Legendary Rush (rushtheband) drummer Neil Peart dead at 67:
reports, citing spokespeople for both the Peart family and the band. Peart was 67 years old.
Peart’s Rush bandmates Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson called him their “friend, soul brother and bandmate over 45 years” in a statement to, adding that he was “incredibly brave” in his battle with brain cancer, and continuing, “We ask that friends, fans, and media alike understandably respect the family’s need for privacy and peace at this extremely painful and difficult time.
Peart joined Lee and Lifeson in Rush in 1974, replacing founding drummer John Rutsey. Though he is best known as the Canadian power trio’s drummer, Peart was also its principal songwriter, and his sci-fi/fantasy-tinged lyrics—not to mention his virtuosic percussion—would go on to become one of the band’s calling cards.career later , Rush would embark on 2015’s R40 Live Tour, commemorating Peart’s 40-year anniversary as a member of the band with one last run of shows.
. “I stay behind my drums and cymbals for 40 years and never go out front, never. It’s not my territory. Eventually, I talked myself into it. It was totally the right thing to do.”
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