caption associated_acts years_active notable_instruments birth_place label article_title name background birth_date instrument genre image origin birth_name occupation
lifeson -lrb- october 16 , 2012 -rrb- in concert with rush . toronto , ontario rush tree -lrb- guitar solo on anesthetize -rrb- , victor , big dirty band , porcupine 1963 -- present gibson gibson eds-1275 ovation adamas prs ce 24 es-335 gibson es-355 gibson les paul fender stratocaster fernie , british columbia , canada mercury , anthem , atlantic alex lifeson
 alex lifeson can oc non_vocal_instrumentalist 27 august 1953 guitar progressive rock , hard rock , heavy metal alex october 16 , 2012.jpg lifeson performing at the air canada centre on toronto , ontario , canada alexandar zivojinovich '' -lrb- aleksandar Živojinović -rrb- '' musician , songwriter , producer
alex lifeson

aleksandar Živojinović , -lrb- born august 27 , 1953 -rrb- , better known by his stage name alex lifeson , is a canadian musician , best known as the guitarist of the canadian rock band rush .
in 1968 , lifeson co-founded the band that would become rush .
other co-founders are friend and drummer john rutsey , bassist and lead vocalist jeff jones , and jones 's successor , current front man geddy lee a month later .
lifeson has been an integral member of the band ever since .
for rush , lifeson plays electric and acoustic guitars as well as other stringed instruments such as mandola , mandolin , and bouzouki .
he also performs backing vocals in live performances , and occasionally plays keyboards and bass pedal synthesizers .
like the other members of rush , lifeson performs real-time on-stage triggering of sampled instruments , concurrently with his guitar playing .
the bulk of lifeson 's work in music has been with rush , although lifeson has contributed to a body of work outside of the band as well .
aside from music , lifeson is part-owner of the orbit room , a bar and restaurant located in toronto , canada , a painter , and a licensed aircraft pilot .
along with his bandmates geddy lee and neil peart , lifeson was made an officer of the order of canada on may 9 , 1996 .
the trio was the first rock band to be so honoured , as a group .
he currently ranks 98th in rolling stone magazine 's list of 100 greatest guitarists of all time and third in the guitar world readers poll of 100 greatest guitarists .
