Pete Droge (born March 11, 1969) is an American

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in Washington State's Puget Sound. Droge was born in

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, and grew up in

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1990s

In 1994, Droge released '' Necktie Second'', his debut album which featured the tongue-in-cheek "If You Don't Love Me (I'll Kill Myself)" (which also appeared on the soundtrack to the film ''

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''), as well as "Sunspot Stopwatch" and "So I am Over You". In 1996, Droge released '' Find a Door,'' an album under the name of Pete Droge and The Sinners; his backing band included Dave Hull (bass), Rob Brill (drums), Peter Stroud (guitar/vocals) and Elaine Summers (guitar/vocals). This album met with critical success but received little airplay. Notable songs include "You Should Be Running", "Dear Diane" and "Mr. Jade". That same year, Droge contributed the title song to the film, '' Beautiful Girls''. In 1998, Droge released '' Spacey and Shakin''', another solo album. Other credits included contributions to albums by

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2000s

In 2000, Droge appeared in the film ''

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on the Director's Cut Commentary of the movie, the small part was a tribute to

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, whom he met in 1973. In 2003, Droge formed the supergroup The Thorns with artists

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and, that same year, released another solo album, ''Skywatching''. In 2006, Droge released ''

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commercial. In 2009, Droge's song "Two of the Lucky Ones" was featured in the film ''

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Discography

* ''West of Here'' (with the Ramadillo) * '' Necktie Second'' (1994, American Recordings)Pete Droge > Albums
MTV.com. Retrieved March 12, 2011 * '' Find a Door'' (1996, American Recordings) * ''Spacey And Shakin' '' (1998, Epic) * '' The Thorns'' (with

and

) (2003) * ''Skywatching'' (2003, Puzzle Tree) * ''Under The Waves'' (2006, Puzzle Tree) * ''Volume One'' (with Elaine Summers) (2009, Puzzle Tree) * ''Volume Two'' (with Elaine Summers) (2014, Puzzle Tree)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Droge, Pete American folk musicians Living people 1969 births People from Vashon, Washington People from Bainbridge Island, Washington The Thorns members