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Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson things Guitar Hero/Rock Band is great for the future of music

by rawmeatcowboy
29 December 2008
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“Well, it’s a wonderful thing. Through the course of this tour I’ve noticed how many young kids there were out in the audience, 9, 10, 11 years old, and they were air drumming and air guitaring all these parts to not only to those songs, but to a lot of the songs. Through those games they’ve been introduced to our music, and from there their parents have just taken it to the next level. It’s an amazing thing to view that from the perspective of standing on a stage playing those songs and looking at these young kids getting off on it in such a great way. I’m so hopeful for the future of music because we’ve gone through a very difficult period, where it’s become a lot more poppy and there’s been a magic taken out of music, and I hope it’s starting to come back. I think a lot of these young kids that start out with Guitar Hero and Rock Band are developing an interest in music and learning how to really play the songs. That is a very hopeful thing for the future of music.” - Alex Lifeson

Mr. Lifeson went on to discuss how children go from playing these games to trying real instruments.

“Well, I think it’s always great to be able to play a real instrument. These games, these are just controllers. But it sparks something. There’s nothing that’s quite as exciting as learning to play your first song or figuring out the chords to a song and taking it to the next level and then of course learning to play it well enough that you can start writing your own music. It’s just such a wonderful way to express yourself and be creative.”

Thanks to DJ Gwiz for the heads up!

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