Wednesday, June 18, 2008

GHOST RIDER by Neil Peart

I like Neil Peart because of how he sounds. A nice guy, the death of his wife and daughter were so close together, and heartbreaking enough on their own, and he was torn but wasn't going to sit around (quit Rush) and let it eat away at him and drive him mad. No, like a rockstar he would go on a motorcycle journey of self-discovery. He still did quit Rush, but only temporarily. Ghost Rider is a memoir of the two years he lived after his loss, he went on a search for his future and dealt with the memories and heartbreak of his past. He climbed onto his BMW R1100GS motorcycle and set off down the road. What could he looking for: meaning? peace? or to look for a reason to live?

He is a world famous musician, I already liked him before I even knew he wrote a book. I was won over by the fifteen minute drum solos and the thirty five piece drumkits which was

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