#042 Neil Peart (Rush) Interview 1994

A never before published interview with Neil Peart (Rush) 1994 00:00 - Intro 00:44 - Start of Neil Peart interview 01:02 - What kind of difference can one person make? 01:44 - The western idea of heroism 04:06 - The luxury he enjoys 06:04 - How people react to him asking them to think 10:42 - What he learned from Paul Simon 11:39 - Why he agrees with Frank Zappa that love songs are destructive 12:25 - How he’s a dreamer and an idealist 13:36 - What characteristic he has that has enabled him to be successful 16:01 - His thoughts on Rush Limbaugh 18:03 - His play on words that no one gets 19:11 - Who he thinks Rush’s audience is 21:06 - If he thinks his audience is smart 22:24 - Existential questions he asks himself 23:33 - Thoughts on Rush’s album progression 25:52 - How long it took for him to master the drums 27:47 - His pick for young and upcoming bands In this episode, we have our third and final interview with Rush’s drummer, Neil Peart. At the time of this interview in 1994, Peart was 42 years old and was promoting Rush’s album Counterparts and their concert in Indianapolis. In the interview, Peart talks about how Rush progressed over its first 18 albums, why he agrees with Frank Zappa that love songs are destructive, and what characteristic he has that has enabled him to be successful. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.