Jerry Lee Lewis (born September 29, 1935) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and pianist, often known by his nickname, The Killer. He has been described as "rock & roll's first great wild man."
My momma always said, 'You and Elvis are pretty good, but y'all ain't no Chuck Berry.
Hippies? Why, I'm the original.
If I'm going to Hell, I'm going there playing the piano.
I never said I was the King Of Rock'n' Roll. I said simply that I'm the best
Y'know, there's nothin' like tearing up a good club now and then.
I'm coming on home to you instead cause they're all too ugly tonight.
Normally, things are viewed in these little segmented boxes. There's classical, and then there's jazz; romantic, and then there's baroque. I find that very dissatisfying. I was trying to find the thread that connects one type of music - one type of musician - to another, and to follow that thread in some kind of natural, evolutionary way.
Faithfulness in small things leads to faithfulness in great things, and never the other way around.
You've got to walk and talk with God to go to heaven. . . I have the devil in me! If I didn't have, I'd be Christian!
Either be hot or cold. If you are lukewarm, the Lord will spew you forth from His mouth.
All you gotta do honey is kinda stand in one spot, wiggle around just a little bit.
I am right. I`m always right. One time I thought I was wrong, I found out I was right.
When they look back on me I want 'em to remember me not for all my wives, although I've had a few, and certainly not for any mansions or high livin' money I made and spent. I want 'em to remember me simply for my music.
A lot of people say Jerry Lee Lewis done wrong, but that has yet to be proven in the eyes of God.
I'm dragging the audience to hell with me
You shake my nerves and you rattle my brain, too much love drives a man insane. You broke my will, but what a thrill. Goodness gracious, great balls of fire.