
Neil Peart performing with Rush in Los Angeles, May 6, 2008.
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Neil Peart Was Prog Rock's Philosopher King
Neil Peart read, wrote and hit things. As Rush's drummer, he anchored one of hard rock's most influential bands with clock-like precision and intellectual rigor. As the band's chief lyricist, he helped shape a generation or two of well-read rebels.