The first time I saw Neil Peart play the drums I was about 9 or 10 years old. My dad and I used to watch live concert DVDs of his favorite bands and one night, drawn by the giant dragon on the ...

Last night, Rush’s Neil Peart went on the Late Show With David Letterman and played an epic six-minute drum solo. Almost nobody else on the planet could pull off such a stunt without putting the ...

Rush stickman Neil Peart said he had to scale back his drum solo for his appearance Thursday night on CBS' 'Late Show With David Letterman,' but that didn't stop the performance from being a tour ...

All this week, Morning Edition is talking about drums and drummers. For the second installment in "Beat Week," Steve Inskeep spoke with Neil Peart about his early fascination with Gene Krupa and ...

Just as his playing never stopped evolving, neither did Neil’s quest for the ultimate sonic experience. The 80s were no stranger to massive drum kits, and while this became commonplace as ‘part of the ...

Listening to that album made me want to play drums more and made me more aware of the bass guitar of which I started taking lessons in the fall of 1980. It was a glorious time for music. So many bands ...

Yet despite his success, Neil remains a student of his art, reinventing his playing virtually from scratch in the 90s with drum guru Freddie Gruber and recently undertaking another course of study ...

On top of the black lacquer re red pinstriped panels encircling the centre of each drum - a deliberate nod to Keith oon's 'Pictures of Lily' kit. Inside each panel is a holographic representation of ...

Neil Peart’s expansive circle of drums is lit up like it’s on display or part of a TV set. In apple red and gleaming chrome, and set on a circular riser, it dominates the dark, cavernous ...

Rush drummer Neil Peart says he's now a "retired drummer" If a recent article on Rush drummer Neil Peart is to be believed one of the most influential rock drummers to ever sit behind a drum kit ...

A DW piccolo snare drum owned and played by late Rush drummer, Neil Peart is for sale with an asking price of £73,480/$125,870 CAD. The listing — which is advertised by Soul Drums in Toronto, Canada ...

“For 40 years RUSH included Neil, and I don’t think putting some new version together would have the same magic.” “RUSH went ...