Tag Archives: Rush

Neil Peart: A Musician is a Guy Who Gets Up in the Morning and Goes to Work

Posted on November 17, 2018 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Here’s the back story for this interview excerpt. I remember the room Neil, Claudia Fish, and I were in for this interview. But I can’t connect it to a place (New York City?) or to the published interview. … Continue reading →

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Neil Peart – Lyricists & Drummers: A Lot in Common (198?)

Posted on October 19, 2018 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Once I identify the year of this interview I will let you know. As I’ve written before, digitizing my old analog drum tapes teaches me many lessons in hindsight, one of which is: Label all interview cassettes carefully … Continue reading →

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Neil Peart: The Ludwig Drum Endorsement How and Why

Posted on July 9, 2018 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This is part of a conversation with Neil Peart circa 1987, when he had recently endorsed Ludwig drums. We talk about why he switched, but more interesting, how he switched. Neil talks about having six identical drumsets from … Continue reading →

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Neil Peart: ‘Oh, Great. Time to Practice.’

Posted on February 27, 2018 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This is from the transcript of one of my Neil Peart interviews. The back story is here. In answer to a question, Neil described his typical day when not touring with Rush. His typical day showed a man … Continue reading →

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Neil Peart: I Take Enormous Care on Every Word (1984)

Posted on February 8, 2018 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: In our 1984 phone interview, Neil Peart spoke, in part, about how Rush writes songs. This exchange is from my full transcript of that interview, much of which was never published because there wasn’t room for it. Scott … Continue reading →

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