Guitarist Extrordinaire
Real
name: Alex Zivojinovich
Nickname:
Lerxst
born August 27th 1953 in Fernie, B.C.,
Canada
Alex is currently married to his
wife Charlene, and has two sons,
Justin and
Adrian.
Alex is known as a gourmet cook,
as stated by his band members
and magazine
articles.He also is a
licensed pilot and
enjoys flying.
Alex's achievements include:
- Won best rock talent in 1983 Guitar for the Practicing Musician
- Inducted into the Guitar for the Practicing Musician hall of fame in May of 1991
use of suspended guitar chords and
very textural playing make him,
in my opinion, one of the
best guitarists in the world.
His influences include:
- Eric Clapton
- Jeff Beck
- Jimi Hendrix
- Jimmy Page
Alex's appearances outside of Rush:
- 1985 "Alien Shores" by Platinum Blonde (Alex plays on two tracks)
- 1987 "Beyond Borders" by Canadian Guitar Summit Guitar Player Magazine (sound page)
- 1988 "Serious Business" by Greenway (Alex does the solo on "In the Danger Zone")
- 1988 "Clean Slate" by Clean Slate (Alex produced)
- 1988 "Dream on the Horizon: A Tribute to the Olympic Spirit" by The Big Picture (Alex on two tracks)
- 1989 "Smoke on the Water" by Rock Aid Armenia and Black Sabbath (Mega-Rock-Re-Mix)/Paranoid (Alex on the guitar)
- 1990 "Lost Brotherhood" by Larry Gowen (Alex on all tracks)
- "Ragged Ass Road" by Tom Cochrane (Alex plays on some tracks)
more info on Alex including his Victor project.
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