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Ed Droste, vocalist in Grizzly Bear, has confirmed details of a professional pivot. Posting on Instagram on Monday, Droste revealed that he is now working as an associate therapist in Los Angeles and is available both in-person and virtually. "If you know anyone seeking a therapist in California, please don’t hesitate to share my contact details,” Droste wrote on Instagram. “My psychology today profile is linked up in my bio, or you can reach me via my supervisor’s website www.laurenmarimon.com. Thank you all so much for your support!”
As Pitchfork points out, Droste spoke about having enrolled in graduate school to study psychology during a 2020 appearance on the Lunch Therapy podcast.
"Mental health has always been really fascinating to me. There was a delicate balance to touring and keeping your shit together,” Droste said at the time. "[Band life] wore me down, I got so exhausted with it, and also I wasn’t appreciating it enough anymore. [Studying psychology] is a welcome change… Another reason that I was excited to leave the music industry indefinitely—or maybe come back, never say never—was that I was tired of having my success/career linked to public perception and reaction. I figured out how to deal with it for the most part, but it weighs you down.”
Grizzly Bear's most recent album, Painted Ruins, was released in 2017.
