Dave Grohl leads tributes to Rush drummer Neil Peart

Dave Grohl is thisclose to finishing a new Foo Fighters album. “It’s the record that we’ve threatened to make for a long time,” he says. “We’re finally doing something that’s surprising even us.” But on Thursday afternoon, Grohl is 100% focused on late Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell Abbott, who is being honored that night at the eleventh annual Dimebash at the Observatory in Anaheim, just down the road from NAMM. (Abbott was shot to death by a fan during a show in Cleveland in 2004.)

In the days following the death of Rush drummer Neil Peart, streams of the band’s songs surged by 776% in the U.S., according to initial reports to Nielsen Music/MRC Data.

All through the weekend, tributes and memorials poured in for Rush drummer Neil Peart, who died last week of cancer at 67. The band’s progressive and distinctive yet ever-changing sound made a lasting impact on music fans during their 40-plus-year career, and it also affected pop culture, by tapping the minds of creative types who went on to reference the band in countless films, TV shows, novels, comics and more.

On Tuesday, January 7, Neil Peart, the pioneering drummer and lyricist for seminal hard rock trio Rush, passed away at 67 years old from brain cancer. After the Canadian musician’s bandmates announced his death several days later, fans mourned Peart by revisiting the group’s music. While listening to their favorite songs, they turned to Genius for a better understanding of the dense lyrics he wrote for the band.

Neil Peart was a true virtuoso behind the kit, the unwavering foundation upon which his bandmates stood. The longtime Rush drummer and lyricist passed away last week, succumbing to brain cancer after a three-and-a-half-year battle.

LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) — Neil Peart, the legendary drummer of Rush, has died, Rolling Stone reports. He was 67. The cause of death, according to a spokesperson, was brain cancer. Peart passed on Tuesday, January 7th, in Santa Monica.

The rock world is still reeling from the news that Rush drummer Neil Peart lost his battle with brain cancer last Tuesday at age 67. While tributes continue to pour in, one of the most vital links to Peart's memory could be found on Friday night (Jan.

"Being the greatest drummer on the planet was only a part of Neil."

Canada, and the rest of the world it seems, really loved Neil Peart.

Rockers Foo Fighters have shared a touching tribute to late Rush drummer Neil Peart, calling him “an inspiration to millions”.

Neil Peart, the virtuoso-like drummer and highly-literate lyricist for ‘70s Toronto prog-rock band Rush, has died at the age of 67 from brain cancer.

The music world is mourning the death of legendary drummer of Rush, Neil Peart, who died following a battle with brain cancer. The latest rockers to pay tribute to their hero are the Foo Fighters, who shared a touching message on Facebook on Friday (Jan. 10).

The surviving members of Rush are leading tributes to their iconic drummer and “soul brother” Neil Peart following his death at the age of 67.

Fans of the cult classic Freaks and Geeks know and love Jason Segel's charmingly awkward character, Nick Andopolis, and his dream of becoming a superstar drummer.In the wake of Rush drummer, Neil Peart's, death, we at Billboard are remembering a particularly touching scene in which Andopolis rocks along to a Rush song channeling Peart, whom he calls "the greatest drummer alive" throughout the series.The clip shows the rocker hopeful in his garage, setting the mood with colorful lights and dry

Neil Peart, drummer and lyricist for Rush and one of the most legendary instrumentalists in rock history, died in California on Tuesday after a battle with brain cancer. CBC News first reported the news Friday, citing information from Peart's publicist.

Whether you were a lover of the Rush drummer’s restlessly inventive and polyrhythmic percussive tricks or a fanatic for his science fiction-inspired lyrics, news of Neil Peart’s death at 67 from brain cancer shocked and saddened all. Peart was legendarily a musician’s musician, and his passing immediately turned rockers of all stripes tearful at the thought.

Rush drummer and lyricist Neil Peart died at 67 in California on Tuesday (Jan. 7) after losing a battle with brain cancer, as CBC News first reported via Perat's publicist on Friday (Jan.

Neil Peart, the drummer from Canadian prog-rock trio Rush, has died aged 67, according to a statement from the band.