“I’m not a perfect person / There’s many things I wish I didn’t do.” These are the opening lyrics to Hoobastank’s 2004 hit “The Reason” — and, somewhat surprisingly, the basis for a new viral trend on ...

The Meaning Behind “The Reason,” as told by Dan Estrin: “I didn’t write the lyrics to the song, I wrote all the music to it. We had finished the touring on our first album and that record for us did ...

A sold-out crowd at the Wiltern LG saw an exuberant performance Wednesday by Hoobastank, a band that’s really on a roll. The Calabasas quartet’s sentimental break-up-to-make-up ballad “The Reason” has ...

“I’m not a perfect person / There’s many things I wish I didn’t do.” These are the opening lyrics to Hoobastank’s 2004 hit “The Reason” — and, somewhat surprisingly, the basis for a new viral trend on ...