Back when the "What's Love got to do with it? " film came out - I had not idea about Tina Turner's history (way before my time) and I had no idea about the book either! I had no idea that Kurt Loder was involved it in also.
I always loved the film (for some reason, it is STILL not on Blu-Ray!) and I had not seen it in a number of years. What got me interested in her (I always loved her music) life again was when I came across a Youtube video of a guy recording inside of the actual home that Ike and Tina lived in before it was set to be remolded. All of these years, I had not Idea that the home in the film was their actual home and that a new owner kept everything as it was, as well as items left behind during the move! I guess they don't know what collector's items from history are!
Because of that video, it got me interested in seeing the movie again and I would buy it on Blu-Ray, but they still have yet to release it on BD when the format has been out for 15 years, and a 4K verion is out. Regardless, I 'found' the movie... I ended up having an even better appreciation for the film knowing that it was their actual home and that no other film about them could be made truer to the actual scenery due to the home being totally remodeled. I at least now know that when I watch the film, that is the actual home.
Watching the film again, brought me back into wanting to reexamine the facts (from fiction) and look into Tina's life again, which brought me to this book. I was took young to be concerned abut a book when this came out, but I wanted to check it out get far more details about her life than what the film showed - and this book does INDEED provide extra details and events! Some could not be put into the film for various reason, but they greatly add to the story!!!!
I know one thing, Tina has been through a whole lot in her life and it was good to see that she had a second opportunity to do her thing, which cemented her to legendary status. I recall her big comeback time, and I was happy for her because i knew that she came from the 60's - I just had no idea about what she had just gotten out of! She was gifted in voice and performance, plus gifted with living a long life after her turmoil.
Her story with Ike was one that took her through everything that can happen in life - sex, drugs, fame, guns, drug dealing, sex parties - etc. I will not go further, but I will say that after reading this, recalling videos of her and what I experienced from her and looking at her interviews from the last ten years, one thing is clear - Tina CHOSE to endure what she did as she was looking for fame, fortune, to display her talents and to get out of Nutbush, TN! Yes, she did try to escape and she eventually did, but she stayed because it was working for her.
The movie has a scene with Ike and Tina where Ike discusses others who left him after he discovered them. He knew that Tina was a great talent and it was clear that he used sex, violence and money to control her to insure that she would not leave him - broke and not getting the credit! Ike had to make sure that his great talent stayed with him, because he knew that once exposed to Hollywood - richer guys would pull her away from him, much like Dorothy Stratten was from Snyder.
Tina admits that she did not want to leave Ike as she promised not to, plus she admits that she only got with him for the purposes of having a singing career. That is why she started to sing in the club so that Ike would take notice. Singers love to sing so that people can hear them. I am not saying that she deserved to get abused - as she did not, but as long as the group was working, she stayed. Once their popularity was going down, then she really has the power to leave, as it is easier to leave when there is nothing in it for you.
Before her comeback, I always looked at Ike and Tina as a cover group. They WERE called the Ike and Tina REVIEW after all. Her 80's (as opposed to her overlooked 70's) career took her to another level and had her singing original material, which for me, got her out of that 'covers act' category. It's the good thing that it happened for her, as I really dislike cover acts. I like original songs. However, discovered that she had a few obscure covers on her big comeback album. That's fine, since they were obscure.
Tina seems like a really nice woman and she was one of the older women who always stood the test of time in being attractive. Time catches up to all of us, but she STILL has the high energy level that helps her to endure her recent health issues. Any person with lower energy level would not have been able to endure.
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