Rush Drummer Neil Peart Dead at 67

Neil Peart of Rush performs during the final show of the R40 Tour at The Forum on Saturday, Aug. 1, 2015, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP)
Neil Peart, iconic drummer of the Canadian progressive rock band Rush, died Tuesday in Santa Monica, California. He was 67.
According to Rolling Stone, the cause of death was brain cancer, which Peart had been battling for three years.