![]() ![]() "You know how many fucking dorks would wanna kick my ass if I tried to be in RUSH? It'd be like a nation of dorks chasing me and trying to kill me. "Dude, I'd get fucking crucified, man," he said during an appearance on SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk". Hawkins and his FOO FIGHTERS bandmate Dave Grohl inducted RUSH into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 2013 and also performed "2112 Overture" with producer Nick Raskulinecz while dressed in up like RUSH circa 1976, complete with wigs, platform shoes and kimonos.īack in 2016, Hawkins said that he would "get crucified" if he tried to replace Peart in RUSH after the legendary drummer made it clear he wasn't interested in touring anymore. ![]() He's got a really dark sense of humor that you would never expect. But just the few times I've gotten to really hang with him, he's a really funny guy. But I don't know Alex as well as I know Geddy. "But I know they'll wanna play on some level - I know they will," Hawkins reiterated " Geddy is such a player he's such a musician. Who knows? Who knows if they'll ever even do it? Maybe they've been done long enough where now they're just, like, 'It's kind of nice just to be home and chill.' … They did it for so long. But I think that they would, instead of trying to get a copy of Neil Peart, probably try a different sort of style. It would obviously be somewhat in the same style as RUSH, I would imagine. I know they wanna play." He then quickly clarified: "I don't know that, like, personally, but…"Īsked if he thinks a hypothetical new Lee- Lifeson project would sound like RUSH, Taylor said: "Those are their songs. But I want them to play - I really, really do. And I think Geddy and Alex know that, and they feel the same way. "But no one will ever be Neil Peart it's just impossible. "I hope that Geddy and Al play together, and I hope they can find someone to do something with them," he continued. He had the craziest hands, and he just had such a unique thing. "Nobody can do it like Neil, man," Taylor said (hear audio below). It’s a joyous one and one I’m very grateful for.” To remember one of the all-time great rock drummers, here are five definitive live performances.In a new interview with Toronto's 94.9 The Rock radio station, FOO FIGHTERS' Taylor Hawkins praised late RUSH drummer Neil Peart while also speculating about a possible new collaboration between RUSH's surviving members, Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson. “I’ve been put in this position, and I certainly don’t underrate that… So it’s a full-time responsibility. “What is a master but a master student?” Peart wondered in 2012. Peart never stopped his own education, either: In his later years, he went out of his way to seek mentorship from jazz greats like Freddie Gruber and Peter Erskine. His performances brought the rhythm section to the forefront, and his rarely paralleled technical prowess inspired millions to pick up a pair of sticks. As Dave Grohl wrote in a eulogy, fans and fellow musicians sometimes referred to Peart as “The Professor” because there was always something to learn from him. ![]() The longtime Rush drummer and lyricist passed away last week, succumbing to brain cancer after a three-and-a-half-year battle. Neil Peart was a true virtuoso behind the kit, the unwavering foundation upon which his bandmates stood. ![]()
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