Douglas Seann "Doug" Robb (born January 2, 1975, in Agoura Hills,
CaliforniaCalifornia is the most populous state in the United States, and the third largest by area. California is the second most populous sub-national entity in the Americas, behind only São Paulo, Brazil...
), is an American musician and lead singer of rock band
HoobastankHoobastank is an American rock band, best known for their 2004 hit "The Reason" and other hits "Crawling in the Dark" and "Running Away". They formed in 1994 in Agoura Hills, California, with singer Doug Robb, guitarist Dan Estrin, drummer Chris Hesse, and original bassist Markku Lappalainen...
. He is a graduate of
Agoura High SchoolAgoura High School is a four-year high school, freshman-senior, in Agoura Hills, California, United States. It is the largest high school in the Las Virgenes Unified School District, with an enrollment of approximately 2,400 students...
.
Robb began playing
Bass guitarThe electric bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a plectrum....
at the age of 13, encountering fellow Hoobastank member Dan Estrin later in his teenage years at a high school Battle of the Bands competition in Agoura Hills where his band covered an
Alice In ChainsAlice in Chains is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1987 by guitarist Jerry Cantrell and vocalist Layne Staley. Although widely associated with grunge music, the band's sound incorporates heavy metal and acoustic elements. Since its formation, Alice in Chains has released...
song.
He has co-written all of the songs on three of the band's four major commercial releases, the self-titled album
HoobastankHoobastank is the first major studio release by rock band Hoobastank. It was released on November 20,2001 by Island Records. Three singles were released, "Crawling in the Dark", "Running Away", and "Remember Me"...
,
The ReasonThe Reason is Hoobastank's second album. It was released on December 9, 2003, under the Island Records label. It has been certified 2x Platinum by the RIAA. To date the album has sold more than 2.3 million copies in the U.S. alone.-Making of the album:...
, and
Every Man For HimselfEvery Man for Himself is the third album by Hoobastank. It was released on May 16, 2006, and May 8 of the same year in the UK. The first single is "If I Were You". A Limited Edition of "Every Man For Himself" was released in a green color scheme ; the green limited edition contained no bonus track...
, including the band's singles.
In a 2004 interview with
Yahoo! MusicYahoo! Music, owned by Yahoo!, is the provider of a variety of music services, including Internet radio, music videos, news, artist information, and original programming...
, Robb spoke about the musical style of he and the band:
"It's more positive.
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Douglas Seann "Doug" Robb (born January 2, 1975, in Agoura Hills,
CaliforniaCalifornia is the most populous state in the United States, and the third largest by area. California is the second most populous sub-national entity in the Americas, behind only São Paulo, Brazil...
), is an American musician and lead singer of rock band
HoobastankHoobastank is an American rock band, best known for their 2004 hit "The Reason" and other hits "Crawling in the Dark" and "Running Away". They formed in 1994 in Agoura Hills, California, with singer Doug Robb, guitarist Dan Estrin, drummer Chris Hesse, and original bassist Markku Lappalainen...
. He is a graduate of
Agoura High SchoolAgoura High School is a four-year high school, freshman-senior, in Agoura Hills, California, United States. It is the largest high school in the Las Virgenes Unified School District, with an enrollment of approximately 2,400 students...
.
Musical career
Robb began playing
Bass guitarThe electric bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a plectrum....
at the age of 13, encountering fellow Hoobastank member Dan Estrin later in his teenage years at a high school Battle of the Bands competition in Agoura Hills where his band covered an
Alice In ChainsAlice in Chains is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1987 by guitarist Jerry Cantrell and vocalist Layne Staley. Although widely associated with grunge music, the band's sound incorporates heavy metal and acoustic elements. Since its formation, Alice in Chains has released...
song.
He has co-written all of the songs on three of the band's four major commercial releases, the self-titled album
HoobastankHoobastank is the first major studio release by rock band Hoobastank. It was released on November 20,2001 by Island Records. Three singles were released, "Crawling in the Dark", "Running Away", and "Remember Me"...
,
The ReasonThe Reason is Hoobastank's second album. It was released on December 9, 2003, under the Island Records label. It has been certified 2x Platinum by the RIAA. To date the album has sold more than 2.3 million copies in the U.S. alone.-Making of the album:...
, and
Every Man For HimselfEvery Man for Himself is the third album by Hoobastank. It was released on May 16, 2006, and May 8 of the same year in the UK. The first single is "If I Were You". A Limited Edition of "Every Man For Himself" was released in a green color scheme ; the green limited edition contained no bonus track...
, including the band's singles.
In a 2004 interview with
Yahoo! MusicYahoo! Music, owned by Yahoo!, is the provider of a variety of music services, including Internet radio, music videos, news, artist information, and original programming...
, Robb spoke about the musical style of he and the band:
"It's more positive. It's not all positive, but... none of us were beaten by our parents, fortunately, and we don't have too many gripes. So I'm not complaining too much in our songs. It's mostly more of everyday-type stuff, life...you know, the questions that you and me ask in everyday life. I think that I was fortunate enough to have a strong family and live in a good neighborhood, a family-oriented neighborhood, so I don't have to sing about how rough it was... I don't think we're doing something that hasn't been done before. But I think it's not very trendy. I think it's just rock music with good songs and lyrics, lyrics that people can relate to, grab onto; it's just stuff that I've been through just being a normal guy."
Personal life
Robb is married to
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, a singer in the pop band Shorty 101.
He is of
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ese descent, from his mother and
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descent, from his father.
His brother David Robb is chief designer at BMW Motorcycles in Munich, Germany.