Hosts Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski and Willie Geist present in-depth and informed discussions that help drive the day s current political conversation.
Hosts Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski and Willie Geist present in-depth and informed discussions that help drive the day s current political conversation.
path for not only women, black women, i think for performers in general. she showed what belief in yourself is. she showed what it means to pull yourself out of an abusive, difficult relationship, and to somehow, and she was a practicing buddhist and this meant a lot to her and it saved her life, she really focused on her faith. she prayed every day. she believed, and this is what happened. wow. you know, mark, that s what i want to touch on really quickly here with you as we end. i m going through all the tributes to tina turner. oh, yeah. they re all talking about tina turner the woman, tina turner the person, not the queen of rock, not the great performer, the great singer. mick jagger said this, she was truly an enormously talented performer and singer. she was inspiring, warm, funny and generous.
she helped me so much when i was young, and i will never forget her. again, nothing in there about the music, all about the incredible person she was. you know, i forgot about this, but martha quinn, my fellow former mtv deejay, posted something last night that i completely forgot about. martha saw tina wear this incredible, iconic sequence gold dress. martha commented to her at the time how much she loved that dress. a week later in martha s dressing room, a box arrived, she opened it up and there was the dress. tina had sent her the dress. sirius xm s mark goodman, thank you very much for that tribute this morning. we appreciate it. still ahead on morning joe, wes moore is our guest.
tributes are pouring in today for rock and roll icon tina turner, who died at the age of 83 at her home in switzerland yesterday after a series of health struggles, including a stroke and cancer. gloria rubin, who was her backup singer and dancer on tour, talked about the lessons she learned from the superstar. you can do anything, you can overcome, you can walk through and sometimes you have to fight your way through, through trauma and grief. we can all overcome and just be clear about what you want. keep the heart open. you know what? go for it. just do it. i thought, it s a morning show. what am i going to wear? i m wearing this jumpsuit. that s what tina would wear.