Tag Archives: Rush

Neil Peart on Music Marketing – ‘It’s a Sad Mess’

Posted on February 24, 2020 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Digital music devastated the old order of earning a living in the music business. I still don’t understand all the nuances those changes made. But I understand enough to know album sales and airplay lost much of their … Continue reading →

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SKF on Peart – Friends, Dreams, Mystical Resonances

Posted on January 15, 2020 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This post opens with my last email to Neil Peart in August 2018 — which he didn’t answer. On learning of his death and his years long struggle with cancer, I now know why Neil didn’t answer. I … Continue reading →

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Neil Peart – My Antipathy Toward Machines

Posted on September 15, 2019 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: As of this writing I don’t remember where or when this interview with Neil Peart took place. The latest reference I’m finding is to the Rush song Prime Mover which was released in 1987. When I figure out … Continue reading →

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Neil Peart – I Was Just Trying to Play in the Big Leagues (1986)

Posted on July 12, 2019 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Here’s Neil Peart in 1986 answering my questions about his influence on drummers. Here’s the back story to our interview which appeared, in part, in Modern Drummer’s 10th Anniversary Issue. Scott K Fish: Ten years ago you’d been … Continue reading →

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Peart – Drum Machines Are for Songwriters (1985)

Posted on June 14, 2019 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This excerpt is from my 1985 interview transcript with Neil Peart for Modern Drummer’s Tenth Anniversary issue published in January 1986. My assignment was to ask Neil to look forward and back, ten years in both directions, with … Continue reading →

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