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Article: Dennis Quaid & Jerry Lee Lewis rattle their brains for ... `Great Balls of Fire'
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- June 25, 1989
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MEMPHIS It was one of those fancy questions a writer hopes can seal
a story, but then, the story of Jerry Lee Lewis is never finished.
Asked if he believes in destiny, the Killer pondered the thought.
His eyes got big and bright like high beams in a no-passing zone.
"What does she look like?" he answered.
That's quintessential Jerry Lee Lewis. Most of his 53 years
have been characterized by reckless spontaneity, encompassing the
religious fervor he puts on a piano to the blind heart he brought to
six marriages. The nature of America's first real rock 'n' roll
star is so combustible, the film "Great Balls of Fire" (opening
Friday at Chicago area theaters), only attempts to frame the ...