Oh crap...

Have seen Rush perform live twice, and always have been a fan of the band.

Peart had gone through much tragedy in the late 1990s with the loss of his daughter and wife within the same year. He had then temporarily quit music and went on an extended road trip on his motorcycle, chronicled in the book Ghost Rider: Travels on the Healing Road, in interesting read on how he fought for his will to live by traveling over much of the continent.

RIP, Neil. You will be missed but your lyrics and drumming will live on...