Neil Peart
Neil Peart
Neil Ellwood Peart, OC, is a Canadian-American musician and author, best known as the drummer and primary lyricist for the rock band Rush. Peart has received numerous awards for his musical performances, including an induction into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 1983, making him the youngest person ever so honored. He is known for his technical proficiency and stamina...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionDrummer
Date of Birth12 September 1952
CityHamilton, Canada
CountryCanada
If I go play golf with the guys, it's intended to be a joke.
I'd be very honored to be the ambassador to drum solos.
I try not to repeat myself in fills in all the Rush songs unless it is something simple or something I feel is my own characteristic thing.
I think, in music, you're always hoping that you'll have a like-minded audience and that the music you like making will appeal to them, too.
Even as a kid, I never wanted to be famous; I wanted to be good.
Do yourself a favor. Don't ever say to me, 'Everything happens for a reason.'
What you own is your own kingdomWhat you do is your own gloryWhat you love is your own powerWhat you live is your own story
When I started playing, I played in R&B bands. I played James Brown, Wilson Pickett, Otis Redding and all that.
Lessons taught but never learned,all around us anger burns.Guide the future by the past.Long ago the mould was cast.
When they turn the pages of history,when these days have passed long ago--will they read of us with sadnessfor the seeds that we let grow?
You don't get something for nothingYou can't have freedom for freeYou won't get wiseWith the sleep still in your eyesNo matter what your dreams might be
And the men who hold high placesmust be the ones who startto mold a new realitycloser to the heart.
Well, I know they've always told you/Selfishness was wrong/Yet it was for me, not you, I came to write this song/
The Seven Cities of Gold always fascinated me. Southwestern U.S. history especially fascinates me. The whole spur of the Spanish exploration of the Southwestern U.S. was the search for these mythical Seven Cities of Gold.