While I believe in all that freedom, I also believe that no one should suffer needlessly.
Neil PeartPerforming live in front of an audience is such a matter of will - all of those things you can do just fine in your basement, suddenly you have to do them in front of hundreds or thousands of people, and it becomes a different matter entirely.
Neil PeartI remain the optimist: you just do your best and hope for the best. But it's an evolving state of mind.
Neil PeartIt was actually drumming that gave me the stamina to get into sports later. I started playing drums at 13, and when I got to the international touring level... I got interested in cross-country skiing, long-distance swimming, bicycling... things that require stamina, not finesse.
Neil Peart