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The normally guarded Peart reveals much about his life in Traveling Music. We read about his childhood in nearby St. Catharine’s, his first taste of msucial freedom when, at the age of ten, his mother bought him a plastic transistor radio, his introduction to drumming after watching the Gene Krupa Story, and the purchase of his first drum kit at the age of 14.
Readers may be surprised to discover that the now-bookish Peart dropped out of high school at 17 and only became interested in literature after journeying to London to seek fame and fortune in 1971. There he busied himself reading his roommate’s paperbacks, popping his rapidly dwindling savings into the electric heater as he waited for the next audition.
…Fans of Rush will be pleased to read anecdotes from the band’s career, including the seminal episode of Peart’s audition, the despair of the band’s darkest days, the preparation and elation of playing at last year’s SARSStock event in Toronto, and an incident at a concert in the ‘80s when singer Geddy lee was injured by a fan who threw a lighter at his face.
