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title: Neil Peart, 1952—2020
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date: '2020-01-10T22:27:42+00:00'
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layout: micropost
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categories:
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- music
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- rush
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- drumming
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- drummers
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- news
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[Pitchfork][1]:
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> [Neil Peart][2], the drummer and lyricist of progressive rock band
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> Rush, has died, [CBC News][3] and *[Rolling Stone][4]* report.
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> According to the reports, Peart died on January 7 in Santa Monica,
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> California after a years-long battle with brain cancer. He was 67
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> years old.
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>
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> Renowned for his technical expertise and unique performance style,
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> Neil Peart was considered by many to be one of the best rock drummers
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> of all time. He [retired][5] from professional drumming, and Rush, in
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> 2015. Find a statement from bandmates Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson
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> below.
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This makes me very sad. Neil Peart was legendary. Such an incredible
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musician.
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{{< youtube 0eNKVf3Qw6M >}}
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[1]: https://pitchfork.com/news/neil-peart-drummer-and-lyricist-of-rush-dead-at-67/
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[2]: https://pitchfork.com/artists/neil-peart/
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[3]: https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/neil-peart-obit-1.5422806
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[4]: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/neil-peart-rush-obituary-936221/
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[5]: https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/rush-neil-peart-retirement-1.3354504
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