Pete Droge (born March 11, 1969)[1] is an American alternative/folk rock musician from Vashon Island in Washington State's Puget Sound.

[3] Droge was in a succession of garage bands, such as March of Crimes and 25th Hour, eventually leading to his career as a solo artist.

[3] During their lifetime, the band did not obtain a record deal, but self-released a full-length album on cassette tape titled West of Here.

[5] They first met at the opening of the Portland club The Living Room and immediately started working together, with Summers harmonizing as a backing vocalist at local gigs.

[6] In 1994, Droge released Necktie Second, his debut album which featured the tongue-in-cheek hit song "If You Don't Love Me (I'll Kill Myself)"[2] (which also appeared on the soundtrack for the 1994 film Dumb and Dumber),[7][8] as well as, "Sunspot Stopwatch" and "So I am Over You".

In 2006, Droge released Under the Waves and a song from that album, "Going Whichever Way the Wind Blows", was featured in a Toyota Sequoia commercial.

[19] Droge grew up with a range of influences including Bob Dylan's Nashville Skyline, Waylon & Willie, and Johnny Cash.

There was also these religious overtones to a lot of what he did, mixing gospel and rock 'n' roll elements about temptation and salvation in ways that left you wondering just where he stood.