RIP Neil Peart
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RIP Neil Peart
Drummer for prog group Rush, passed away aged 67 after a 3+ year battle with brain cancer. He lost his daughter in 1997 and then his wife a year later, hopefully he is back with them now.
A great drummer that will be sorely missed
A great drummer that will be sorely missed
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Re: RIP Neil Peart
sad day - he was an avid motorcyclist and by some accounts also a great drummer !
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Re: RIP Neil Peart
Terrible band, but talented man, too young!
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Re: RIP Neil Peart
anyone else think he looked like terry wogan in his latter years?
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Re: RIP Neil Peart
Don't know who that is, but I just saw a pic of Peart on Facebook and he was looking a lot like Kevin Spacey.philly wrote:anyone else think he looked like terry wogan in his latter years?
I'm not a Rush fan (can't stand Geddy Lee's voice), but Neil Peart was an incredible drummer and seemed like a really nice guy.
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Re: RIP Neil Peart
I was very sad to hear the news.
Rush are a massive part of my music listening over the years. Luckily I got to see them live quite a few times, and I’ll have those memories and the music.
I just think it’s so cruel that he got such a short retirement to enjoy.
Rush are a massive part of my music listening over the years. Luckily I got to see them live quite a few times, and I’ll have those memories and the music.
I just think it’s so cruel that he got such a short retirement to enjoy.
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Re: RIP Neil Peart
I recall his personal, hand-written letter published in Kerrang on paper headed 'From the Desk of Neil Peart'. It basically said: Just because I'm a famous musician doesn't mean I should want to have anything to do with any of you so leave me the fuck alone'. Or something like that. It was anti-fan. Quite funny really.Basket Case wrote:Don't know who that is, but I just saw a pic of Peart on Facebook and he was looking a lot like Kevin Spacey.philly wrote:anyone else think he looked like terry wogan in his latter years?
I'm not a Rush fan (can't stand Geddy Lee's voice), but Neil Peart was an incredible drummer and seemed like a really nice guy.
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Re: RIP Neil Peart
Late 60’s a singer mate of mine was clothes shopping in Carnaby Street with the rest of his drummerless band. He got chatting to a young guy in overalls painting one of the shop fronts. As chance would have it he was a drummer in need of a gig and subsequently joined the band.
Until he had to go back to Canada. He was of course the deceased for whom this thread tolls.
Until he had to go back to Canada. He was of course the deceased for whom this thread tolls.
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