
Alexander Zivojinovich Order of Canada (b. August 27, 1953, Fernie, British Columbia), better known by his stage name Alex Lifeson, is a Canadian musician. ("Lifeson" is a literal translation of "Zivojinovich".) The son of Serb immigrants, Lifeson was raised in Toronto, Ontario. Lifeson's solo album, ''Victor (album)'', was released in 1996. He plays guitar and composes for the rock and roll group Rush (band). Outside of music, he owns and operates a small consumer product design engineering and manufacturing firm The Omega Concern, as a gourmet chef is part owner of the Toronto restaurant The Orbit Room, and is a licensed aircraft pilot and motorcycle operator. Along with his colleagues Geddy Lee and Neil Peart, Lifeson was made an Officer of the Order of Canada on May 9, 1996. The trio were the first rock musicians so honoured. During 2003, he played himself on the Canada smash hit mockumentary Trailer Park Boys. On New Year's Eve 2003-2004, Lifeson, his son, and his daughter-in-law were arrested at a Naples, Florida hotel. Lifeson, after intervening in an altercation between his son and police, was accused of assaulting a sheriff's deputy in what was described as a drunken brawl. On April 21, 2005 a plea deal was met between Lifeson and the prosecution by which he would be spared a custodial sentence if he agreed to plead guilty to a single charge of resisting arrest without violence. Lifeson was required to spend 12 months on probation and to pay all court costs. ===Trivia=== Bandmates often call him by his nickname, "Lerxst," which also appears in a subsection of ''La Villa Strangiato'' from Hemispheres (1978 album), titled "A Lerxst in Wonderland" ====Awards==== * 1983 - "Best Rock Talent" - ''Guitar for the Practicing Musician'' * 1991 - Inducted into the Guitar for the Practicing Musician Hall of Fame ==External links== * [http://wikisource.org/wiki/Alex_Lifeson_CNN_Interview_2002 Read 2002 CNN interview with Alex] *[http://www.naplesnews.com/npdn/news/article/0,2071,NPDN_14940_2547066,00.html Article about Lifeson's arrest] *[http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/lifeson%20and%20son%20spared%20jail Article about Lifeson's plea deal] 1953 births Canadian musicians Rush Members of the Order of Canada Guitarists Serbian diaspora
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any news about Alex´ trial. January 5th is over ;-) ... response:date for the trial has now been set for May 16th 2005, not known if a plea bargain has been entered... == Questionable Revision == See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex%5fLifeson?curid=2893&diff=0 I don't know the facts, just wondering, which is more accurate? User:24.76.141.237 02:22, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC) :Alex Lifeson is Serbian, but Serbia was part of Yugoslavia at the time his parents emigrated, if I recall correctly. But I don't even want to touch the issue of the Balkans. That said, Lerxst's parents are referred to as Serbian immigrants everywhere I've seen it. — User:Philwelch ''User_talk:Philwelch'' 22:55, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC)
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Alexander Zivojinovich Order of Canada (b. August 27, 1953, Fernie, British Columbia), better known by his stage name Alex Lifeson, is a Canadian musician. ("Lifeson" is a literal translation of "Zivojinovich".) The son of Serb immigrants, Lifeson was raised in Toronto, Ontario. Lifeson's solo album, ''Victor (album)'', was released in 1996. He plays guitar and composes for the rock and roll group Rush (band). Outside of music, he owns and operates a small consumer product design engineering and manufacturing firm The Omega Concern, as a gourmet chef is part owner of the Toronto restaurant The Orbit Room, and is a licensed aircraft pilot and motorcycle operator. Along with his colleagues Geddy Lee and Neil Peart, Lifeson was made an Officer of the Order of Canada on May 9, 1996. The trio were the first rock musicians so honoured. During 2003, he played himself on the Canada smash hit mockumentary Trailer Park Boys. On New Year's Eve 2003-2004, Lifeson, his son, and his daughter-in-law were arrested at a Naples, Florida hotel. Lifeson, after intervening in an altercation between his son and police, was accused of assaulting a sheriff's deputy in what was described as a drunken brawl. On April 21, 2005 a plea deal was met between Lifeson and the prosecution by which he would be spared a custodial sentence if he agreed to plead guilty to a single charge of resisting arrest without violence. Lifeson was required to spend 12 months on probation and to pay all court costs. ===Trivia=== Bandmates often call him by his nickname, "Lerxst," which also appears in a subsection of ''La Villa Strangiato'' from Hemispheres (1978 album), titled "A Lerxst in Wonderland" ====Awards==== * 1983 - "Best Rock Talent" - ''Guitar for the Practicing Musician'' * 1991 - Inducted into the Guitar for the Practicing Musician Hall of Fame ==External links== * [http://wikisource.org/wiki/Alex_Lifeson_CNN_Interview_2002 Read 2002 CNN interview with Alex] *[http://www.naplesnews.com/npdn/news/article/0,2071,NPDN_14940_2547066,00.html Article about Lifeson's arrest] *[http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/lifeson%20and%20son%20spared%20jail Article about Lifeson's plea deal] 1953 births Canadian musicians Rush Members of the Order of Canada Guitarists Serbian diaspora
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Hi,
any news about Alex´ trial. January 5th is over ;-) ... response:date for the trial has now been set for May 16th 2005, not known if a plea bargain has been entered... == Questionable Revision == See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex%5fLifeson?curid=2893&diff=0 I don't know the facts, just wondering, which is more accurate? User:24.76.141.237 02:22, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC) :Alex Lifeson is Serbian, but Serbia was part of Yugoslavia at the time his parents emigrated, if I recall correctly. But I don't even want to touch the issue of the Balkans. That said, Lerxst's parents are referred to as Serbian immigrants everywhere I've seen it. — User:Philwelch ''User_talk:Philwelch'' 22:55, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC)
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