Neil Peart passed away. 67

[BigMur]

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Canadian rock drummer Neil Peart dead at 67. Peart, primary lyricist for Rush, was known for his technical proficiency, and for weaving jazz and big band patterns with a hard rock style. Publicist says Peart died in California January 7. Background: cbc.ca/1.3354504
Twitter · 17 mins ago

 

[DanRH]

OMG. So young.

 

[John DeChristopher]

Oh man... I'm speechless... RIP Neil...

 

[equipmentdork]

Gutted, just gutted. One of my heroes.



Dan

 

[old_K_ride]

COME ON!!! NO!

 

[kickassdrummer]

This is unreal and hits hard.

 

[Tommy D]

WTF???

 

[Bun Carlos]

Terrible news.

 

[blikum]

Just in shock. Can't believe it.

 

[Furious Styles]

Crushed.

 

[Tommy D]

Rolling Stone is saying it was brain cancer. He had been dealing with it for the past few years, I guess.

 

[Bandit]

Not taking this very well.

 

[robthetimekeeper]

RIP Professor. Another hero gone.

 

[doubleroll]

What a loss...R.I.P...prayers

 

[redbeard]

Damn...

 

[Paradiddle]

RIP NEAL.

This has really affected me. While I haven't been into his playing in a long time, Neal was - as he is for every drummer I've met - a major influence at some time in every players development including mine.

Very classy guy as well.

Crap - so young....

 

[vintagemore2000]

Huge loss !!!! https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/neil-peart-rush-obituary-936221/

 

[TommyBunz]

A huge loss for our world that another God has fallen. I feel only slightly better knowing that he has joined his wife and daughter and his pain has been eased.

Rest well brother Neil.

 

[PaulD]

The Signals tour was my first real concert. I went with 4 or 5 of my friends in our high school drum line. I know he didn't like the reverence, but he was a deity to every teenage drummer at that time (and since).

 

[Tornado]

He was my first drum hero. Such a huge loss.