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Playing a three-hour Rush show is like running a marathon while solving equations.

Neil Peart

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Neil Peart
Age: 67 †
Born: 1952
Born: September 12
Died: 2020
Died: January 7
Composer
Drummer
Jazz Musician
Lyricist
Musician
Record Producer
Songwriter
Writer
City of Hamilton
Neil Ellwood Peart
Shows
Marathon
Three
Rush
Like
Romance
Hour
Playing
Hours
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Solving
Running
Equations

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