1- The Band from Willowdale, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2- Band Formed in 1968,
3- They first got a job to play at a coffee house called the “Coff-In.”
4- Rush Inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1994.
5- Geddy Lee was born Gary Lee Weinrib. “Geddy” came from his grandmother’s pronunciation of “Gary”
6- Neil Peart’s daughter Selena was killed in a car accident in 1997.
7- The group has been awarded 24 gold, 14 platinum, and 3 multi-platinum albums.
8- The song “2112,” which is made up of seven parts, together is 20 minutes and 33 seconds long, making it the band’s longest song.
9- Geddy Lee is a connoisseur and collector of classic wines.
10- Rush was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1994 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2013.
11- In late 2009, Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson launched an auction for their initiative “Grapes Under Pressure”, in support of the cause “Grapes for Humanity”
12- Rush has received nominations for seven Grammy Awards
13- Neil Peart writes most of the lyrics
14- On April 24, 2010, the documentary Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage, directed by Scot McFadyen and Sam Dunn, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival
15- The movie poster for Eraserhead (1977) appears 17 seconds into their music video “Limelight” (1981).
16- Alex Lifeson was influenced by Jimi Hendrix, Pete Townshend, Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page
17- The band is featured on the album Songs for Tibet, appearing with other celebrities as an initiative to support Tibet and the current Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso
18- On June 25, 2010, Rush received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6752 Hollywood Boulevard.
19- Alex first met Geddy in a history class at Fisherville Junior High
20- The band has won several Juno Awards, won an International Achievement Award at the 2009 SOCAN Awards,
21- Their early sound was mostly influenced by Cream and Led Zeppelin
22- Neil Peart Initially inspired by Keith Moon, Peart absorbed the influence of other rock drummers from the 1960s and 1970s such as Ginger Baker, Carmine Appice, and John Bonham
23- As of 2012, Moving Pictures was the band’s highest-selling album