In an interview with Billboard Magazine, Linda Ramone stated: It is a really powerful book because his whole life has gone before him and he knows it's going to come to an end, and he really needs to tell everybody what he's feeling inside, so that's what makes it so amazing.

[1] Events he includes in the book are his admission to getting a New York City police officer to release mace into an audience at a Ramones concert.

[4] The epilogue was written by Lisa Marie Presley, a close friend of Johnny and Linda Ramone.

His story is written in his own actual words, so the reader gets an insight into what made him the unique, charismatic and exciting individual that he was.

Prior to and following the release, Linda Ramone promoted the book by giving numerous interviews in both print and televised national media, including Fox News,[2] Billboard Magazine,[5] and MTV.