BREAKING: Rush drummer and lyricist Neil Peart has died at age 67, family says.
Neil Peart, the prodigiously talented drummer and eclectic primary lyricist for the Canadian rock band Rush, died on Tuesday in Santa Monica, California, according to a family spokesman. He was 67.
The cause of death was brain cancer, which he had been battling quietly for three years, according to spokesman, Elliot Mintz. Peart was considered one of the most gifted and electrifying drummers in pop music history, a virtuosic stylist and technical master who inspired a cult following with his dazzling fusions of hard rock and jazz.Canadian progressive rock group Rush, Bakersfield, Calif on Sept. 26, 1977. From left to right: guitarist Alex Lifeson, bassist Geddy Lee and drummer Neil Peart.Peart is survived by his wife, Carrie, and their daughter, Olivia Louise Peart.
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