Ed Droste

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Ed Droste
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Droste performing in 2013
Background information
Birth nameEdward Droste
Born (1978-10-22) October 22, 1978 (age 45)
Massachusetts, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • musician
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • keyboards
Years active2002–2020
Formerly of Grizzly Bear

Edward Droste (born October 22, 1978) is an American singer-songwriter and musician, formerly of the rock band Grizzly Bear. The group began as the solo effort of Droste with the release of 2004's Horn of Plenty , originally released on Kanine Records. All songs were written and performed by Droste. By 2005, the group expanded into a four-piece, with Droste still as a contributing songwriter. He left the group in 2020. [1]

Contents

Early life

Droste was born in Massachusetts, the son of Diana (née Forbes) and Bruce F. Droste. [2] His maternal grandfather was conductor and musicologist Elliot Forbes. [3] Through his mother's Forbes line, he is related to singer China Forbes. [4]

He attended elementary school at Shady Hill School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where his mother is a music teacher, and high school at Concord Academy in Concord, Massachusetts. He attended high school with Refinery29 founder Philippe von Borries. [5] He attended Hampshire College for one year in 1999 before transferring to and graduating from New York University's Gallatin School of Individualized Study in 2003.

Career

Droste began composing and performing songs on a solo basis as Grizzly Bear, releasing the album Horn of Plenty in 2004, with some contributions from drummer Christopher Bear. The two then joined with Chris Taylor, and eventually Daniel Rossen, to form the current four-piece band. [6]

In a 2020 episode of Lunch Therapy, Droste announced that he left Grizzly Bear to become a therapist. [1]

In 2023, Droste started his own independent practice as an associate therapist in Los Angeles. [7]

Other musical collaborations

Personal life

Droste came out as gay when he was 21 years old. [13]

Droste was married from 2011 to 2014. [14] [15] [16]

Droste has mentioned his struggles with tinnitus on several occasions. [17] [18] [19]

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References

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  3. ↑ Wakin, Daniel J. (January 14, 2006). "Elliot Forbes, 88, a Scholar Whose Specialty Was Beethoven, Dies". The New York Times.
  4. ↑ Music (April 24, 2008). "The Pink Martini girl gets serious". Telegraph. London. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Mile Runner: Grizzly Bear Singer Ed Droste Goes to His Little Red House on Cape Cod". Vogue. August 27, 2014. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
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  11. ↑ "Listen to Ed Droste and Binki Shapiro's Cover of the Grateful Dead's "Loser"". pigeonsandplanes.com. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Grizzly Bear's Ed Droste, Kingdom Join DEDE for New Song "Faultline"". Pitchfork. April 27, 2017. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Why Are So Many Rock Stars Still in the Closet?". Esquire. June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Grizzly Bear's ed Droste Marries Chad McPhail". bandofthebes.typepad.com. Retrieved January 8, 2011.
  15. ↑ Martin, Andrew (December 16, 2011). "Grizzly Bear Returning Full-Time In 2012". Complex .
  16. ↑ Droste, Edward (August 4, 2014). "I don't want to have this be a narrative for the next album, so I'm saying here briefly that I'm amicably and lovingly divorcing my husband". Twitter. Archived from the original on August 21, 2014. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  17. ↑ Droste, Ed (July 11, 2014). "Mile Runner: Grizzly Bear Singer Ed Droste's Mileage Run Ends in Tucson". Vogue. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  18. ↑ Droste, Ed (February 12, 2015). "Speak In Rounds Lyrics". Genius. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  19. ↑ Droste, Ed (February 12, 2015). "gun-shy Lyrics". Genius. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
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