Alex Lifeson was a guest on Ann Liguori's Talkin' Golf podcast a couple of weeks ago, where he chats with Ann about his golf game, his many musical side projects, Rush and more. When she asked Alex to pick the most meaningful song that he's ever written or co-written, here was his answer:
... If I had to pick one song, it would be the last song on the last record which was "The Garden". It's a very poignant song. I think that song really meant a lot to Neil. It was ironic that he became ill. A lot of the things that he touched on in "The Garden" were very connected to his illness and his death, and it always sticks with both of us [he and Ged] deep down ...
You can listen to the entire 20-minute interview below or at this location (thanks RushFanForever).