What is Neil Peart?
{{Infobox musical artist | Name = Neil Peart | Img = NeilPeart.JPG | Img_capt = Neil Peart performing a drum solo at the [[Xcel Energy Center]] on May 22, 2008. Photo by Matt Becker | image_size = 250 | Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist | birth_name = Neil Ellwood Peart | Alias = | birth_date = {{birth date|mf=yes|1952|09|12}} | birth_place = [[Hamilton, Ontario]], Canada | death_date = {{death date and age|mf=y|2020|1|7|1952|9|12}} | death_place = {{nowrap|[[Santa Monica, California]], [[United States|U.S.]]}} | Instrument = [[Drum kit|Drums]] | Genre = [[Hard rock]], [[progressive rock]], [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]], [[jazz]], [[Swing music|swing]], {{nowrap|[[big band]]}} | Occupation = Musician, songwriter, author | Years_active = 1973–2015 | Label = [[Mercury Records|Mercury]], [[Anthem Records|Anthem]], [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]] | associated_acts = [[Rush (band)|Rush]]<br>[[Buddy Rich|Buddy Rich Big Band]] | website = [http://www.neilpeart.net www.neilpeart.net] }} '''Neil Ellwood Peart''' (September 12, 1952 &ndash; January 7, 2020) was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[musician]]. He was best known as the [[drummer]] and [[lyricist]] for the [[rock music|rock]] band [[Rush (band)|Rush]]. He was also an [[author]] of 4 books, including ''[[Ghost Rider]]'', a book about his life after both his daughter and his wife died within a year of each other. He won many awards for his drumming, and was a guest star as himself in the ''[[Aqua Teen Hunger Force]]'' movie. Peart died from [[glioblastoma]], which is a type of [[brain cancer]], on January 7, 2020, in [[Santa Monica, California]]. He was 67.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/neil-peart-rush-obituary-936221/ |title=Neil Peart, Rush Drummer Who Set a New Standard for Rock Virtuosity, Dead at 67 |last=Hiatt |first=Bria