From a1138fde64fd0d80f6c66cbaffd41051a16d2f34 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Barber Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2020 17:27:43 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?Posting:=20[Pitchfork][1]:=20>=20[Neil=20Peart]?= =?UTF-8?q?[2],=20the=20drummer=E2=80=A6?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit --- content/blog/2020-01-10-neil-peart/index.md | 36 +++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 36 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/blog/2020-01-10-neil-peart/index.md diff --git a/content/blog/2020-01-10-neil-peart/index.md b/content/blog/2020-01-10-neil-peart/index.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..944052f1 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/blog/2020-01-10-neil-peart/index.md @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ +--- +title: Neil Peart, 1952—2020 +date: '2020-01-10T22:27:42+00:00' +layout: micropost +categories: +- music +- rush +- drumming +- drummers +- news +--- + +[Pitchfork][1]: + +> [Neil Peart][2], the drummer and lyricist of progressive rock band +> Rush, has died, [CBC News][3] and *[Rolling Stone][4]* report. +> According to the reports, Peart died on January 7 in Santa Monica, +> California after a years-long battle with brain cancer. He was 67 +> years old. + +> Renowned for his technical expertise and unique performance style, +> Neil Peart was considered by many to be one of the best rock drummers +> of all time. He [retired][5] from professional drumming, and Rush, in +> 2015. Find a statement from bandmates Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson +> below. + +This makes me very sad. Neil Peart was legendary. Such an incredible +musician. + + + +[1]: https://pitchfork.com/news/neil-peart-drummer-and-lyricist-of-rush-dead-at-67/ +[2]: https://pitchfork.com/artists/neil-peart/ +[3]: https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/neil-peart-obit-1.5422806 +[4]: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/neil-peart-rush-obituary-936221/ +[5]: https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/rush-neil-peart-retirement-1.3354504