Cstoliker Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 (edited) Anyone elce think Neil may a slight autistic savant? Think about it: socially recluse, reads all the time, has a super human ability and even experiences Synesthesia (sees geometric shapes) while playing. Just a theory. Possibley the "Rain man" of drums. Edited October 8, 2011 by Cstoliker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rushman14 Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdFireYYZ Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 I doubt it. He doesn't have a "super human ability" (there are many drummers who are technically better than Neil who don't have autistic traits) and I've never heard of him having synthesthesia. I think he's just a quiet guy who keeps to himself and enjoys reading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babycat Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 I don't think he's autistic, just very intelligent and a fantastic drummer. Just my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMWriter Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 I don't know if I'd call him socially recluse. From what I've read through his own words, he enjoys being with people and having close friendships, and that sort of thing. That's just the impression I get. It's the whole stranger aspect that strikes a bit of a wrong chord with him, maybe. Furthermore he's worked really hard to get to where he is now. Does he have natural talent? I have no doubt of it. But I believe it was primarily tons of hard work and hours of practice that made him such a good percussionist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metaldad Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony R Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 Dumbest Thread of the Year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cstoliker Posted October 8, 2011 Author Share Posted October 8, 2011 I guess the humor is lost on Rush fans. I know he got where is is by hard work and dedication. Don't take everything so serious. He talks about Synesthesia on one of his Drumchannel.com master class videos. And yes there are drummers who are faster, more technically proficient or accurate, but none (in my humble opinion) as accomplished in every aspect (alive) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USB Connector Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 QUOTE (Cstoliker @ Oct 8 2011, 04:51 PM) I guess the humor is lost on Rush fans. I don't see any humour in autism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony R Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 QUOTE (Cstoliker @ Oct 8 2011, 09:51 PM) I guess the humor is lost on Rush fans. I know he got where is is by hard work and dedication. Don't take everything so serious. He talks about Synesthesia on one of his Drumchannel.com master class videos. And yes there are drummers who are faster, more technically proficient or accurate, but none (in my humble opinion) as accomplished in every aspect (alive) No you're being a dickhead. I hate pussies like you who say something stupid and then pretend that they were joking. Man up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1-0-0-1-0-0-1 Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 QUOTE (Cstoliker @ Oct 8 2011, 03:14 PM) Anyone elce think Neil may a slight autistic savant? Think about it: socially recluse, reads all the time, has a super human ability and even experiences Synesthesia (sees geometric shapes) while playing. Just a theory. Possibley the "Rain man" of drums. No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1-0-0-1-0-0-1 Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 QUOTE (Cstoliker @ Oct 8 2011, 04:51 PM) I guess the humor is lost on Rush fans. I know he got where is is by hard work and dedication. Don't take everything so serious. He talks about Synesthesia on one of his Drumchannel.com master class videos. And yes there are drummers who are faster, more technically proficient or accurate, but none (in my humble opinion) as accomplished in every aspect (alive) Humor is most definitely not lost on Rush fans. If this is what you consider humor, then your sense of humor blows. Tony's response to you was worded a bit harshly (the namecalling wasn't necessary), but he's right. Don't change your stance and say you were joking once you see your serious post getting bad responses. Not only can Rush fans spot humor, they can spot phonies as well. Welcome to TRF, by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 Let me steer this thread in the right direction... Peart is a METAL savant! He may deny it but that's because he's confused. He's METAL but he just doesn't realise it! Trust me, Peart be METAL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unattractive Truth Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 "I'm an excellent drummer. Very fast on the drumkit. Cymbals crash. Qantas never crashed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonicjams Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 he's not autistic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lerxt1990 Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 QUOTE (Unattractive Truth @ Oct 8 2011, 06:45 PM) "I'm an excellent drummer. Very fast on the drumkit. Cymbals crash. Qantas never crashed." Lets stop this. We have board members with children with Autism, we should not make it the subject of jokes or the subject of clever explanations of Neil Pearts behavior (as if he or we would not know he was disabled in that way). This is a shitty thread - sorry folks, don't want to be a sanctimonious dick, but this should just stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1-0-0-1-0-0-1 Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 (edited) QUOTE (lerxt1990 @ Oct 8 2011, 06:50 PM)This is a shitty thread - sorry folks, don't want to be a sanctimonious dick, but this should just stop. That's easy enough to take care of... Edited October 8, 2011 by 1-0-0-1-0-0-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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