee More Quotes by Geddy Lee More Quotes From Geddy Lee The sudden passing of Jack Bruce is terribly sad news. One of the greatest rock bassists to ever live and a true and profound inspiration to countless musicians. He was one of my first bass heroes and was a major influence on my playing and my music. My heartfelt condolences to his family and fans. Geddy Lee inspiration hero condolences 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. Geddy Lee different country america It's hard for me to just practice without writing something. Geddy Lee hard practice writing With the help of modern technology, I can compose intricate keyboard parts and then I have to go back and learn them in order to perform them properly. Geddy Lee keyboards technology order Playing live is such a total visceral experience, and really, as a musician, you're trained from the beginning to be a live performer. Geddy Lee live beginning you experience I think jamming is the way we begin to communicate. In the old days, people actually wrote notes on paper and sent them to each other. I guess that's how they jammed. Geddy Lee think old-days people way You spend most of your life working and trying to hone your craft, working on your chops, working on your writing, and you don't really think about accolades. Then you get a bit older and they start coming your way. It's a nice pat on the back. Geddy Lee think you life way If I start mining for opinions on hundreds of websites that have fan forums, I'll be totally distorted in my view of myself. I'll lose myself in all that. Geddy Lee lose view start myself