Rush‘s Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson opened up about the lengthy cancer battle of their late bandmate Neil Peart. An expansive Rolling Stone feature details the drummer and lyricist’s diagnosis of glioblastoma, a form of brain cancer — and the surviving members’ own emotional journey during Peart’s three-and-a-half-year illness.
According to the piece, Peart first suspected a health concern in June 2016 — 10 months into his musical retirement, following the last date of Rush’s final tour, R40 Live. He started struggling to complete The New York Times Sunday crossword puzzle, a longtime ritual, and two months later he reportedly found himself “making mistakes with his words.”
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