The best Quotes by Neil Peart

The best Quotes by Neil Peart

Neil Ellwood Peart OC (September 12, 1952 – January 7, 2020) was a Canadian and American musician, best known as the drummer and primary lyricist of the rock band Rush. Peart earned numerous awards for his musical performances, including an induction into the Modern Drummer Readers Poll Hall of Fame in 1983 at the age of thirty, making him the youngest person ever so honoured.

Stamina is the force that drives the drumming; it's not really a sprint.
I don't like lyrics that are just thrown together, that were obviously written as you went along, or the song was already written and the guy made up the lyrics in five minutes.
If you've got a problem, take it out on a drum.
Anytime I have an idea, I'll make sure that I put it down so that when we do sit down to write an album, I don't have to dream it all out of thin air. I don't have to be creative on the spur of the moment, or spontaneously artistic. I just take advantage of whenever creativity strikes.
If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice.