236 Quotes by Neil Peart

I expect if you're a professional public speaker, you probably wouldn't want to go onstage and sing and play drums.

The tarot card 'The Tower' seemed a chilling reflection of the events of September 11, 2001.

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.

If I do something weird, play it twice and it's a new part.

For me, drum elements are like hieroglyphics - I think of a certain physical figure, and a little three-dimensional glyph will appear in my mind as I'm playing.

It was actually drumming that gave me the stamina to get into sports later. I started playing drums at 13, and when I got to the international touring level... I got interested in cross-country skiing, long-distance swimming, bicycling... things that require stamina, not finesse.

Dedicated to the future, with honor to the past.

Waiting for the winds of change to sweep the clouds away. Waiting for the rainbow's end to cast its gold your way ... You don't get something for nothing. You can't have freedom for free

I want to be an improviser, and I've worked very hard at that. It's an art. You don't just play whatever comes into your head; you have to be very deliberate about what you do.