Robin Wilson was born in Detroit in 1965. As the lead singer of Gin Blossoms, Wilson helped bring the Arizona music scene to prominence in both Tempe and Phoenix. The band released their first indie album in 1989; a debut EP, Up and Crumbling, in 1991; and their breakthrough smash, New Miserable Experience, in 1992, which sold over four million copies. Wilson's songs, such as "Hey Jealousy," "Follow You Down," "Found Out About You," and "Till I Hear It From You" (co-written by Marshall Crenshaw), were some of the most popular radio staples of the '90s. Gin Blossoms also provided ubiquitous film soundtrack fodder (including Wayne's World and Speed), sometimes eclipsing the movies themselves (i.e., Empire Records). As part of the band, Robin Wilson was nominated for a Grammy in 1993.