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He felt morally responsible for the young fans out there. The single that really caught my attention back then was Sunspot Stopwatch. Tom Petty never wanted to be a bad example, which is the primary reason his addiction and recovery story was kept under wraps. Fleshed out by producer/organist Brendan O’Brien and a couple of pals, Necktie Second is a quiet, smart backdrop for adult cocktail parties. Thanks in part to a friendship with Mike McReady of Pearl Jam, Pete Droge secured a contract with American Records in the early 90’s, and released a fantastic album called ‘Necktie Second’ in 1994. This involvement early on in the process led to Droge becoming more intimately involved with the film and an integral part of the creative team, in the end, taking on the role as film producer for the first-time in his career.
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“Two Steppin Monkey” takes on corporate culture (although Droge’s sniping lacks venom), while “Dog on a Chain” stretches out languorously. Pete Droge was originally brought on to score A Lot Like You more than two years before the film was completed. Entering the fray as a Northwestern troubadour who could easily be mistaken for Tom Petty’s bastard son, Droge tips a retrospective nod to ’70s boy-rock on Necktie Second, updating the genre with a bit of humor on “If You Don’t Love Me (I’ll Kill Myself)” and reviving the decade’s songwriting heyday with the slick folk-pop of “Northern Bound Train.” “Straylin Street” follows the same easy-flowing and catchy vibe. His mother was a music teacher, and his father, also a music. Droge was born in the late 1960s and grew up in Seattle, Washington. Justin Bieber, TLC, Stevie Nicks, Ed Roland Pete Thorn - Melissa Etheridge, Chris Cornell. Yet singer/songwriter Droge, an interesting by product of the Northwest grunge scene who has sometimes been compared to Tom Petty, is fortunate to possess well-connected friends who have great faith in his talents. Neil performed: Two solo opening songs much of Sleeps With Angels with Crazy Horse and a show-finale Piece Of Crap with members of Pearl Jam and The Heartbreakers. After honing his chops playing punk in Seattle’s March of Crimes (which also contained future Soundgarden bassist Ben Shepherd), singer/guitarist/pianist Pete Droge relocated to Portland, Oregon, where he became one of the better finds in the ’90s A&R scrounge for neo-folk artists. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Mudcrutch Matt Bellamy - Muse. Featured: Peter Droge, Mazzy Star, Ministry, Indigo Girls, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, and Pearl Jam.