The song is about his feelings toward the fame that hit Rush and changed everything. He just didn’t understand that concept and why. Neil said that while he was a huge fan of The Who and Keith Moon…he would have never dreamed of following them back to their hotel or meeting them. As Geddy Lee said (full quote below): “Limelight was probably more of Neil’s song than a lot of the songs on that album in the sense that his feelings about being in the limelight and his difficulty with coming to grips with fame and autograph seekers and a sudden lack of privacy and sudden demands on his time… he was having a very difficult time dealing with. He never hated the fans or anything but he was shy and didn’t feel comfortable with meet and greets etc. While Alex and Geddy are outgoing guys…Neil Peart was not. This song hit me a like a great rock song which it is and is completely understandable. The drummers I’ve worked with…uh… that would not happen.
For the most part Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson will come up with the music and drummer Neil Peart will supply the often complex lyrics. They had an unusual songwriting setup in that band. As a musician myself…yes I respect them as masters of their craft. When I heard that guitar riff at the beginning…BOOM…automatically loved the song.Īs I listen to interviews and watched their documentary… that I will plug to everyone that would listen. I’m not the biggest fan of Rush but there are songs that were masterpieces…and this was one of them.
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