Neil Peart Quotes

Playing well with others is important - not being too flashy, just keeping good time and of course coming up with cool beats. A good snare drum, kick drum, high hat. Just getting good at the hand feet coordination.

It's been years and years and years I've been playing the drums, and they're still a challenge. I still enjoy using drumsticks and a snare drum.

I've aways been good at picking up certain things, like sports and dancing.

The golden rule of drums is hands clapping and feet tapping, and when you are in and out of consciousness, you can't do that to best of your ability.

I've always kind of had an interest in the drums but nothing else. The drums are the only thing I feel I would be good at, because I'm a very physical person. I've always played sports and stuff. Drums would give me something to do.

How can you not love a man banging on the drums? He knows how to keep a rhythm.

Drumming is so hard.

Hand-eye coordination and reflexes is something I work on more than anything.

Everybody's been blessed with something, and my gift is my timing. Let's face it, it's all about keeping time and having a groove.

Perhaps of all the most basic elements of music, rhythm most directly affects our central nervous system.

People assume that because I'm a great athlete, I can dance. But no. My rhythm is off a little bit.

I have exactly as much rhythm as you think I have.

I also think that I had great mechanics.

I consider every drummer that ever played before me an influence, in every way.

My body doesn't have any rhythm, you know. I've got quite good rhythm when I'm singing but my feet are very much two left feet.

Music deals with time and timing. It's so magical, but when you get into it, every little sound and every little space between the sounds, it's critical, so critical. And if it's not there, it not only feels wrong, but it ruins things.

Dancing is just like racing. You don't learn choreography. They just give you steps to do, and you do them over and over and over. It's very much like what I do in racing.

I've always had a knack for hitting the mark perfectly. Even when I'm walking or running, I'm very good at not having to look down.

You can't show someone how to play the drums in six weeks, but you can point them in the right direction.

The heart of a music is its rhythm. The heart of rhythm section music is the rhythm.

But I've gravitated more towards the drum set.

I have good spacial awareness, and I'm pretty comfortable with a sword.

The drums tell me everything. Everything else registers a millisecond later.

Rhythm is born in all of us. To be a desirable dancing partner, you don't have to do all the intricate fancy steps that happen to be in vogue. All you have to do is be a good average dancer, and anybody who spends the time and effort can accomplish this.

Good balance makes you a better dancer, musician, actor - anything.