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Ed DrosteAmerican singer, songwriter and musician
Date of Birth: 22.10.1978
Country:  USA |
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Early Life
Edward Droste was born in Massachusetts to Diana (née Forbes) and Bruce F. Droste. His maternal grandfather was the conductor and musicologist Elliot Forbes. Through his maternal line, he is related to singer China Forbes.
Droste attended Shady Hill School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where his mother was a music teacher, and Concord Academy in Concord, Massachusetts. He attended high school with Refinery29 founder Philippe von Borries.
He enrolled in Hampshire College for one year in 1999 before transferring to the Gallatin School of Individualized Study at New York University, graduating in 2003.
Career
Grizzly BearDroste began writing and performing songs solo under the moniker Grizzly Bear, releasing the album "Horn of Plenty" in 2004 with drummer Christopher Bear. Chris Taylor and, eventually, Daniel Rossen joined them to form the current four-piece band.
Droste has said about the band's genesis: "Daniel [Rossen] and I are the primary songwriters, but we also happen to be the least capable performers, personality-wise. I respect performers who have got the shtick, the look, the thing. That's all well and dandy, but with our songs it would come off like the biggest farce. It took us a long time to become comfortable; this whole thing was four people growing into ourselves."
In a 2020 episode of Lunch Therapy, Droste announced that he had left Grizzly Bear to pursue therapy.
Solo Work
TherapyPersonal Life
In September 2011, Droste married his longtime boyfriend, interior designer Chad McPhail. On August 4, 2014, Droste announced his divorce from McPhail via Twitter, stating that he was "amicably and lovingly divorcing [his] husband." Droste has been in a relationship with Simon Renggli since 2015.
Other
Droste was featured on the cover of Hello Mr. in 2013. Edward is a paternal first cousin to another Ed Droste, who is the co-founder of the Hooters restaurant chain.
Droste has spoken about his struggles with tinnitus on several occasions.
