OT: A Little Love For One Of My Idols - RIP Neil Peart

[ghost]

I'm sad that Neil passed away from glioblastoma. Same terminal brain cancer that killed Tragically Hip's Gordon Downie.

Gord passed away October 17, 2017 after a goodbye tour.

[Midwestbolt]

RIP Neil Peart. You were my absolute idol growing up. You're the reason why I started drumming. No one IMO was a better lyricist. Your poetry put to music was amazing. :frown::frown:

I hear ya. Drummer myself. Neil was one of my early rock influences. Really hard to process at first. The drumming community has lost one of the best in Neil Peart.

[Bolt-O]

This obviously isn't Neil, but an outstanding cover done years ago. You must follow her!

[Cdn Bolt]

RIP. He grew up in Port Dalhousie on Lake Ontario which is pretty scenic w lots of restaurants and bars, 14 miles away from where I grew up actually. I knew his high school from sports (he had graduated years earlier though) . We were listening to 2112 and Fly by Night in high school a lot. They wrote a song called 'Lakeside Park' about a popular park in the area I know well and many people visit in the summers.

They were hugely popular in the area and were the fav band of many and he will be missed.

[JPPT1974]

Heard he was a legend. And will always be. May he RIP!