He began his performing career in the New York hardcore band Heart Attack, and rose to prominence as vocalist of D Generation.

Over the course of his career, Malin has collaborated with Bruce Springsteen, Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day, Ryan Adams and numerous other musicians.

[1] Born January 26, 1967, Malin began his music career at the age of 12, as the frontman for the seminal New York City hardcore band Heart Attack.

Malin didn't stop writing music and went on to form two other projects, PCP Highway (with former D Generation bandmates Howie Pyro and Joe Rizzo) and Bellvue (also named Tsing-Tsing for a brief time); the latter band released one album, To Be Somebody, on Goldenseal Records.

The lead off first single, "Queen of the Underworld" was a moderate hit [citation needed] and the British press quickly hailed Malin's debut as one of the year's best.

By November 2003 he was back in the studio recording tracks for his second album, The Heat, which was released in June 2004, accompanied by a string of tour dates on both sides of the Atlantic.

Malin has also collaborated with Ryan Adams & Johnny T to form the band The Finger (the pair adopted the pseudonyms "Irving Plaza" and "Warren Peace" respectively) who released two EPs which were later collected into the album We Are Fuck You.

[11] On April 10, 2020, Malin released the single, "Backstabbers", which was recorded during the sessions for Sunset Kids and appeared on his 2021 double album, Sad and Beautiful World.

The album was preceded by the singles "Prisoners of Paradise" by Bleachers, "Black Haired Girl" by Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong and "She Don't Love Me Now" by Bruce Springsteen.

He was joined by Lucinda Williams, Elvis Costello, Jakob Dylan, Butch Walker, J Mascis, Eugene Hütz, members of Counting Crows, The Hold Steady, and Alejandro Escovedo, among others.

Malin and friends were commemorating the one-year anniversary of the passing of his D Generation bandmate Howie Pyro when he felt a burning pain in his lumbar region that slowly migrated to his hips, through his thighs, and into his heels.

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.

Malin has undergone various spinal procedures, and his days include three rounds of physical therapy and rehabilitation, with a short-term goal of teaching him to move his body without the use of his legs.

Malin said that he has been undergoing a strict daily rehabilitation routine that combines hours of intense physical therapy with stem-cell treatments at a clinic in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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.