Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson celebrates his 67th birthday today (August 27th) . The song “Limelight” was a song about how the band was going to deal with their success. It was on the album Moving Pictures in 1981 writen by Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart. It was written at a time when Rush was finally beginning to taste success for the first time. Geddy Lee says the song reflects drummer and lyricist Neil Peart’s difficulty in coping with that fame.
”Alex and I have always adapted to the spotlight a little easier than Neil has. He’s a more intensely private person
