Editing Neil Peart (section)

===Retirement===
Peart described himself as a "retired drummer" in an interview in December 2015:
{{Blockquote|style=font-size: 100%|Lately Olivia has been introducing me to new friends at school as 'My dad—He's a retired drummer.' True to say—funny to hear. And it does not pain me to realize that, like all athletes, there comes a time to ... take yourself out of the game. I would rather set it aside than face the predicament described in our song "[[Signals (Rush album)|Losing It]]" ...<ref name="drumhead2015" />}} Peart had been suffering from chronic [[tendinitis]] and shoulder problems.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/rush-neil-peart-retirement-1.3354504|title=Rush drummer Neil Peart tells magazine he's retired|last=Wong|first=Jessica|publisher=[[CBC News]]|date=December 7, 2015|access-date=December 8, 2015|archive-date=February 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180227043604/http://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/rush-neil-peart-retirement-1.3354504|url-status=live}}</ref>

Geddy Lee clarified his bandmate was quoted out of context, and suggested Peart was simply taking a break, "explaining his reasons for not wanting to tour, with the toll that it's taking on his body."<ref name="blabbermouth.net" /> However, in January 2018, Alex Lifeson confirmed that Rush is "basically done".<ref name="uproxx.com" /> Peart remained friends with his former bandmates.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/dec/24/geddy-lee-on-rush-greatest-songs|title=Geddy Lee on Rush's greatest songs: 'Even I can barely make sense of our concept albums'|work=[[The Guardian]]|first=Michael|last=Hann|date=December 24, 2018|access-date=December 24, 2018}}</ref>