™ & © 2020 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. John Rutsey, a founding member of the seminal Canadian rock band Rush, has died, his family announced. Rush drummer Neil Peart tragically died yesterday from cancer, and his final public words to Geddy Lee. At the end, Olivia Peart, age 11, got up and talked about. Breaking Update: Neil Peart’s daughter emotionally breaking her silence was just revealed. The band suggested anyone wishing to express their condolences should make a donation to a cancer research group or charity in Peart’s name. A FAREWELL TO KINGS: For the first time, Peart took a bow with his bandmates, at their final show, in 2015. Peart is survived by his wife Carrie and daughter, Olivia Louise. RIP,” The Roots drummer wrote on Instagram. At Selenas funeral, Peart had told Rush band members Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson he was retiring. Shortly after, his common-law wife and Selenas mother, Jackie, was diagnosed with metastatic cancer and died in June 1998, according to Rolling Stone. Other musicians, like the drummer Questlove, lamented Peart’s passing. In 1997, Pearts 19-year-old daughter, Selena, was killed in a car crash. It’s a joyous one and one I’m very grateful for.” Neil Peart Lost His Daughter And Wife After the Test for Echo Tour, Neil Peart’s 19-year-old daughter Selena Taylor passed away due to a single-car crash on Highway 401 near the town of Brighton, Ontario, on August. “I get to be a professional drummer … So it’s a full-time responsibility. Also, Rush fans appreciated both the album and the band’s tour but shortly after Rush drummer Neil Peart’s life fell apart. “I’ve been put in this position, and I certainly don’t underrate that,” he said. In 1997, tragedy struck Peart when his first daughter, Selena Taylor, was killed in a car. There were more: “The Spirit of Radio.” “Subdivisions.” “Closer to the Heart.”ĭespite being a world-famous drummer, Peart told Rolling Stone that he still took drum lessons as recently as 2012. Neil Peart, the Canadian rock icon known for his work as drummer and lyricist of Rush, has died at 67. The quiet, cerebral Peart was regarded by many as the best musician. The band’s song “Tom Sawyer” is considered its biggest hit to this day, and still receives heavy rotation at rock and roll radio station around the world. Rush drummer Neil Peart died on Tuesday after a private battle with brain cancer, Rolling Stone reported Friday afternoon. Peart was also Rush’s primary lyricist, drawing inspiration from sources like Ayn Rand and Mark Twain. Peart was central to the band’s success with his meticulous, fluid and exactingly precise playing.
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