When people come up and say, 'you influenced me to play drums,' I say, 'apologize to your parents for me.' - Neil Peart

Imagine a man when it all began
The pilot of 'Enola Gay'
Flying out of the shockwave on that August day
All the powers that be, and the course of history
Would be changed forevermore -- Manhattan Project (1985)

There's no bread, let 'em eat cake
There's no end to what they'll take
Flaunt the fruits of noble birth
Wash the salt into the earth -- Bastille Day (1975)

Every audience, I feel like we have to earn them — we have to earn their dedication and their expenditure of time and energy and money to be there every single time, every show. It's an old show-business thing, but I really feel you're only as good as your last show.