Neil Peart

A veritable bounty of information for Neil Peart fans – DRUMmagazine.com is pleased to present every article featuring Rush’s celebrated drummer and lyricist ever published in the pages of DRUM! Magazine.

Part 1: November 1994

Neil Peart’s Jazz Pilgrimage

Neil Peart grants his first interview with DRUM! Magazine to discuss his role as the catalyst behind Burning For Buddy, the exhaustive multi-drummer tribute to the late, great Buddy Rich. MORE »

Part 2: July 2004

Progression Personified

In his first DRUM! cover story, Neil Peart looks back on his entire history with Rush, beginning in 1974, when he replaced original drummer John Rutsey and launched a prolific career. MORE »

Part 3: October 2005

Mean, Mean Stride: The Drums Of Neil Peart

Neil Peart is one of the few drummers who has seen is drum kit go on a clinic tour without him. This article traces the evolution of his rig, starting with his first Stewart/Ajax set at age 13. MORE »

Part 4: June 2007

Progressive Progress

Our 2005 cover story focused entirely on the creative process involved with writing and recording the music for Snakes & Arrows, Rush’s eighteenth album. MORE »

Part 5: June 2009

Thus Spoke Neil

A bit burned out after 15 years spent chronicling the attributes of one of rock’s greatest living drummers, we turned this interview over to DRUM! Magazine readers. MORE »