Neil Peart on performing

Playing a three-hour Rush show is like running a marathon while solving equations.

~ Neil Peart, drummer, Rush

London’s Decca Records: “The Beatles have no future in show business" (1962)

The Beatles have no future in show business... Groups are out; four-piece groups with guitars, particularly, are finished.

~ An executive at London’s Decca Records as he turned down the chance to sign the Liverpool group in 1962 before signing up Brian Poole and the Tremeloes instead