Rush’s Neil Peart is retiring, but Geddy Lee might be up for a solo album

Today in news that effectively means the end of Rush, drummer Neil Peart has announced that he considers himself to be retired. That comes from an interview Peart gave with Drumhead Magazine (via Jambase), and though he doesn’t seem to say “I am retired from drumming and Rush is pretty much done,” the implication of an anecdote he shares about his daughter introducing him as “my dad—he’s a retired drummer” is pretty clear. He also compares himself to athletes who eventually realize that “there comes a time to…take yourself out of the game,” and there’s really only one way to take that.