she is a singular artist. she invented herself. in the 1960s, late 1960s and early 1970s, we were coming out of that motown era where everything was kind of, beautifully, prim and neat. and very sort of dignified in presentation. tina turner said you are going to get these while dances, okay? you are going to get these raspy vocals. [laughter] you are going to get me and my dancers running around the state, doing all kind of modern dance, just sweating, my lipstick, my hair, is going to be caught in my lipstick, and it is going to be fantastic. just sit by and watch me, you know, create rock and roll before your eyes. to your point she invented herself and reinvented herself. she became the oldest female artist to have a number one hit at the age of 44, and she
we born anna mae bullock, she first performed at 17 when you pass the microphone and an ike turner concert. the two went on to write songs and perform together. it was ike who suggested she name change her name to tina. while the relationship sore professionally, privately descended into physical and emotional abuse. teenager spoke to larry king about 1997. i had had a lot of violence. houses burned, cars shot into, the lowest that you can think of in terms of violence. finally, in 1976, tina left i can filed for divorce. single mom, ended, she fought her way back into stardom.
but it was her unflinching memoir, i, tina, which was made into a film called what s love got to do with it, the elevated turner to hold a level. do you realize you are a feminist hero one in america? do you realize that? i m beginning to. you see, it wasn t something that i planned. i kind of see it as a gift, because of the life i lived, it had a meaning. and i think that the meaning was all of what is happening now. i think that i ve never not had, if i hadn t given the story to the world, maybe my life would not be as it is. i believe. tina turner continue to perform and right, continued to love. in 2013, she married her longtime boyfriend erwin balk. she spoke about meeting him in the 2021 documentary. he was younger. the prettiest face, i mean, you
i left a good job in the city, working the remand boast both night and a. i never lost one minute of sleep and worrying about how things might have. been big we ll keep on turning, proud mary keep on burning. rolling, rolling, rolling on the river. she was known as the queen of rock and roll. you are simply the best. better than all the rest. better than anyone. anyone i ve ever known. while she was most certainly music royalty, tina turner will turn, or an 83 years, became so much more. pioneer, icon, survivor. we born anna mae bullock, she first performed at 17 when you pass the microphone and an ike turner concert. the two went on to write songs
tv, knows exactly why her death today at 83 is being felt so deeply around the world tonight. she was simply one of the most compelling, charismatic, incredible performers of her time, and most likely of all-time. here s a small sample from 1981, with rod stewart. tina turner s life was a rollercoaster, but her talent, her determination, interfaith pulled through. in a few minutes we ll talk with her friend, colleague music legend herbie and pop, who tina turner credited with