Douglas Robb (musician)

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Name = Douglas Robb

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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Douglas Sean Robb
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Origin = Agoura Hills, California
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Genre = Alternative rock Hard rock
Occupation = Singer
Years_active = 1994 - Present
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Associated_acts = Hoobastank
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Douglas Seann Robb (born January 2, 1975, in Agoura Hills, California), commonly referred to simply as Doug Robb, is an American musician and lead singer of rock band Hoobastank. He is a graduate of Agoura High School.

Musical career

Robb began playing Bass guitar 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 Chains song.He has co-written all of the songs on two of the band's three major commercial releases, the self-titled album "Hoobastank", "The Reason", and "Every Man For Himself", including the band's singles.

In a 2004 interview with Yahoo! Music, 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."

Trivia

* Douglas Robb is engaged to Christiana Lund. She was a singer in the pop band Shorty 101.
* Douglas Robb was a YMCA counselor in Agoura Hills, CA
* Douglas Robb is of Japanese descent, from his grandma.
* Douglas Robb is of Scottish decent, from his mother.
* Douglas Robb is said to look like John Cusack

References

* Weiss, Neal (2004). Yahoo! Music. [http://music.yahoo.com/read/interview/12027424 What's In a Name?] . Retrieved August 24, 2005.

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