Song Quotes by Neil Peart

12 Song quotes by Neil Peart

Neil Peart’s take on songs feels like a quick drum roll before a larger beat—precise, thoughtful, and to the point. These twelve short observations are a solid starter for anyone curious about his musical philosophy.

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Stamina is the force that drives the drumming; it's not really a sprint.

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To me, drum soloing is like doing a marathon and solving equations at the same time.

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Let your heart be the anchor and the beat of your song.

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Ever since I was a kid, I always wanted to play music that I liked, and even when I was in cover…

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I am a big fan of Dos Passos' stylistic ability, his poetic approach to prose, but the ideas presented in the songs…

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To get nostalgic about other people's music, or even about your own, makes a terrible statement about the condition of your life…

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People don't realize the limitations of 200 words, and the way they get chiselled down into a song that has to be sung.

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I don't like lyrics that are just thrown together, that were obviously written as you went along, or the song was already…

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Well, I know they've always told you/ Selfishness was wrong/ Yet it was for me, not you, I came to write this…

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I love jokes as much as anyone, but I don't want to hear my snail jokes every day. But I might want…

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It's interesting. I've known quite a few good athletes that can't begin to play a beat on the drum set. Most team…

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It was actually drumming that gave me the stamina to get into sports later. I started playing drums at 13, and when…

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