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I have come to believe that anger and grudges are burning embers in the heart.

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
Heart
Believe
Grudges
Embers
Grudge
Burning
Anger
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