![]() ![]() Never resting on his laurels, Neil began to study formally again in the mid 90s with Freddie Gruber, and then again with Peter Erskine in 2008. Encompassing two volumes, it features many of the most prominent drummers of the day. In 1994 he produced a tribute album to Buddy Rich and big-band jazz, called Burning For Buddy: A Tribute to the Music of Buddy Rich. Peart and his bandmates were inducted into the Canadian Songwriter Hall of Fame (2010), the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (2013), and the Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame (2020). He and his bandmates are Officers of the Order of Canada, the country’s highest civilian honor - as well as recipients of the Governor General’s Award, the country’s highest artistic honour. The drum solos he performed during the Rush tours were legendary. ![]() Neil has long been celebrated by other drummers in polls and cited influences, and won numerous awards from the drum magazines, for his recorded work, live performances, and overall musicianship. Over the years their shows elevated steadily in both production and musical values. Along the way, Rush earned a reputation for their elaborate live shows and became a perennially popular touring band. They gradually built on that modest popularity with A Farewell to Kings, Hemispheres, and Permanent Waves, then cemented their classic rock status with the enduring favorite, Moving Pictures, in 1981. It was Rush’s fourth album, 2112, released in 1976, that brought the band their first measure of success. Neil appeared on Rush’s second album, Fly By Night, in 1975, contributing most of the lyrics–as he would throughout their career. In July, 1974, he auditioned for an unknown Toronto band, and joined Rush on the eve of their first American release and tour. His influences then included Phil Collins, Bill Bruford, and Billy Cobham. Returning to Canada in 1972, Neil began working at his father’s farm equipment dealership, playing part-time in local bands. At eighteen, he moved to London, England, a time about which he has said: “I was seeking fame and fortune, and found anonymity and poverty. Early influences were Gene Krupa, Keith Moon, Mitch Mitchell, Ginger Baker, Michael Giles, John Bonham, and Michael Shrieve. Catharines, Neil began drum lessons at age thirteen, studying with local teacher Don George, then played in a succession of rock bands. Neil Peart was born September 12, 1952, in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and first lived on the family dairy farm, near Hagersville. He had announced his retirement in 2015, after which Rush ended its run as a touring and recording band.At the Topic of the Town diner, Littleton, New Hampshire | Photo courtesy of About Neil Peart And that does delight me because, in a larger sense, I'm very much an audience kind of person, more than a performer." I'll be looking out in between the immersion I might pop my head out of the water for a second like an alligator, and see people in the audience reacting or holding up a sign or whatever. The exertion level is very much of an athlete level, so when I see myself, I see a stone face. "I tend to define it as grim determination," Peart told Morning Edition. Onstage, Peart worked hard behind his kit, immersed in the rhythm. Rush was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1994 and into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2013. ![]() With Peart's arrival, Rush found its emotional, lyrical and musical core, with songs like "Tom Sawyer" and "Freewill" that appealed to generations of fans. The lineup of the Toronto-based Rush was set in stone as a trio when Peart joined the group in 1974, alongside vocalist, bassist and keyboard player Geddy Lee and guitarist Alex Lifeson, six years after Rush's founding. And I became completely monomania, obsessed all through my teens. I was fairly adjusted socially up until that time. I'd done well in school up until that time. "Drumming completely eclipsed my life from age 13, when I started drum lessons," Peart said. Peart was first inspired to become a drummer after watching the movie The Gene Krupa Story, as he told NPR's Morning Edition in 2015. ![]()
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