Neil Peart

Neil Ellwood Peart (September 12, 1952 – January 7, 2020) was a Canadian musician. He was best known as the drummer and lyricist for the rock band Rush.  He was also an author of 4 books, including Ghost Rider, a book about his life after both his daughter and his wife died within a year of each other.  

He won many awards for his drumming, and was a guest star as himself in the Aqua Teen Hunger Force movie.

Peart died from glioblastoma, which is a type of brain cancer, on January 7, 2020, in Santa Monica, California. He was 67. 

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Category:Canadian drummers
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