Geddy Lee Quotes

I play Rock 'n' Roll, that's what I do.

I've always loved big riffs and chunky guitars.

We're basically a rock band - guitar, bass, drums and vocals. But we take it further than that. We can be rotten, dirty, and heavy as anyone, but at the same time, we've got a lot of melody.

Now they have banging guitar and no bass and call it rock, but that's not what I call rock.

You can't stop rock-n-roll!

I was a hard rocker when I was in high school.

Give metal a chance!

Rock guitar is one of my favourite sounds.

There is nothing wrong about being a rock n' roll guitar player.

I'm a rock and roll kid, but to me, rock and roll isn't just four idiots banging their instruments really loud.

I am one of the barbarians - I love rock and roll.

I always wanted to make rock music as well or as an element of what I do.

It is the universe where all rock players live- we all use distortion, overdrive, gain and saturation. I call it 'fuzz.'

My dad is a huge rock n' roll lead guitar fan.

Guitar Player Magazine says Dick Dale is the father of Heavy Metal, blowing up 48 amplifiers, creating the first power amplifier.

To me, Sabbath was always JUSt a really heavy blues band. That s all we were. We just took those blues roots and made them heavier.

I ended up gettin' a little Gibson amp and a bass, because of Gene Simmons of Kiss. Myself and three other kids would pretend to be Kiss - I liked Gene the best.

The power chords in 'Come Sail Away' were super heavy to me as a kid. Metal? No. Hard rock? At times, for sure.

Rock music is niche.

A lot of people are surprised by my love of heavy metal. I fell in love with heavy metal almost before any other genre. One of the first concerts I went to was a Donnington Monsters Of Rock concert.

AC/DC is a prime example of taking that blues rock thing and just living in that world. They only really move the furniture around a little on each album, but it still works.

I've always played every amp I've ever had full up, because rock and roll is supposed to be played loud. Also, that's how you get your sustain.

Ian Gillan, Roger Glover and I wanted to be a hard rock band - we wanted to play rock and roll only.

Rock and Roll: Music for the neck downwards.

The Telecaster doesn't really sound that good for the kind of rock and roll that a lot of people played.