Talks

Jesse Malin in conversation with Relix editor, Mike Greenhaus. 

Almost Grown: A New York Memoir is a raw, honest, and often funny account of how a kid from a broken home in Queens made his dreams come true, and the hustlers and dreamers he met along the way. 

Malin was inspired by one of his favorite books, The Basketball Diaries. Set in the 1980s and 90s, Malin found his community in the hardcore music scene with his pioneering band, Heart Attack, followed by D Generation. 

In 2023, Malin suffered a rare spinal stroke that left him paralyzed from the waist down. Rather than retreat from the spotlight, he defied the odds and learned to perform again on stage, spreading the gospel of rock and roll, and PMA (Positive Mental Attitude). 

"Almost Grown is a story I want to tell you about myself, the loved ones I’ve lost, and the beautiful characters I met along the way as I was growing up and coming into my own.”