I'm still no good at ball-and-stick games. If I go play golf with the guys, it's intended to be a joke. Neil Peart ballgamegolf Change image and share on social
The real test of a musician is live performance. It's one thing to spend a long time learning how to play well in the studio, but to do it in front of people is what keeps me coming back to touring. Neil Peart backcomefront Change image and share on social
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 was a teenager we only played cover tunes that we liked. That was the simple morality that I grew up with. Neil Peart bandcovergrow share on social
To me, drum soloing is like doing a marathon and solving equations at the same time. Neil Peart drumequationmarathon Change image and share on social
When I was young, my ambitions were very modest. I thought, 'If only I could play at the battle of the bands at the Y, that would be the culmination of existence!' And then the roller rink, and you work your way up branch by branch. Neil Peart ambitionbandbattle share on social
Even as a kid, I never wanted to be famous; I wanted to be good. Neil Peart famousgoodkid Change image and share on social
Performing live in front of an audience is such a matter of will - all of those things you can do just fine in your basement, suddenly you have to do them in front of hundreds or thousands of people, and it becomes a different matter entirely. Neil Peart audiencebasementfine share on social
You have to know when you're at the top of your particular mountain, I guess. Maybe not the summit, but as high as you can go. Neil Peart guesshighmountain 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
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
