The guitarist explains how the band’s more ambitious direction “inspired me to mess around with my guitar tone” ...

John’s brother Bill had said, ‘You need a better name for the band – how about Rush?’ And we liked it ... Alex: We knew early on that John had problems with his health.

Alex Lifeson has come a long way from the early days of Rush when the band was working with an initial maximum eight tracks ...

With the career-spanning ‘R50’ box set arriving soon, here is a survey of the best Rush live shows and performances.