1. Jesse Malin was born on January 26,1967 and is an American rock musician, guitarist, and songwriter.
21 Facts About Jesse Malin
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Jesse Malin began his performing career in the New York hardcore band Heart Attack, and rose to prominence as vocalist of D Generation.
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Jesse Malin didn't stop writing music and went on to form two other projects, PCP Highway and Bellvue ; the latter band released one album, To Be Somebody, on Goldenseal Records.
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Jesse Malin spent the next two years working on a fresh sound.
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Jesse Malin contributed to two cover albums, first he covered "Hungry Heart" for Light of Day: A Tribute to Bruce Springsteen, and then he recorded a cover of The Clash's "Death Or Glory" on the tribute White Riot Vol.
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Jesse Malin picked up a nomination for the Shortlist Music Prize.
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Jesse Malin released a 'live in the studio' album, Love It To Life in November 2007 on the One Little Indian label for sale in the UK.
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Jesse Malin used the title again in 2010 for an album of new material.
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Jesse Malin was a judge for the 9th annual Independent Music Awards.
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Jesse Malin has done some film work and he had a role in Martin Scorsese's Bringing Out The Dead.
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Jesse Malin did the music supervision on the documentary Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB and he was associate producer with Bad Brains from DC.
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Since 2019, Jesse Malin has been a DJ on Litte Steven's Underground Garage.
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Jesse Malin released his eighth studio album Sunset Kids in August 2019.
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Jesse Malin subsequently performed two benefit shows at the Beacon Theatre in New York City on December 1 and 2,2024.
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Jesse Malin was joined by Lucinda Williams, Elvis Costello, Jakob Dylan, Butch Walker, J Mascis, Eugene Hutz, members of Counting Crows, The Hold Steady, and Alejandro Escovedo, among others.
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On June 14,2023, Jesse Malin announced that he had suffered a rare spinal stroke on May 4,2023, that left him paralyzed from the waist down.
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Jesse Malin then collapsed onto the floor of a restaurant and has since been unable to walk.
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Jesse Malin was carried by Murphy's Law singer Jimmy G from the restaurant into the hallway of a nearby apartment where an ambulance was called to take him to Mount Sinai Hospital.
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Jesse Malin said doctors do not understand his condition and are not sure of his chances of walking again.
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Jesse Malin made a grueling 12-hour flight from New York to South America after being admitted to a facility that offers what he calls an "alternative road" to recovery.
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Jesse Malin said he wanted to preserve his privacy, disappear from public life, and focus solely on his recovery saying "But everyone's been so great and supportive that I felt it was time to let people know what's up," and cited the donations made to his recovery fund and the proceeds from special merch drops that are helping to pay for his medical and living expenses.