Neil Peart I am a longtime subscriber to Modern Drummer and have been eagerly awaiting the May 2020 issue ever since I read that you were writing a tribute to Neil Peart. Neil has been one of my biggest drumming inspirations and influences since I was a teenager in the 1970s. His drumming was so lyrical and precise. Everything he played was so clean and sharp. It’s as if he was speaking to the listener through his drumming. Since the May issue arrived I have been devouring the articles on Neil, and they have been fantastic. I was born in Hamilton, Ontario, and as great as it was to see Hamilton mentioned in your opening article as the birthplace of Neil Peart, he was actually born approximately twenty miles east, in Beamsville. It is really this small town that deserves to be linked to one of the greatest drumming icons of our time and to receive honorable mention […]

August 2020 Issue