{"id":729416,"date":"2026-08-06T14:16:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T14:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/729416\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T14:16:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T14:16:11","slug":"he-never-rated-himself-as-highly-as-everyone-else-did-new-documentary-in-the-pipeline-about-rushs-neil-peart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/729416\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cHe never rated himself as highly as everyone else did&#8221;: New documentary in the pipeline about Rush\u2019s Neil Peart"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"elk-7fa6e50e-918e-11f1-9991-f303413387a5\">More good news for <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.musicradar.com\/tag\/rush\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.musicradar.com\/tag\/rush\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-article-category=\"artists\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.musicradar.com\/tag\/rush\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rush<\/a> fans. There\u2019s a documentary on the way, specifically about the band\u2019s drummer and lyricist, the late Neil Peart, who died in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Neil Peart: No One\u2019s Disciple will debut on Canada\u2019s CBC network on September 23 and will no doubt follow on to networks and streaming platforms around the world soon after. Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson have been interviewed as part of the doc, as have a number of high-profile drummers about Peart\u2019s influence.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-7fa6e50e-918e-11f1-9991-f303413387a5-2\">Among those are Tool\u2019s Danny Carey, Chad Smith of the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.musicradar.com\/tag\/red-hot-chili-peppers\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.musicradar.com\/tag\/red-hot-chili-peppers\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-article-category=\"artists\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.musicradar.com\/tag\/red-hot-chili-peppers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Red Hot Chili Peppers<\/a> and Stewart Copeland. The Police drummer has always been a vocal fan of the Peart. \u201cHe never rated himself as highly as everyone else did,\u201d he told Rolling Stone in 2020. \u201cBut he did very much feel the responsibility that he carried to be the God of drums. Kind of a burden, actually.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Latest Videos FromMusicRadar<\/p>\n<p>Rush &#8211; Tom Sawyer (Live From The Montreal Forum \/ 1981) &#8211; YouTube<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786025771_127_maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Rush - Tom Sawyer (Live From The Montreal Forum \/ 1981) - YouTube\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"watch-on-youtube-A9ZbiBdJLv8\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/A9ZbiBdJLv8\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/A9ZbiBdJLv8\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-article-category=\"artists\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Watch On <\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-7fa6e6bc-918e-11f1-a533-ed4cc92dced5\">Peart himself can be heard in the documentary via archive clips. \u201cI think it matters for me to play better all the time, and to play my best all the time,\u201d he says at one point, \u201cto keep it fresh and changing. It\u2019s kind of my responsibility, I see it, as a drummer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lee and Lifeson are, of course, currently out on the road with new drummer Anika Nilles, on their 50 Something tour which will take them through to April 2027. After that there has been much speculation about a Rush residency at the Sphere in Las Vegas, though nothing has been confirmed as yet.<\/p>\n<p>            You may like<\/p>\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Want all the hottest music and gear news, reviews, deals, features and more, direct to your inbox? Sign up here. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"More good news for Rush fans. 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