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Geddy once joked, 'You're the only guy I know who rehearses to rehearse!

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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
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You can surrender without a prayer, but never really pray without surrender. You can fight without ever winning, but never ever win without a fight.
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As crises came up later on - Oh, we have to compromise, and the record company wants to do this, I'd be like, No, I don't have to.
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Dedicated to the future, with honor to the past.
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Live for yourself... there's no one else more worth living for...
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