Huh? What? I'm CONFUSED FAQ!!!

Huh? What? I'm CONFUSED FAQ!!!

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* Hoobastank band name used to be Hoobustank with a U but they changed it because every kept saying it wrong (who-boo-stank).

* The band formed in Calabasas and Augora Hills in January (about 1994).

* Hoobastank used to have two sax players (Jeremy Wasser and Derek Kwan) but they had to let them go because the sound was changing.

* Chris' girlfriend is in band called Krave (they are no longer a band).

* Dan used to be in a band called Idiosyncratic.

* Doug's girlfriend is in a pop/ hip-hop group called Shorty 101.

* They Sure Don't Make Basket Ball Shorts Like They Used To...That was Hoobastank's frist cd (independent). The sax is even in it.

* Dan used to be a roadie for Incubus.

* Chris worked in a plant nersery for three days.

* Once Hoobastank was signing authographs. This one girl came up to Doug and she had legal documents to get married. Talk about crazy.

* Markku used to work in porn films.

* Doug and Dan used to be counselers at the YMCA.

* The bands first gig was in Doug's back yard. They stoled stages from his school using skateboards to transport them. Linkin' Park and Audio Vent (Incubus' brothers) played with Hoobastank. Incubus was there watching the show.

* Doug and Dan went to Agora High School with Mike Shinoda and Brad Delson from Linkin Park and Mike from Incubus. They live about three minutes from Doug's house.

* Doug used to be a Kindergarden teacher. He loves children.

* Hoobastank was going to change their name to Menace II Society, "That was the one we were actually considering," says Doug. "But we got stuck with Hoobastank." They just changed the U to an A.

* Doug went to school in Japan for the first (I believe first and second) grade.

* Once at the airport the band stuck a dildo into Chris Hesse's bag with out him knowing. They put metal every where hoping he would get his bag checked but Chris passed.

* Dan has done many prank calls before.

* Chris' brother is the drummer of N.E.R.D.

* The Remember Me video was shot at a school in Van Nuys, CA. Fans were invited to be filmed in the video.

* Hoobastank has toured with: 311, Jay Z, Incubus, Nappy Roats, N.E.R.D, Home Town Hero, Blind Side, Green Wheel, Good Charlotte, Linkinpark, POD, Story of the Year, Ozomatli, All American Rejects, and Sum 41.

* Chris used to be in a band in high school "I was in a band in high school called Thunder Slugs - I don't think we had a singer we just played god awful metal. And then I was in another band that were heavily influenced by Mr Bungle and then I met these guys."

* In the cd They Sure Don't Make Basketball Shorts Like They Used Too...the guy who played Biff in the Back to the Future did the voices.

* Dan has six PRS guitars. Three are McCartys, two are 24 fret solid bodies, one is a custom CE-22.

Band on Car

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* Hoobastank's first video was Up and Gone.

* Hoobastank has been on: TRL, Jay Leno, Pepsi Smash, Howard Stern, IMX, Sports Illustrated Swim suit, Last Call, Dorito Sessions, and Love Line.

* Once on stage Doug's zipper zipped down, I'll let you guess the rest.

* The song Remember Me started when Doug ran into who use to be "The Coolest Kid in School". The guy acted as if they where really close now that Doug's band was getting somewhere. The truth was the guy never noticed Doug, Doug wated to be one of them.

* Doug once said a Hoobastank is when the doctor touches you down there.

* The song Divine is based on the relation ship between Doug and his father.

* Dan: "I started playing guitar when I was 13. A friend of mine in the neighbourhood could play and I thought that was kinda cool. I asked my Dad if I could take lessons for six months and after that I taught myself how to play by listening to tapes or CDs. I'd jam at school and play guitar in the house band and play covers. That was the first time that I performed in front of anyone at 15 playing in front of 500 people. We played one song, left the stage and I was hot. It was an amazing feeling and that was when I knew I wanted to play music in front of people. Later on in high school I got together and started to write songs. We played the Whiskey in Hollywood once and did some parties. We had a four-track and we recorded songs on that."

* Doug: "I started playing guitar when I was 13 as well so I'm a guitar player by choice. In high school in my senior year, my best friend started a band so I filled in as a bass player and we had to audition for this battle of the bands where we played with (Dan's) band. I knew Dan from classes but that was the first time we did anything musical together. My first performance was the auditions I guess. The judging council were all friends of mind and we were doing this Alice In Chains cover and I was so nervous that I could hardly hold the pick. I was so unbelievably nervous. After it was done I was so thrilled but I don't know if it was cos I loved playing or was glad it was over. I was filled with adrenaline. Shortly after that our two bands split up and we started writing together. I got forced into the singing position cos (Dan) was a better guitar player than I was by default."

* Doug plays guitar in four songs in the new album, The Reason.