10 Musicians Who Hated Being Famous

When you talk about the best drummers in rock, it's almost a universal truth that Neil Peart is the greatest of all time. Though Rush were known to be the ultimate underground band, the quality of their songs and intense attention to detail led to them finally breaking into the mainstream in the early '80s. Even if the band was seeing their audiences double, Peart had a harsh adjustment period to fame.

Whenever discussing his career, Peart felt more and more uncomfortable with the more devoted fans who wanted to become a little too friendly. After the band's colossal epic Moving Pictures, Peart started to stop doing interviews and would instead focus on his drumming rather than put on a rockstar persona. Even on the band's final tours, Peart was known to be out the door as soon as the show stopped so he would not have to deal with any potential fan run-ins.

For any other artist, this would seem like the epitome of the rock star diva, but Peart's words always showed him to be a genuinely down-to-earth man who just wanted to be treated like another guy. It may seem a bit weird on the surface, but one listen to the band's hit "Limelight" will let you know exactly what was going through Peart's head.