I learned a lot about character studies from watching other… - Neil Peart

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I learned a lot about character studies from watching other people — and a lot of the lyrics I've written about fame and celebrity came from witnessing how people like that behaved and handled it.

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Neil Peart (September 12, 1952 – January 7, 2020) was a Canadian musician, writer, lyricist, and drummer for the band Rush.

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Birth Name: Neil Ellwood Peart

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I feel the sense of possibilities
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The focus is sharp in the city -- The Camera Eye (1981)

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You can't have freedom for free.
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With the sleep still in your eyes
No matter what your dream might be. -- Something for Nothing (1976)

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For they passed a noble law
And the trees are all kept equal
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