Rush drummer Neil Peart has died. He was 67. He had been fighting brain cancer for the past three years, which he managed to keep quiet about. For those familiar with him that's probably not a surprise. Despite being drummer for one of Canada's most successful rock bands Peart was a fairly private man. He tended to let Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson do most of the PR side of things, and that tendency became even stronger after the horrifying double blow of losing his daughter Selena in a 1997 car accident, following the death from cancer 10 months later of his common-law wife Jacqueline Taylor. The song "Limelight," from Rush's 1981 album Moving Pictures, reflected that introverted side of Peart. He is survived by his second wife, photographer Carrie Nuttall, and their daughter Olivia.
Friday, January 10, 2020
The Last Walk Off.
Rush drummer Neil Peart has died. He was 67. He had been fighting brain cancer for the past three years, which he managed to keep quiet about. For those familiar with him that's probably not a surprise. Despite being drummer for one of Canada's most successful rock bands Peart was a fairly private man. He tended to let Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson do most of the PR side of things, and that tendency became even stronger after the horrifying double blow of losing his daughter Selena in a 1997 car accident, following the death from cancer 10 months later of his common-law wife Jacqueline Taylor. The song "Limelight," from Rush's 1981 album Moving Pictures, reflected that introverted side of Peart. He is survived by his second wife, photographer Carrie Nuttall, and their daughter Olivia.
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