Neil Peart

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born

September 12, 1952 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

gender

male

website

http://www.neilpeart.net/

genre

Biographies & Memoirs, Nonfiction

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Neil Peart (pronounced /ˈpɪərt/) OC, (born Neil Ellwood Peart) is a Canadian musician and author. He is best-known as the drummer and lyricist for the rock band Rush.

Peart grew up in Port Dalhousie, Ontario, Canada (now part of St. Catharines) working the occasional odd job. However, his true ambition was to become a professional musician. During adolescence, he floated from regional band to regional band and dropped out of high school to pursue a career as a full-time drummer. After a discouraging stint in England to concentrate on his music, Peart returned home, where he joined local Toronto band Rush in the summer of 1974.

Early in his career, Peart's performance style was deeply rooted in hard rock. He drew most of his inspiration from d...more

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Books by Neil Peart

Average rating: 3.97 · 2,084 ratings · 294 reviews · 12 distinct works

	Ghost Rider: Travels on the Healing Road 4.02 avg rating — 945 ratings — published 2002 — 4 editions	My rating:
	The Masked Rider: Cycling in West Africa 3.92 avg rating — 330 ratings — published 1999 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Traveling Music: The Soundtrack to My Life and Times 3.92 avg rating — 317 ratings — published 2004 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Roadshow: Landscape With Drums 3.94 avg rating — 317 ratings — published 2006 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Far and Away: A Prize Every Time 3.94 avg rating — 69 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Drumbeats 3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Roadshow Illustrated Companion 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings	My rating:
	A Neil Peart -- A Work in Progress Complete: 2 Pal Videos Box Set 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2002 — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Republic of Nothing by Lesley Choyce, Neil Peart (Afterword) 3.92 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 1994 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Shock Rock, Volume II by Jeff Gelb (Editor / Contributor), Lonn Friend (Contributor), Mark Verheiden (Contributor) 3.72 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1994	My rating:

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Quotes by Neil Peart

“You can surrender without a prayer, but never really pray without surrender. You can fight without ever winning, but never ever win without a fight.”
― Neil Peart

tags: inspirational

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“If you choose not to decide you still have made a choice.”
― Neil Peart

tags: choice

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“If the future's looking dark,
We're the ones who have to shine.
If there's no one in control,
We're the ones who draw the line.
Though we live in trying times,
We're the ones who have to try.
And we know that time has wings,
So we're the ones who have to fly.”
― Neil Peart

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