| Neil's Award Achievements in the "Modern Drummer" magazine reader's poll include: Voted to Modern Drummer Hall of Fame: 1983 Best Rock Drummer: 1980,1981,1982,1983,1984,1985 Best Multi-Percussionist: 1983,1984,1985,1986 Best Percussion Instrumentalist: 1982 Most Promising New Drummer: 1980 Best All Around: 1986 |
| Best Recorded Performances: 1981: Moving Pictures 1982: Exit... Stage Left 1983: Signals 1985: Grace Under Pressure 1986: Power Windows 1988: Hold Your Fire 1989: A Show of Hands 1990: Presto 1992: Roll The Bones 1993: Counterparts |
| 1986 Honor Roll: Rock Drummer, Multi-Percussion As a member of the Honor Roll in these categories, Neil is no longer eligible for votes in the above categories. |
| Personal Profile Neil Peart was born September 12, 1952. He took up drumming when he was 13 years old and received professional drum lessons for his birthday. Originally inspired by the agressive drumming of the late Keith Moon, he is also influenced by the likes of Carl Palmer and Bill Bruford. Neil grew up near Toronto and played in a series of high school bands before moving to London during the early 70's in order to try and further is musical career. While there he worked as a salesman at a shop called The Great Frog in the tourist district of Carnaby Street. Disillusioned by the British music scene he later returned to Canada where he eventually hooked up with Geddy and Alex. He became a member of Rush in June, 1974. Neil likes to read and his lyrical influences stem from some of his literary heroes - Ernest Hemmingway, John Steinbeck, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Dos Passos, Barth, Rand, and Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Neil has also written articles and editorials, and in 1994 coauthored a short story "Drumbeats" with Kevin J. Anderson for the horror anthology Shock Rock II. Neil's wife, Jaqueline Taylor, passed away from cancer in June of 1998; his only child Selena also passed away in August of 1997 from a tragic car crash. |
| Neil Peart was born Sept 12, 1952 "percussion/drums/lyrics" |
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Neil's wife, Jaqueline Taylor, passed away from cancer in June of 1998; his only child Selena also passed away in August of 1997 from a tragic car crash. |
| Neil has also written articles and editorials, and in 1994 coauthored a short story "Drumbeats" with Kevin J. Anderson for the horror anthology Shock Rock II. |
| "Ghostrider," the story |