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 More Quotes by Geddy Lee More Quotes From Geddy Lee 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 bass track important Music is all about wanting to be better at it. Geddy Lee music-is 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 emotional music energy I guess, we were people who just dedicated to trying to get better. Geddy Lee get-better trying people 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 swings responsibility attitude And the meek shall inherit the earth. Geddy Lee horizon ties earth I have always felt I was more accurately a Hard Rock musician. Geddy Lee rocks felt musician That is what intrigues me; songwriting and song structure and expression. Geddy Lee structure expression song I'm a big believer of daylight in the studio. Geddy Lee believer daylight bigs With me, satisfaction is always very fleeting with our work. I always get a little restless with it. Geddy Lee fleeting satisfaction littles 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 emotion simple fame I love to write. It's my first love. Geddy Lee first-love writing firsts I like to practice on the bass, but I don't do it as often as I should. Geddy Lee bass should practice 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 arms voice worry I feel a little uncomfortable about endorsements. Geddy Lee endorsements uncomfortable littles 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 different names thinking 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 guitar play song 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. Geddy Lee different writing thinking Sometimes it's nice to have a song that can be taken more then one way, so it can be interpreted differently. Geddy Lee nice taken song 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 player writing
