Dan Estrin
Dan Estrin
Hoobastankis an American rock band, formed in 1994 in Agoura Hills, California with lead singer Doug Robb, guitarist Dan Estrin, drummer Chris Hesse, and original bassist Markku Lappalainen. They were signed to Island Records from 2001 to 2012 and have released five albums and one extended play to date. Their sixth studio album, Fight or Flight, was released on September 11, 2012. They have sold 10 million albums worldwide. The band is best known for their singles "Crawling in the...
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The music was different then from how it is now, though. I think we're now better songwriters, and we're better at doing the song instead of just showing off up there.
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Everything is written, and we're about three-quarters of the way through the recording. We're not sure yet when it's going to come out.
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Well, when we first started playing together, we were young and really excited about it. It's been 11 years now. Things change in 11 years. But not the name. I think it maybe shows even though we are serious about music, we don't take ourselves too seriously.
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Usually, I write my stuff and then he takes it and writes his part, his stuff. Sometimes, the two of us will sit together and write, too ... I have taken to taking my cellphone with me to sound-check in case I come up with some idea.