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+title: Neil Peart, 1952—2020
+date: '2020-01-10T22:27:42+00:00'
+layout: micropost
+categories:
+- music
+- rush
+- drumming
+- drummers
+- news
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+[Pitchfork][1]:
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+> [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.
+
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+[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