"Jerry Lee Lewis makes no apologies for his life," said Simon Hattenstone in The Guardian newspaper. He was described as "the rock 'n roll legend and all around bad boy." His career lasting six decades was wild: "pill popping, heavy drinking, nearly constant controversies." This man called the Killer regretted nothing. He shot a man (his bass player) in the chest. In total he had seven wives.

A native of Louisiana with "God-fearing Southern roots" makes him wonder what will happen to him on Judgment Day. He has this to say: "I was always worried whether I was going to heaven or hell. I still am. I worry about it before I go to bed; it's a very serious situation. I mean you worry, when you breathe your last breath, where are you going to go?"