I, Tina

Sexy godmother of rock, ageless honky-tonk angel, musical lioness, devout Buddhist, the hardest-working woman in show business...all these and more have been used to describe the astonishing Tina Turner.

What is it that makes a farmer's daughter from Nut Bush, Tennessee burst upon the music scene at the beginning of the swinging sixties, light up the entertainment skies with her heartbreaking voice and scorching stage persona, and then, two decades later, reemerge as today's hottest, sexiest, and most charismatic female performer?  Whatever it is, Tina's got it! How she got there, what art, what anguish, what accomplishment spin through her life, is told in these pages for the first time in her own words.

Tina's is a hard story to forget.  How as a raw teenager in East St. Louis she grabbed the mike and convinced Ike Turner to hire her as a singer for his Kings of Rhythm (he changed her name from Anna Nae Bullock to Tina Turner without even consulting her); her marriage to the domineering, womanizing Ike; their rise to stardom, marked by Ike's increasing violence and dependence on drugs; the heartaches and disappointment in her marriage that eventually led Tina, with only thirty-six cents in her pocket, to walk away from Ike and strike out on her own.

Because she left in mid-tour, Tina found herself facing hundreds of thousands of dollars in debts.  Yet her courage and talent enabled her to work her way not only out of hardship but back to even greater success.  Now, at the peak of her musical career, the pace of Tina's life is frenetic, the atmosphere glamorous.  Tina has arrived-but she is already planning her move on to the next stage of her life.

Tina's is one of the most sensational life stories in show business, encompassing the lowest lows and the highest highs.  From the modest beginnings to becoming the rage of three generations of fans to bursting through in 1985 to sweep the Grammy Awards with her fabulous comeback album Private Dancer, Tina Turner is a true survivor, and in this, her own book, Tina (along with her friends and family) tells it the way it is.

This used book is in good condition.