I, Tina: My Life Story (icon!t)

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Das Buch endet mit einem Epilog von Tina Turner. Unter anderem schreibt sie: "I'm 46 years old now. A lot of people seem to think that anybody that age ought to be looking around for a place to lie down and die." (p.251) This one is probably a better read to someone who's a fan. The timeline of Tina's life is a bit jumpy on this one and I guess the storytelling could be a little more compelling. I thought there might be a lot lost in translation since I read this in finnish; just have that sense that this especially is one of those books you should read in the language it was written. It's a bit different from other biographies as it's not just from Tina's view. Many others, including Ike - gross - were interviewed for this biography.

I also saw the movie adaptation of this book; "What's Love Got To Do With It" starring Angela Bassett and Laurence Fishburne, great performances by both actors. Now i have just finished reading the whole book "I, Tina". I must say that, if you saw the movie, you need to read this book, as the movie only tells a small proportion of what went on behind the scenes. In I, Tina --the inspiration for the Academy Award-nominated motion picture What's Love Got to Do with It --the legend tells her story how she lived it. An honest account of the beloved superstar's struggle and pain, but also glory and triumph, Turner's is one of the most fascinating and dramatic true stories in show business history.

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In I, Tina--the inspiration for the Academy Award-nominated motion picture What's Love Got to Do with It--the legend tells her story how she lived it. An honest account of the beloved superstar's struggle and pain, but also glory and triumph, Turner's is one of the most fascinating and dramatic true stories in show business history. The real power behind whatever success I have now was something I found within myself--something that's in all of us, I think, a little piece of God just waiting to be discovered." -Tina Turner I've always loved Tina Turner's music and performances. I'd also heard about the abusive relationship she suffered from Ike Turner. Until I read her story, I never grasped the depth of her struggles in life and in the music industry. Hers is an extraordinary life from her teenage years and a naivete that enabled others, specifically Ike, to take control of her, then her years of relentless work as a singer under Ike that became unbearable. Through it all she was also a mother of four sons, did what she was told, traveled the world, met celebs, while navigating the excesses that surrounded her, always fearful of Ike's abuse. 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. She worked her ass off , submitted to a man that didn’t deserve her or the talent he had. It was so disgusting how he made excuses for hurting her. She lived in PURE hell with sooooo many witnesses around , and she never did drugs that’s the amazing part , I have no idea 💡 I would have dealt with that. She was disrespected to the core yet made a way for herself when she left Ike for good. It’s sad how Ike never gave her money 💴 but put her in debt smh.

From small town Nutbush, Tennessee to Hollywood stardom, to global icon. In her life Tina Turner saw it, suffered it, and survived it all. If it wasn't for the August reading challenge, probably I wouldn't have read this book. I'm so glad that I did! She's a great artist and this is a nice little bio about Tina Turner; recommended if you are a fan of hers or her music. 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! Please include your telephone number, preferred performance date and time, and access requirements. Groups

My Book Notes

I've been a fan of Tina Turner ever since I saw the movie as a kid. I've seen her as a brave and strong woman. The first major thing I noticed about this one was it was written in so many voices. It wasn’t just “Tina” talking. It was Ike. It was Anne. It might be an artist that worked with Tina. It might have been the narrator. If your reading this with your eyes, you may seen when it switches to her voice. When you're reading this with your ears, (like I was off and on) it can give you a confused (hunh?) moment when you hear the narrator describing Nutbush and then hear Tina herself talking about a night spot she went to and what went on there. WAY TOO MANY VOICES! It definitely wasn’t what I was use to. The biographies I read are the celebrity themselves telling their own story without commentary from the people in their live. (Although the next auto-biography I read following did the same, it was a bit clearer to keep all the voices separate). Ike tortured her in every way possible for years. He viciously beat her regularly, and when he wasn't beating her he was mercilessly dragging her from one show to another to perform with no breaks. And in between these abuses he was openly having sexual escapades with various women. The iniquities were boundless. But I say she was weak because every time she drew a line in the sand with Ike's behavior he would cross it... and she would stay. There comes a transitional point with me when sympathy becomes indifference and then disgust. I've read too many stories of victims who were real helpless victims: Jayce Duggard (held captive 18 years), Elizabeth Fritzl (held captive by her father for 24 years), Sylvia Likens (16 year old tortured to death by her caregiver). These were truly helpless victims. Tina Turner, while a victim, was not helpless. Definitely, something psychological was keeping her strapped to Ike Turner's side but she still had the capacity to escape that situation and the proof is in the fact that she eventually did. I admit, this is a matter I need to read more about; there has to me more to why she stayed when so many other women Ike abused had left. Ike raped Anna Mae - emotionally , physically , mentally I know he’s burning Cajun style in hell 🔥 🔥 🔥.