Best Neil Peart Quotes
- Living in the limelight: the universal dream for those who wish to SEEM. Those who wish to BE, must put aside the alienation, get on… Alienation
- I will choose a path that's clear, I will choose freewill. Choose
- For me, drum elements are like hieroglyphics - I think of a certain physical figure, and a little three-dimensional glyph will appear in my mind… Appear
- Extroverts never understand introverts, and it was like that in school days. I read recently that all of us can be defined in adult life… Adult
- What is a master but a master student? And if that's true, then there's a responsibility on you to keep getting better and to explore… Avenues
- There's still a lot I'm angry about, a lot of human behaviour that's appalling and despicable, but you choose what you can fight against. I… Always Thought
- To me, drum soloing is like doing a marathon and solving equations at the same time. Drum
- Performing live in front of an audience is such a matter of will - all of those things you can do just fine in your… All
- I expect if you're a professional public speaker, you probably wouldn't want to go onstage and sing and play drums. Drums
- Too much attention and hoopla doesn't agree with my temperament. Agree
- Ever since I was a kid, I always wanted to play music that I liked, and even when I was in cover bands when I… Always Wanted
- I want to be an improviser, and I've worked very hard at that. It's an art. You don't just play whatever comes into your head;… Art
- If it's cross-country ski season, I'll be out doing that, or snowshoeing up in Quebec. In my California home, I go to the local Y… Avoidance
- Those who know what's best for us must rise and save us from ourselves. Best
- Playing a three-hour Rush show is like running a marathon while solving equations. Equations
- If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice. Advice
- If you've got a problem, take it out on a drum. Drum
- 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 sport is about… All
- Anytime I have an idea, I'll make sure that I put it down so that when we do sit down to write an album, I… Advantage
- To get nostalgic about other people's music, or even about your own, makes a terrible statement about the condition of your life and your prospects… Condition
- Now I call myself a bleeding heart libertarian. Because I do believe in the principles of Libertarianism as an ideal - because I'm an idealist. Believe
- Stamina is the force that drives the drumming; it's not really a sprint. Drives
- The Seven Cities of Gold always fascinated me. Southwestern U.S. history especially fascinates me. The whole spur of the Spanish exploration of the Southwestern U.S.… Always Fascinated
- It was actually drumming that gave me the stamina to get into sports later. I started playing drums at 13, and when I got to… Actually Drumming
- You can surrender without a prayer, but never really pray without surrender. You can fight without ever winning, but never ever win without a fight. Ever Win