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I'm less comfortable in a gregarious social situation, and you can be introverted and still share everything. It just means that you're guarded.

Neil Peart

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Neil Peart
Age: 67 †
Born: 1952
Born: September 12
Died: 2020
Died: January 7
Composer
Drummer
Jazz Musician
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Record Producer
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City of Hamilton
Neil Ellwood Peart
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