Tina Turner Is Remembered as a Resilient Trailblazer
Rock and soul singer, civil rights activist and political leader Mourning Tina Turner on Wednesday As a trailblazing artist whose music and life epitomizes resilience, determination, heart and the power to not only survive but thrive in the music industry for over five decades.
“Tina had a lot of energy during her performances and was a true entertainer,” former Los Angeles Lakers star Magic Johnson wrote. On Twitter. “She created the blueprint for other great entertainers like Janet Jackson and Beyoncé and her legacy will continue through all the high energy artists.”
As news spread of Ms Turner’s death, aged 83, in Switzerland, many said her life story was an inspirational one as she overcame abuse during her marriage to Ike Turner and Emerged as a star in her own right with the release of her solo album. Private Dancer in 1984.
“This woman rose like a phoenix from the ashes of abuse, a derailed career, and no money for a renaissance like I’ve ever seen in entertainment,” said Sherilyn Eiffel, former president of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. said “She totally became herself and showed us all how it’s done,” on Twitter.
Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones, who accompanied Ms. Turner in a series of concerts in Britain in 1966 and then in the United States in 1969, which helped introduce her music to white audiences, said that she ” Very saddened by the passing of my wonderful friend Tina Turner.
“She was truly a very talented performer and singer,” Mr. Jagger wrote. On Instagram. “She was inspiring, warm, funny and generous. She helped me a lot when I was young and I will never forget her.
“Tina Turner was raw. She was powerful. She was unstoppable. And she was unapologetically herself — speaking and singing her truth through joy and pain. Triumph and tragedy,” former President Barack Obama said on Twitter. “
“Today,” he added, “we join fans around the world in honoring the Queen of Rock and Roll, and a star whose light will never fade.”
Actress Angela Bassett, who was nominated for an Oscar for her portrayal of Miss Turner in the 1993 film.What does love have to do with it?It said in a statement: “How can we say goodbye to a woman who owned her pain and trauma and used it to help change the world?”
“Through her courage in telling her story, her determination to continue in her life, no matter the sacrifice, and her determination to make a place in rock and roll for herself and others who look like her, Tina Turner showed others who lived in fear what a beautiful future full of love, compassion and freedom should look like,” Ms Bassett said. “Her last words to me — to me — were ‘You never copied me. Instead, you reached deep into your soul, found your inner tena, and showed it to the world.'”
R&B and soul singer Aaron Neville recalled when the Neville Brothers toured Europe with Ms. Turner in 1990, attended by more than 70,000 fans. During this tour, he said, when he came up with the idea for his song, “Rudy song“When he saw crews setting up stages all over Europe.
“He showed us a lot of love and respect,” Mr Neville wrote on Twitter. “I know it has its place in the heavenly band.”
Ms. Turner’s career began in the late 1950s, when she moved to East St. Louis, Ill. I was in high school and half a century old, when she moved from singing R&B and soul to rock and pop. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Mr. Turner in 1991 and again as a solo artist in 2021.
She gave her last public performance in 2009 and then retired.
“Tina Turner was our voice,” New York Mayor Eric Adams wrote On Twitter “She is an icon who broke down boundaries, shook our souls and redefined music. She overcame a lot to become an icon.
Kelly RowlandThe Destiny’s Child singer is part of a younger generation of singers who took inspiration from Ms Turner: “Thank you Queen, for giving us your all!” he wrote. “We love you!!”
R&B singer Ciara Wrote: “Heaven has gained an angel. Rest in Paradise Tina Turner. Thank you for inspiring us all.”
and rapper and songwriter Kid Caddy wrote that Ms. Turner was a hero to her mother, and “she was the ultimate superhero to me as well.”