Rush drummer Neal Peart may be hanging up his sticks.

In an excerpt from an essay featured in the latest issue of Drumhead magazine, first reported by fan site RushIsaBand.com and confirmed by ABC Radio, Peart intimates that he’s retired.

“Lately [my daughter] Olivia has been introducing me to new friends at school as ‘My dad — He’s a retired drummer,'” Peart writes.

“True to say — funny to hear.  And it does not pain me to realize that, like all athletes, there comes a time to…take yourself out of the game.  I would rather set it aside then face the predicament described in our song ‘Losing it.'”

It is unclear whether Peart means that he’s just retiring from live drumming, or if he’s retiring from making studio albums.  His full essay is included in the December issue of Drumhead.

Rush finished it’s 40th anniversary touron August 1 at The Forum in Inglewood, California, and many fans have speculated that the trek may have been the Canadian trio’s last.

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