The legendary progressive rock back known as Rush uses a symbol that
is located on the album entitled:  "2112."  The symbol is of a star
with a naked man in the middle with his arms out stretched, the symbol
is known as the "Starman."  I have searched high and low for the
meaning of this symbol that they use on more than one album.  Could
you help me find out the true meaning of this symbol?  Their are
different theories on what it might mean, but i would like to know
what the Band intended for it to mean, not some theory.

Dear tcavale,

In an interview, Hugh Syme - the artist who designed the "2112" cover
- explained the "Starman" as follows:

"Initially, that logo didn't begin as an identity factor for the band,
it just got adopted. We didn't consider it a mascot overall icon of
representation for the band at the time.
What I did do with that particular cover was read their lyrics, and
understand that there is a good force and a bad force: the good force
was music, creativity, and freedom of expression - and the bad force
was anything that was contrary to that.
The man is the hero of the story. That he is nude is just a classic
tradition ... the pureness of his person and creativity without the
trappings of other elements such as clothing. The red star is the evil
red star of the Federation, which was one of Neil's symbols. We
basically based that cover around the red star and that hero."


Sources:

Power Windows - A Tribute to Rush: The Story behind Rush's Album Covers
http://www.2112.net/powerwindows/transcripts/creemsyme.htm

We Have Assumed Control...: What's Up With That Man/Star Thingy Anyway?
http://home.san.rr.com/twentyonetwelve/whatsup.htm

Search terms used:
"that cover around the red star"
://www.google.de/search?hl=de&ie=UTF-8&newwindow=1&q=%22that+cover+around+the+red+star%22&btnG=Suche&meta=

A big "thank you" to my fellow researcher tutuzdad-ga, who showed me
the right way to the answer.


Hope this is what you were looking for!
Regards,
Scriptor

I can't believe how quickly you found an answer to my question, keep
up the good work, i'll keep asking questions in the future

Thanks, now I can't get that album outta me head..........."we have assumed control"