To me, the highest expression of life is art with jokes. It's very rarified, very difficult to accomplish if you want to be more than just funny and more than just jokes about human gaseousness. Neil Peart accomplishartdifficult Change image and share on social
The government's only functions are to protect the rights of the individual; therefore, you need a police force and an army. Neil Peart armyforcefunction Change image and share on social
When Mr. Ludwig invented the bass-drum pedal, that's what made the drum set possible. Neil Peart basdruminvent Change image and share on social
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 for the future. I have no patience with that kind of attitude, whether it's on radio or among friends. Neil Peart attitudeconditionfriend share on social
If I have to travel, I'm going to travel my way and travel in the real world. And I'm going to have conversations every day with people in rest stops and people in gas stations and people in hotels and diners. That nourishes me. Neil Peart conversationdaydiner share on social
We don't want to be Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones. That type of thing wasn't what we were after. It was most important for each of us to be equal in input and output - each of us has to pull the same amount, musically, in composition and in every sense of being in the band. Neil Peart amountbandcomposition share on social
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 as I'm playing. Neil Peart dimensionaldrumelement Change image and share on social
If I go play golf with the guys, it's intended to be a joke. Neil Peart golfguyintend Change image and share on social
Stamina is the force that drives the drumming; it's not really a sprint. Neil Peart drivedrumforce Change image and share on social
I am the audience. I want to observe people. Even when I'm playing drums onstage, I'm watching people. I'm looking at them and their faces and their T-shirts and their signs. And travelling by motorcycle, especially, the world is just coming at me. Neil Peart audiencecomedrum share on social
