Percussionist (The Professor)
Nickname: Pratt
born September 12th 1952 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Neil's wife Jaqueline, passed away of cancer,
and his daughter Selen was tragically
killed in a car accident on August 10th 1997
Neil is heavy into bicycling and
has been known to ride his bike
from one town to another when touring
Neil loves books and is a
writer himself
Neils achievements include:
- Voted into the Modern Drummer hall of fame 1983
- Best rock drummer Modern Drummer 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985 Wow!
- Best multi-percussionist Modern Drummer 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986
- Best percussionist instrumentalist Modern Drummer 1982
- Most promising new drummer Modern Drummer 1980
- Best all around drummer Modern Drummer 1986
- Rock drummer Hall of Fame, multi-percussionist Modern Drummer 1986
totally awesome man! Go buy any
Rush album and see for yourself.
Some of Neil's lyrical influences
derive from Ernest Hemingway,
John Steinbach, and F.Scott Fitzgerald.
Neil joined Rush in 1974 replacing
John Rutsey.
His influences include:
- Kieth Moon
- Carl Palmer
- Bill Bruford
- 1985 "Champion" by Jeff Berlin (Peart on two tracks)
- 1987 "Pieces of Eight" (Peart percussion compilation) July 1987 Guitar Player Magazine (sound page)
- 1992 "Whale Music" by the Rheostatics (Neil on three tracks)
- 1994 "Burning For Buddy: A Tribute to the Music of Buddy Rich" (Neil on two tracks, produced by Neil)
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