<p>Jerry Leww Lewis has died since I posted this podcast a few years back. I became an interviewer to track down and talk with my music heroes. As a kid during the 1960s, I adored the music of Sun Records, including everything recorded by Jerry Lee. During the 1970s, I loved his country music. But he and PJ Proby are the two of the music heroes I wish I had never met. This podcast may explain those who say 'you should never meet your heroes' are sometimes right. </p>

Jerry Leww Lewis has died since I posted this podcast a few years back. I became an interviewer to track down and talk with my music heroes. As a kid during the 1960s, I adored the music of Sun Records, including everything recorded by Jerry Lee. During the 1970s, I loved his country music. But he and PJ Proby are the two of the music heroes I wish I had never met. This podcast may explain those who say 'you should never meet your heroes' are sometimes right.

<p>Jerry Leww Lewis has died since I posted this podcast a few years back. I became an interviewer to track down and talk with my music heroes. As a kid during the 1960s, I adored the music of Sun Records, including everything recorded by Jerry Lee. During the 1970s, I loved his country music. But he and PJ Proby are the two of the music heroes I wish I had never met. This podcast may explain those who say 'you should never meet your heroes' are sometimes right.&nbsp;</p>

Joe Jackson on Jerry Lee Lewis. The night the Killer threatened to Have Me Killed. Re-post

Joe Jackson is a journalist, interviewer, author and IMRO-Award nominated radio presenter/producer. He has interviewed roughly 1,400 people in the world of the arts, politics, and entertainment for all major media outlets in Ireland, including RTE Radio 1, The Sunday Independent, The Irish Times, and Hot Press. His articles have been published globally in magazines such as Vox, Rolling Stone, and Snoozer. His radio shows include The Years Go Pop, 26 one-hour documentaries a 26 on the history of popular culture, People Get Ready, 52 one-hour documentaries on the greatest music acts of the 20th century, and Under The Influence, which was nominated for a 'Best Music series' award. In 2018, his documentary about Elvis Presley, Conversations about the King, was nominated for an IMRO Award in the 'Best Music Documentary' category.

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