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Lee and Lifeson, best friends since high school, spent the past few years in a friendly public debate about the prospect of touring again without Peart, their drummer and lyricist, who died in 2020 after a quiet battle with brain cancer.
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Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2025
Given the January 2020 death of drummer/lyricist Neil Peart from glioblastoma, it’s been assumed that a Rush live reunion wasn’t in the cards.
—Annie Zaleski, Variety, 6 Oct. 2025
Kae Tempest was also recognised for his work as a songwriter and lyricist.
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025
No two lyricists write lyrics the same way, just as no two novelists write novels the same way.
—Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
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Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2025
Given the January 2020 death of drummer/lyricist Neil Peart from glioblastoma, it’s been assumed that a Rush live reunion wasn’t in the cards.
—Annie Zaleski, Variety, 6 Oct. 2025
Kae Tempest was also recognised for his work as a songwriter and lyricist.
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025
No two lyricists write lyrics the same way, just as no two novelists write novels the same way.
—Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
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“Lyricist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lyricist. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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