The artist, who has moved away from the center of attention of the media in recent years, left in the collective imagination for his energetic performances, both on record and live. it happened When he announced his retirement in 2000 It’s 61 years old, but still back in 2004 with the compilation. all the bestand in 2008 with a grand tour of his 50-year music career, which ended in Sheffield in May 2009. Since then, we’ve had to make do with his legacy and compilations like this one. love songsIt was organized in 2014.
But behind this big star that entered the world Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and that she received the honorary Grammy “Lifetime Achievement Award” in 2018, there is a very complicated life with moments of great success, but also very complex, with moments of turmoil.
explosion in your soul
The beginning of the incendiary version “Proud Mary“What did Tina Turner and the violent do? husband Ike Turner He can summarize his early career as follows: “We never do anything nice and easy: we always do it nice and hard.”
He was discovered by Ike Turner as a teenager. rock and roll pioneerThe singer proved to be a whirlwind on the microphone and became the most passionate, overflowing and sexual soul and rhythm and blues icon of the 60s.
topics like “A Fool in LoveRecords like “and”River Depth – Mountain Height‘ (1966) gradually opened the door to the ‘mainstream’ market beyond black music and brought them into the hearts of fans who adored the Turners like The Rolling Stones.
Ike Turner, a shadow demon
Abusive, abusive, controlling, sexist, exploitative… Ike Turner may have built on his legacy as one of the first artists to shape rock and roll, but his fierce temper, especially towards his wife, Tina Turner, eventually made him one of the most famous demons of music history.
Ike and Tina had their first child together in 1960, they were married in Tijuana (Mexico) in 1962 and were married in Tijuana (Mexico) in 1962. She filed for divorce in 1976.
In her autobiography “Me, Tina: My Life Story” (1986), Tina revealed a dark pattern. harassment and ill-treatment by Ike, he later tried to clear himself in a very strange way in his memoir “Taking Back My Name” (1999): “Of course I slapped Tina… We had a fight and There were times when I sent him to the ground with one punch. without thinking. But I never beat him.”
Resurrection and peak in the 80s
The most comforting part of Tina Turner’s resistance biography comes in the 1980s, when she became a worldwide star in her own right, filling stadiums all over the planet with a mix. pop, rock and ballads He always surrendered to his overwhelming personality on stage.
Great hits from that period that continue to be played over and over on the radio today, such as “The Best” or “What Does Love Have To Do With It”and albums like “Private Dancer” (1984).
on the big screen
Although Tina Turner did not have a very long career in cinema, she has left her mark in notable films such as “albeit in her time”.tommy” (1975), tape adapted from The Who’s rock opera; post-apocalyptic”Mad Max Beyond the Thunderdome” (1985) is a parody of the action movie “Last Action Hero” (1993), starring Mel Gibson or starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.
one last shot
Tina Turner dealt a final blow to her always difficult personal and family life with the suicide of her eldest son, Craig Raymond Turner, in July 2018.
“My saddest memory as a mother(…). He was 59 years old when he died so tragically. but she will always be my baby,” the singer wrote on her Twitter account the day she dumped her ashes along with the remains of Craig Raymond Turner on the California coast (USA).