Tina Turner is dead to me!

Thanks for the link, OP!

Oh dear. Cancer.

What a talent she was. Rest in Peace, Tina

RIP Tina, a legend, an icon.

Post your favorites!

Proud Mary, NOOOOOOO!!!!

Such a sad day. She was phenomenal. Talk about rising from the ashes of her old career, to surpass anything she ever did with Ike.

I love her. RIP Queen Tina

She was a legend! an Icon! She was these moments!

Anyone know what killed her?

First of many, many duplicative DL threads. RIP, Tina.

[quote] Anyone know what killed her?

Someone stole her Tina Turner wall clock.

She had Olivia de Havilland disease, R9.

At 83, still better than any of today's R&B performers.

Especially that fat cow BEYONCE.

Take THAT Ron DeSantis. Tina's stealing your thunder!

I love her so much. I have, in my real life, asked myself 'what would Tina do?' to give myself advice.

Predictions for the next two celebrity deaths- Mel Brooks and Henry Winkler

She was at death’s door ten years ago. Read her book. She had a kidney transplant from her husband. She was already ready to go. Euthanasia. She lived in Switzerland. She had a stroke too.

And yet, Jimmy Carter is still here.

*smh*

Why Henry Winkler?

She had such a tough start in life but she became an icon

One of the best concerts I ever saw.

Didn't always love her song choices but she was a tireless performer.

What does Meghan have to do with it, have to do with it?

So Erwin Bach gets all her money?

They have a $76 milllion estate in Switzerland, too.

so sad, at least she's with her son now.

Ron de Santis trying to run Dear late Tina Turner out of the news cycle with his announcement

Tina Turns the Country On!

[quote] so sad, at least she's with her son now.

Sons.

One died in 2018 from suicide. The other in December 2022 from cancer.

MARY!

I've posted this before, but Private Dancer was THE album that scored my eighth-grade year. I listened to the CD all the way through non-stop. Not a bad track on it.

Has the sore loser known as Angela Bassett commented yet on Tina's death?

[quote]Predictions for the next two celebrity deaths- Mel Brooks and Henry Winkler

I could see Gene Hackman and Bruce Dern going first.

She was a legend. RIP.

She lived.

She existed.

She took up space.

This really saddens me. But wow, did she have a life or what!

R31, I'm gonna buy that album now

Lester Holt just interrupted regular programming with a special report on her death.

Jimmy will outlive us all, R19.

Gene Heckman is still very healthy. he was working in the garden when papped!

my guess is Tony Bennett is next

One of a kind. Rest in peace Queen Tina.

I just did a "queen reacting to Princess Diana's death" screech.

(Proud) Mary, I know....

I don't know her.

NOOOOOOOOO!!!!! 😞 😢

RIP, Queen Tina.

No longer one of the living.

Nobody sounds like her! everyone is into the whispery style of singing these days

Here is my requisite comment on the subject.

Dibs on the stash of Ike's that Anna Mae kept in a bus station locker in St. Louis all these years.

Vintage, baby.

RIP etc.

Has anyone asked if I'm okay?

Gosh I loved her.

She lived one remarkable life, that's for sure.

I’m mad for that song, R47.

Love it so frigging much

RIP, Queen Tina 🥺😭

Please, please help me accept this!

The Private Dancer album was such a cultural phenomenon and everyone was rooting for Tina’s second act.

It's gonna be a heartache tonight......

On anyone's Death Pool?

Susan Dey will surely comment on Tina's passing.

Simply the BEST 💜

Simply the best!

When Felicity "Get My Damn Kid Into College" Huffman was a backup dancer for Tina for one song.

Good lawd I gasped. RIP. Rock Giant. And those legs.

Might have been? You were, Tina.

R14 What a dishonor to her legacy and disrespectful to her dying to say. Go to bed for the rest of day and come back after thinking about your words like a kid in time out. Tina Turner absolutely adored Beyoncé.

The Queen of Rock and Roll, RIP!

Beyonce will never, in a billion years, touch Tina's legacy. The Beyhive can squawk all they want.

This is a Tina thread, fuck off with the comparisons from the Beyonce stans.

First time I saw her live was this tour in November '84 (but not this show). Love this song.

Why does the NYTimes have DeSantis’ campaign announcement above Tina’s death? That fat fucking fascist will never have anywhere near the impact of Ms. Tina Turner.

R65 You are not God. That is factually incorrect but more importantly it is so juvenile to compare two icons when the elder of which has passed today. You are pure trash.

Tina is with her sons now? Where are they? Why would they leave their Swiss paradise?

Read up on Buddhism you dimwitted Pollyannas.

Hope and Prayers - in your fetid gashes.

I watched her amazing documentary on HBO. I thought it was very honest, telling and a sad when she said in all of her success, even after Private Dancer which happened in her 40s, she never knew what it felt like to be loved by someone. Absolutely adored and loved by the world, but she never knew love herself. She is an absolute ICON and we will never have anyone like her again. She is one of the few left of a generation of performers we will never have the likes of again.

I saw her at Fiddler's Green in Denver in the late 90s. I mainly went to see Cyndi Lauper who was opening for her, but Tina was fantastic, as usual.

I love Steel Claw

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Comin' to you live from the Club Imperial, Goodfellow and West Florissant Avenues in St. Louis, Missouri, give it up for Ike and Tina Turner!!!!!

Surprisingly I was one of the few that had her on my 2023 DeathWatch List.

R.I.P. TT 😔😭

The greatest comeback in all of showbiz.

I’m at work, trying not to cry.

RIP Queen

So it's all about you, R73?

R75 Condolences. Yeah don’t be a queen at work. Hugs and kisses.

[quote] I’m at work, trying not to cry.

MARY!

❤️

I’m at work, trying not to cry.

I know, MARY!

RIP Queen

R74 yea indeed. Thank god she escaped that loser Ike. People don’t realize Tina Turner’s comeback was so incredible because she was in her 40s in the 80s. Many pop stars today age out by the time their that age; the fact she was able to become one of the leading women in music and a global icon in the 1980s. And one of the few maybe even only African-American women who could tour in any continent, stadiums.

Has Madge released her statement yet, making it ALL about her?

"Elvis is gone. Liberace is gone. And now Tina Turner too. But I'm still here!!!!!!!! I survived while the others didn't!"

R69 what makes you think your Buddhist religion / Buddhist beliefs is more factual than any other religion or beliefs?

She was so good. RIP Queen.

I met her when I worked overnights at a hotel many years ago. I had actually seen her concert the night before.

She was so kind and personable, made sure to greet and treat the staff. It was like the sun walked in when she came to the desk. No other celebrity has or will compare to Tina Turner.

I love her so much, I’m so sad that she had a rough life. But even at 83, she was still the ultimate survival story.

This one hurts.

I can feel the gays' hurt all across the globe. People better tread lightly or there's gonna be another Stonewall. You hear me Ron Fat Ass DeSantis?

What a fucking LEGEND!

Funny, R80.

I've never known anyone who knew of Tina Turner who didn't know that Tina had her big comeback time later in her career. Her biopic certainly helped anyone interested to refresh their memories.

You need to run with or into a less ignorant pack of people, dear.

Unless you're just preening. Which is okay.

RIP Tina. Amazing performer. Amazing person.

Fly to the angels, Tina. R.I.P.

One of the greatest of all time. An electrifying performer. I still listen to her music regularly. She made a staggering impression on me as a child of the 80s and I have been a superfan since buying the 'Summer Lovers' soundtrack just to have her recording of "Crazy In The Night." There are not enough superlatives to describe her or her impact on me.

She came, she saw, she triumphed and she inspired. Now resting in eternal power.

Today officially sucks, RIP Tina.

Proud Mary with Ike and the Ikettes.

She was one of the all-time greats, a phenomenally talented woman.

Another vote for Better Be Good to Me.

Love this song.

The Beyond project she was a part of helped me through illness and will probably be what I'm listening to when I go toward hospice.

It helped as I was going into the hospital and was great meditation guidance.

Love this low down funky take on this song

What a legend.

Truly one of the greats!!! Rest in power!

Two out of four sons dead before her. I bet she was ready to go. I loved her and just saw the Tina musical which was fantastic.

So many favorites. Her whole catalog is gold. "Steamy Windows" is the one I was just jamming to this weekend.

R24, I had forgotten all about Typical Male, thank you! That was in heavy rotation during my high school years.

Typical Male

Great song

TERRIBLE video.

G.O.A.T

"That year(1983), David Bowie told executives of Capitol Records that he had to skip a Manhattan party in his honor because his favorite performer was appearing at a nightclub. “So they all came along and voilà’ — there I was onstage,” Ms. Turner told The Post. “They signed me simply because of David.” Released to modest expectations in 1984, her album “Private Dancer” sold tens of millions of copies. Ms. Turner won three Grammy Awards, including Record of the Year, for the album’s top single, “What’s Love Got to Do With It,” which was her only No. 1 hit as a solo artist."

Bless DAVID BOWIE.

Fuck Beyonce.

TINA TURNER IS QUEEN!!!!!!!!!!!

R103 Together.

She lived. She took up space. She was present.

R105 That’s so old now. Fuck off.

TINA!!!!! Lord, this is one I did not have on my list in the celebrity death pool. But they said "after a long illness..." so maybe cancer?

Viola Davis was a smug moron with her poor tribute to Leslie Jordan. She deserves to be mocked forever.

R107 you cunts jinxed Tina. Fuck off.

Celebrity tributes are pouring in on social media.

Mick Jagger is saddened by the loss of his friend whom he found inspirational.

Diana Ross is 'shocked and saddened' by the news of Turner's death.

Erykah Badu gets philosophical: "A cultural icon down. You were here".

Barbra Streisand said, "Tina who ?"

R105 we did that way back at r35

R108 Go away, Tina was a global icon not some D list celeb. No shade and RIP Jordan. Please just go. You are more harm than good.

[quote] this is one I did not have on my list in the celebrity death pool.

Gurl even Helen Keller and Stevie Wonder saw this coming

Tina Turner was a fucking LEGEND.

I've had her in my deathpool for over 5 years.

I'm so sad I never had the chance to see her live in concert! I also missed out on David Bowie. Too young.

I had her in my deathpool in 1973!

R 53

THANK YOU!!!!!!!! AWESOME

R117 lol, pls stop.

Can't believe she's gone!

RIP, Miss Tina, you had a great run...

Tonight I shall watch What's Love Got to Do with It. Has Laurence Fishburne issued a statement? What about Angela "the Intense" Bassett?

I gotta say, after all the shit she went through, she was able to spend her later years in peace, as a phenomenal success and an icon for sure. God Bless you Anna Mae Bullock!

R122 Angela is still very bitter about her 1994 and 2023 Oscar losses to muster up some sympathy for Tina's husband and family.

R24: "Typical Male" & Tina's version of Al Green's, "Let's Stay Together" are my favorites. RIP

Pass the blotter...

I created a second thread below, for when this thread is filled.

Awesome..........................

R126 DESPERATE much?

This wasn't the greatest song she ever recorded, but it holds the most nostalgia for me.

The fact that she had the ability to take such a middling, ordinary song and infuse it with so much energy and passion speaks volumes about her musical gifts.

She made a statement u stankin ass putting black woman against black woman, klan grannies.

Yea, r128.

DESPERATE to continue the conversation.

Is that so wrong to prematurely ejaculate a second thread?

Anyway....

DL is truly the bitchiest place on the internet!

R133 And we wouldn't have it any other way.

how did she manage to live in Switzerland full time? aren't they very strict ?

There are cantons where one buys permanent residence leading to citizenship. It's very easy. MONEY. You can even settle decades of taxes with a lump sum payment at the start.

because she was Tina goddamed Turner r135

R137 That is not the answer. It's money.

R138 I think all of that was implied in rescue-chick’s response. Some of you play so goddam thick.

now all the celebs are posting their pics with Tina

Has her sister Lana released a statement?

Has Ms. Sweetie Pie released a statement. She was an Ikette.

I was just listening to this underrated track two days ago. She was amazing.

Today, we gather to honor the life and legacy of a true icon, Tina Turner. With a voice that could ignite the soul and a presence that commanded attention, she captivated audiences worldwide.

From her humble beginnings to becoming the Queen of Rock 'n' Roll, Tina broke barriers and shattered glass ceilings, inspiring generations with her resilience and unyielding spirit. Her electrifying performances and timeless hits will forever echo in our hearts. Tina Turner was a trailblazer, a force of nature, and an embodiment of strength and determination.

May her soul find eternal peace as her music continues to resonate and empower us all.

I'm still trying to process R53's link to her, Cher, and ... Kate Smith?

Tina was one of the most talented singers ever. She also had a lot of pain and struggle throughout her life. Despite that, she had a good heart, which is hard to encounter in Hollywood. At a time when gay people were oppressed beyond belief, they identified with her struggles and she theirs.

R145

Re my posts at R53 and R55....

...it was the 70s?

(that's all I've got)

r145...

Was Tina the A list singer with the lesbian lover?

Fuck off, R50.

[quote]Has Ms. Sweetie Pie released a statement. She was an Ikette.

Where does "Ikette" rank in the -ette hierarchy? Above a Harlette but below a Marvelette?

Tina Turner tries the Tuna Turner.

I've always loved her cover of Let's Stay Together. She sang the hell out of that song.

Probably posted above but in case it wasn't

R84 I absolutely believe that she exuded a glow, just like you describe. Lucky you got to meet her.

Remembering Sandra Bernhard's routine about surviving nuclear winter.

"Tina Turner is with us....."

On April 9, in what are believed to be her final public remarks, she told The Guardian how she hoped the world would remember her - and how she did not fear death.

'How would you like to be remembered?' the Guardian asked.

'As the Queen of Rock ’n’ Roll. As a woman who showed other women that it is OK to strive for success on their own terms.'

I've been watching this live performance for the past couple of weeks. She was around 70 years old, here. We don't need another hero.

Holy Fuck - no Tina don’t leave us.

Asked what 'scares' her about getting older, she replied: 'Nothing. This is life’s full adventure and I embrace and accept every day with what it brings.'

Sharp as ever, Turner joked about whether she'd like more sex, money or fame - 'at my age, is there another option?' and told how she was enjoying 'anonymity in retirement'.

Turner is survived by two of her four sons - two preceded her in death - and her 67-year-old husband, Erwin Bach. The pair married in 2013 after dating for nearly 30 years.

Among the first to lead tributes to her today was Mick Jagger, who she shared electrifying on-stage chemistry with.

'I’m so saddened by the passing of my wonderful friend Tina Turner. She was truly an enormously talented performer and singer.

'She was inspiring, warm, funny and generous. She helped me so much when I was young and I will never forget her,' Jagger wrote.

Throughout her career, Turner won eight Grammy's from 25 nominations and three lifetime Grammy Awards. Her final stadium concert was in Sheffield, England, in 2009.

'Erwin, who is a force of nature in his own right, has never been the least bit intimidated by my career, my talents, or my fame. He shows me that true love doesn't require the dimming of my light so that he can shine.

In her honor my husband and I will be watching Tina Turner Live in Amsterdam this weekend.

RIP You were one of a kind.

do we know what kind of cancer she had?

the kind that kills people

i remember watching Larry King interviewing her as a kid. She talked about her religion and how she mediates every day. She was so positive. I have to re-watch it.

I just saw an elder gay lose it on BBC when interviewed about Tina's passing

r167 was it ...

R166 reconsider your word order.

Switzerland lost a lovely young lady!

Is Heidi still around?

I just read that Phil Spector trashed her at Ike’s funeral for not attending. lol Of all people.

She got a lot of shit from the black community for moving to Europe and working with white musicians. She spoke about it in the late 90s and thought it was ridiculous.

Because...of course.

Tina on Larry King.

"What's Love Got to Do with It?" was rejected by Cliff Richard and Donna Summer, before eventually being recorded by uber-cheesy Eurovision winners Bucks Fizz. They shelved their version after Tina released hers.

Surely one of the most charismatic entertainers in American history. RIP

My only TIna story comes courtesy of my late father:

Picture it, the early 1970s. My father was a server at a nightclub in Fort Worth called The Guys & Dolls. Ike and Tina were the headliners there one night and after their set was over, the bar told my father to deliver drinks to Tina in her dressing room. So off he goes, knocks on the door, and Tina tells him to come in. He opens the door, steps in and there's Tina half-dressed. Shocked, my father started to back out when Tina said, "No, it's all right! Come on in!" So he walks back in, she's half-dressed and completely at ease, he leaves the drinks, and gets out of there as fast as possible.

RIP, Tina.

Madonna wrote her name as Tina Tutner.

Ike did make fun of her new accent. What was up with that? She sounded like nothing I’ve heard before. It certainly was distinctive.

Tina Turner admitted that her health was in “great danger” just two months before her death.

The legendary singer — who passed away Wednesday at the age of 83 after a “long illness” — opened up about her battle with kidney disease on March 9 in honor of International Kidney Day.

“My kidneys are victims of my not realising [sic] that my high blood pressure should have been treated with conventional medicine,” she told her Instagram followers at the time.

“I have put myself in great danger by refusing to face the reality that I need daily, lifelong therapy with medication. For far too long I believed that my body was an untouchable and indestructible bastion.”

Ari's talking to Cher. It's very touching.

She was David Muir's top news story tonight. The segment was nearly ten minutes long.

In an accompanying blog post for ShowYourKidneysLove.com, Turner explained that she was diagnosed with hypertension in 1978.

At the time, she admitted she “didn’t care much about it” and “didn’t really try to control it.”

In 1985, the musician was prescribed pills that she was “supposed to take” daily.

“After suffering a stroke in 2009 because of my poorly controlled hypertension I struggled to get back up on my feet,” she penned. “This is when I first learned that my kidneys didn’t work that well anymore. They had already lost thirty-five percent of their function.”

Turner eventually “developed a fatal dislike” of her prescription pills and even “convinced” herself that they made her feel “worse.”

So without consulting with her doctors, she “replaced” her “conventional medication” with “homeopathic” remedies.

“Indeed, I started feeling better after a while,” the 12-time Grammy winner noted. However, she was in for a rude awakening when she went for her “next routine check-up.”

“Rarely in my life had I been so wrong. I had not known that uncontrolled hypertension would worsen my renal disease and that I would kill my kidneys by giving up on controlling my blood pressure,” she confessed.

“I never would have replaced my medication by the homeopathic alternatives if I had had an idea how much was at stake for me. Thanks to my naivety I had ended up at the point where it was about life or death.”

Turner’s doctors “made it very clear” that the “consequences” of her decision were “irreversible,” informing her that her kidney function “had reached its all-time low.”

The songstress’ “only option” was to “start dialysis,” which she was on for nine months

“But it was depressing to be connected to a machine for hours,” she lamented, adding that her second husband, Erwin Bach, “offered to donate one of his kidneys” to her.

Though she felt “lucky,” she admitted that the “very complex procedure” in April 2017 was followed by months of “never ending up[s] and down[s],” as her “body tried to reject the donor kidney as it frequently happens after a transplantation.”

“Every so often this required more hospital admissions,” she wrote. “I kept feeling nauseous and dizzy, forgot things, and was scared a lot. These problems are still not quite resolved.”

At the time, Turner insisted she was taking “multiple prescriptions” and following her “doctors’ orders meticulously.”

did she live in London as well? before moving to Switzerland?

Ball of confusion: that's what the world is today.

did she ever get a face lift?

HBO did a rebroadcast of her special just this past weekend.

R168

The true scream into void of loss and pain is here.....

Cher said that while she swore like a sailor, Tina didn't. The last time Cher visited, Tina gave her a pair of shoes.

Madonna just called her Tina Tutner

Fuck Amazon Prime for making What's Love Got to Do with It currently available. Yes, I know it is because they want to make money on the rentals.

I wish she would have given Cher singing lessons.

^ unavailable.

I can’t stop laughing over Madonna’s tribute to Tina Tutner!!!

[quote] Fuck Amazon Prime for making What's Love Got to Do with It currently available. Yes, I know it is because they want to make money on the rentals.

And do you know for a fact that three hours ago it was available on Prime to watch for free?

where is Grandmadonna's tribute

Saw Tina in concert several times. The only woman I dreamed repeatedly of shagging. RIP PROUD MARY💋

I went to see Tina Turner on the Beyond Thunderdome tour with my Mom! I was seated next to an equally old lady who felt the need to dance with abandon a la Tina the entire evening. I think I atoned for Ike in some small way for all the slaps and bruises incurred.

Headline when the SOB kicked:

IKE BEATS TINA TO DEATH!

R201, was that actually a headline somewhere? NY Post?

Miss Turner looks like she could eat this twink for breakfest and not break her stride.

What did Madonna post R196?

Has Ike said anything?

^^^^Oops didn't know he had died

i think Tina had breast implants but then had them removed? what other plastic surgery did she get?

That's my favorite Tina song by a mile at r203, also a great video. She's like 45 there, paired with a 20-something young white twink as a love interest! I can't think of anyone else in the 1980s music biz in her position (middle-aged black female) who'd get that treatment.

I don't think Ike has prepared a statement but he's circling hell with a tube sock full of stones ready to beat her ass. I pray she got her wings and won't have to see him again.

Has anyone checked on her former personal assistant/gay best friend Eddy Hampton Armani?

He became obsessed with her as a little boy, set out to meet her, and eventually got hired on as an unofficial gofer, and eventually Tina's PA and stylist. He was there for all of the drama with Ike, the divorce, the struggle years, the relationships gone bad, and the glorious comeback.

Along the way, he oddly morphed into her male twin, with the same long, straight hair, and affected manner of speaking. He even became a Buddhist and attempted a recording career.

Eventually the friendship ended, because Tina's then-boyfriend (now husband) Erwin couldn't stand him (or saw him as a threat), so Tina cut him loose. He then wrote a book about his years with Tina, "The Real T". It was a tell-all, but it didn't really paint her in too bad of a light...just a little cold, erratic and distrusting of people. In all the interviews he did for the book, you could tell that he really loved her and missed her.

R204 click the picture to see Madge’s thoughtful tribute!

Tut-tut, Madonna.

It's been a tuff year for Drag Queens. We love ya gurl!

R211 I can't help but think this is definitely deliberate. She spelt Tina's last name wrong and places Tina behind her. Oh wow, Madonna

Were Madge and Tina even friends ? Did they ever perform together or comment on each other?

More proof that Madonna just writes her own Tweets, drunk or high off her ass, not getting input from anybody but yes-men.

R210 Christ on a cross.

oh please, Madonna doesn't have any friends.

Has anyone added this bit of information? I read this in the NY Times:

Many of her stage costumes were designed by Bob Mackie, the man who is best known as Cher’s partner in kitsch but with Ms. Turner accomplished something wholly different.

Mr. Mackie and Ms. Turner were introduced by Cher. In 1977, shortly before Tina and Ike Turner’s divorce was finalized, the two divas performed together — in identical, flaming gold dresses by Mr. Mackie — on “The Sonny & Cher Show.”

After that, Mr. Mackie became an essential part of Ms. Turner’s entourage, designing one get-up after another for a touring career that stretched until 2009, by which point she was on the verge of turning 70.

Jean jackets came and jean jackets went, but beads were omnipresent: They usually shimmered, little was loose, and the legs — simply the best — could not be hidden. When she sang, in “Proud Mary,” that “we’re going to do it nice and rough,” she could very well have been describing her visual style.

BOB freakin' MACKIE - too much class to write a tell-all about all of the broads/singers/actresses/divas he has worked with? Man I really hope he has a tome waiting at a publishers for release when he kicks.

No one's mentioned Adrienne Warren's Tony-winning performance as Tina in " Tina: The Tina Turner Musical?"

As when Judy died the drag queens of Florida should riot and march on the governors mansion. Stone Wall redux . Do it Sistas!

Don't think Tina ever did any collaboration with Cuntessa Madge. She and Cher apparently were pals. Recall in her sunset days Miss Turner had run in with another nasty ole Kween Lady Elton who was advising her on the proper key for Proud Mary.

No comment from Cher yet.

No comment from Susan Dey?

^ and after they collaborated on those Partridge Family tracks!

Flame Away R219

She called in to Ari Melber as I posted somewhere above, r223. It was very touching.

Two Sistas reminisce.

My favourite Tina Turner track...

'Now as I lay me down to sleep, I will be dancing in my dreams...'

Rest now, Queen.

R227 Yes it was . Grazie.

This colored gal wasn't all that.

Had my first gay romance break up to this. I was 19yo thought I was gonna die. 😁

My favorite Tina song:

^ Was it with the twink in the vid?

[quote]No comment from Cher yet.

R223. This afternoon Ari Melber/MSNBC 'The Beat' interviewed Cher discussing Tina and her legacy. It was very sweet and touching about Tina's recent health challenges. Cher recently visited Tina, and Tina gave Cher a pair of her shoes. When Ari asked what kind of shoes, Cher responded, "What do you mean, what kind of shoes--Tina shoes!"

[quote]No comment from Susan Dey?

R224. Susan will be on The View in the coming days to pay respects to Tina.

I posted this over on an Ann-Margaret thread. I've read that she let Tina stay at her place in LA after she left Ike.

Okay then, noted

Is Kim Carnes next?????

“WHEN WE!!!”

I slept with a tubby guy from a bar who claimed to be the dancer in the backless football Jersey from the ‘What’s Love Got to do With It’ video!

Thank you for sharing, r240.

An article I read said today said she was on food stamps and cleaning houses after leaving Ike, at least for a time. I know she wasn’t exactly flush with money, but she was still performing on variety shows and nightclubs, so it’s crazy to think she was that destitute. I saw her in concert circa 2000, and it’s still the best concert I’ve ever seen. She had the energy of someone half her age, and a fire in her belly that would not be extinguished. This celebrity death is HARD. When your idols you grew up with pass on, it’s indescribably sad. Rest in peace Anna Mae. We will never see anyone like you or your talent again.

Was Tina ever so hard up she had to do The Love Boat?

Yes, but Lola Falana and Isabel Sanford were always booked to be Isaac's love interests or mother.

She held out for Ally McBeal...

Queen of Rock 'N Roll R.I.P.

[quote] She got a lot of shit from the black community for moving to Europe and working with white musicians. She spoke about it in the late 90s and thought it was ridiculous.

This is not true. Black people all over the world have always ADORED Tina Turner. She was given an Essence Award in 1993. She was Oprah's favorite. Way back in the late 80s, early 90s when pop stations stopped playing her, her videos were in heavy rotation on BET.

[quote] Were Madge and Tina even friends ? Did they ever perform together or comment on each other?

Tina was bold enough in that Larry King interview to suggest she was as big as Madonna in Europe. I can't imagine Madonna enjoyed hearing her say it.

Has Sir Elton commented? Or, does he still hate her?

He hates everybody R249.

Even Joni was impressed with Tina's recording of "Edith and The Kingpin" but I can't find her comments. If anyone finds Joni's (rare) praise please provide a link in this thread.

LOVE Tina and will miss her. She led a remarkable life. I once when to one of her concerts on my own.

R248, I saw that interview. My takeaway was that Tina was comparing her popularity in the US to her own popularity in Europe. I didn't see it as her being braggadocious. I was surprised that she cared that much about being mega-famous, though.

Statements from Angela Bassette

A *true* Diva

One of her gems from the 1990s that should have been a pop hit...

" I have only one Queen and her name is Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis."... Tina Turner

Mary Pussypants at R85 hasn't lifted a finger for a cause except when it accompanied the rest of her hand hoisting a beer to her lips.

Sui generis. RIP, Tina. You and your fabulous legs!

Her Swiss house:

I thought they lived in an old Swiss castle ? At least, that's what was reported earlier.

How sad! I wasn't a fan, but I liked a couple of her songs and I will listen to them on YouTube, she had a very good voice.

I just found out about this twenty minutes ago scrolling through Instagram. I didn't know she was sick.

😲😢☹️☹️

So we have lost the Queen of Disco, the Queen of Soul, the Queen of Country, and now the Queen of Rock. The King of Rock. The Kinf of Soul. The King of Pop. The Castle is nearly empty.

Who would you consider the Queen of Pop ? Streisand ? Madonna ? Ross ? Carey ? Dion ? Houston ? (If Whitney, we lost the Queen of Pop, too.)

Tina, Olivia, and someone else.

[quote]Who would you consider the Queen of Pop ? Streisand ? Madonna ? Ross ? Carey ? Dion ? Houston ?

Are you serious? This isn't even a question.

Let it be known that dumb-as-dirt King Charles III is a longtime promoter of the highly unscientific and ineffective alternative "medicine" known as homeopathy, the use of which ultimately led to Tina's uncontrolled hypertension, stroke and kidney failure.

Forgot to post the link!

At 3:50 into this clip, Tina covers the leg of Tim Capello (aka Sax Guy from “The Lost Boys”) in 57-year old pussy juice.

She was one of a kind. RIP.

Tina Turner surprises Oprah Winfrey for her birthday.

The amazing legend sings Simply The Best...

R262 - the Queen of Pop?

Why Ms. Yoko Ono of course.

Was she on any of the celebrity death pools? I don’t recall seeing her name in any of them…

R.I.P. Queen of Rock 🥲🥲

Saw a photo of Tina's home in Switzerland and it looks like a mini paradise

^^ correction that was not Tina's home

R271, Stevie Nicks is still alive and doing extremely well on her current sold-out arena tour.

R81, what am I Madge chopped liver?

Her live version of Better Be Good to Me is her best track ever.

I'm not sure about Madonna being Queen of Pop. Her legacy is not holding up to Streisand's. Madonna is rapidly fading out.

R277 I would still say Madonna is the Queen of Pop. The problem is entertainers who lack raw talent always face the challenge of the next technological innovation and the new artists who exist in that era. Tina and Babs will be timeless because the audience will be able to see them as having exist in any era. Babs is a great vocalist who is the Queen of standards and also a talented actress. Tina the queen of rock of roll is the onstage embodiment of soul and that voice is so unique. Beyoncé is the Queen of Entertainment and I think she will ultimately be viewed as the Queen of HipHop because just like rock music it’s influence will be so profound will it will encompasses all the previous genres like r&b, dance-pop in the minds of future generations. That’s why Tina is considered the queen of rock. Because it ultimately sums up soul, blues, and Motown pop that came before it.

Ella was the Queen of Scat.

No R279, D@vida is.

[quote] [R271], Stevie Nicks is still alive and doing extremely well on her current sold-out arena tour.

I doubt Stevie would dispute that Tina Turner is the Queen of Rock'n'Roll.

R277, Are you kidding?! Nobody speaks of Streisand today! Meanwhile, Madonna's oeuvre has been taught in college!

So is Beyoncé’s, r282. What’s your point?

[quote] would still say Madonna is the Queen of Pop.

She only got that moniker because Michael Jackson came up with King of Pop. Madonna was an afterthought on behalf of the media. Madonna hasn’t had a real hit in years and now she’s collaborating with Sam Smith.

We've lost Prince too. And George Michael. And I loved them both

I love Tina and I'm sad and stunned by her death because I had no idea she had been experiencing health challenges. But I have to say that nothing affected me like Aretha. Aretha was personal. I still mourn her and miss her.

[quote] Aretha was personal. I still mourn her and miss her.

You don't miss her nearly as much as her local Popeye's. Their sales immediately plummeted, and they've been struggling to survive ever since.

All my 80s entertainment idols are gone, MJ, Prince,Tina,Aretha,Whitney,George. Wow

Susan Dey will have a Twitter convo tonight at 6 with Elon Musk regarding Tina, keep your 🤞🏻 fingers crossed

R287, I know. I tried to explain to my mother, who was sympathetic, and then said, "This is how we felt when John Lennon got killed." But it isn't. Tina, brave curageous undefeated beautiful Tina, lived to regain her success and lived a good life and died at 83. John Lennon didn't.

I turned on the television and saw the anchor interviewing DL favorite, Sherl Lee Ralph. Even in tribute, the woman sounded pompous and self-absorbed. Much better interviewees later with Angela Bassett and Cher.

I’m sorry she’s dead and I’m sorry Ike pummeled her and all, but I was never a fan of the screeching that passed for singing with her. And she seems to have been a pretty annoying person.

Show some respect r291!

The REAL Dionne Warwick:

"Not only will I miss that eternal ball of energy named Tina Turner but the entire world will also find this void in their lives. ... Rest in Peace my friend!"

Tina hooked up with David Bowie. She said that afterwards he put on one of her wigs and danced around the room stark naked. Sad they're both gone now.

Bette Midler -- who was vocal about her admiration of Tina Turner her entire career. She was inspired to create her "Harlettes" after she saw Tina and her Ikettes perform.

"Our beloved #TinaTurner has died. From #Nutbush to the top, she was an absolutely brilliant performer and inspiration to us all. May flights of angels sing her to her rest, but if I know Tina, she is singing lead."

[quote]Madonna hasn’t had a real hit in years

R324, That's beside the point. Michael Jackson hasn't had a hit in years, and he's DEAD. If he can still be King of Pop, then she can still be its Queen.

The REAL Barbra Streisand:

"I'll ask again...Tina Who ?"

^^ Tina Yothers, Barbra. Yothers, Tina Yothers.

R288. Funny bitch.

Is she going to be cremated or buried ? She was a Buddhist - I'm not sure what their custom is for death and the deceased.

Hear why Tina Turner said she left the US

Photos of Tina Turner’s iconic style moments

@r289, I get it, Where the murder of John Lennon was a tragedy of my youth, Tina Turner's death is a reminder of my mortality ☹️

Tina’s country album.

Like Cher, a lot of Tina’s material was covers.

Like Cher, a lot of Tina’s material were covers.

“Cremation is usually favored in Buddhism, but burial is also permitted. The burial or cremation usually takes place right after the funeral. In some Buddhist traditions, such as Mahayana Buddhism, the funeral takes place a few days after the death to allow the first stage of rebirth to occur.”

[quote]That's beside the point. Michael Jackson hasn't had a hit in years, and he's DEAD. If he can still be King of Pop, then she can still be its Queen.

As stated before, she got that moniker because of him and she was hot at the time. The thing is a joke. She was washed up come the 90s.

Madge is washed up again. She’s having to put on a greatest hits tour. It must kill her.

r307 is a cover of r306

[quote]Like Cher, a lot of Tina’s material were covers.

That's bullshit about both Cher and Tina. Maybe early on when performing on television for the masses, they sang familiar songs--that's what performers did. However, both women have many, many albums of original music.

Tina Turner just got added to my list of icons that I miss: Mary Tyler Moore, Joan Rivers, Patty Duke...and now Tina.

I don't know a single Black person who was a huge, dedicated fan. They acknowledged her, they liked some of her music, but the relationship of Tina to the Black community seemed different as compared to Whitney or Aretha. Man, when Aretha died it was like family passed away. And losing Whitney it was as if it was your sister. Yes I am AA. I'm just going on my personal experience. I don't mean to generalize, I am in no position to speak for all AAs.

I left a good job in the city

King of Pop, Queen of Pop. Both "titles" sound contrived and ridiculous. Michael Jackson dubbed himself the "King of Pop." The title didn't come about organically, i.e., from the fans or the critics.

You're simply the best, better than all the rest.. RIP

The music icon died on May 24 of natural causes, her rep told the Daily Mail Thursday. She was 83 years old.

R224 R288 Still - NADA from Susan Dey. Unbelievable.

Ike and Tina, reunited, forever, in heaven.

R318 On March 9, which was 'National Kidney Day' (who knew?) she posted on social media that her kidneys were in danger - and she blamed herself for not taking prescribed medications over the decades for her high blood pressure. By following a homeopathic routine to treat her HBP, and not conventional medicine, she admitted she destroyed her kidneys. So it sounds like she really died from kidney failure or kidney cancer.

Tina’s sons died before her: one from colon cancer and the other by suicide. Ike is dead, her sister is dead, mother is dead (of course). Poor Erwin.

Her father died in his early 50s back in the 60s. Tina was going to turn 84 this year. Her mother died at 84 too.

Cher spoke about visiting her repeatedly while she was sick. Tina was on dialysis and wanted to go. Tina told her that she could only stay for a short time and they ended up spending five hours together laughing (which everyone loved) and Tina got up from her chase lounge looking at the lake to show Cher all around her house.

Cher did the same thing to a guy who was dying of AIDS at his house. Can’t remember his name. She was warned how bad he looked and she went up and stayed with him for hours. Cher is a gem.

R321 She also had colon cancer that they claimed was in remission. But yes, the most immediate cause was the kidney failure though.

Here's Tina in a Bob Mackie creation:

R323 Cher is Golden.

More about Tina and Bob Mackie... many years of collaborating and, of course, over time, distance...

R326 when Cher finally leaves us I am going to be devastated. I really love her.

I feel that way about Ann-Margret R328, not so much Cher.

[quote] Like Cher, a lot of Tina’s material was covers.

It didn't matter, the song belonged to her after she recorded it. Many of her hits were remakes and you'd almost never hear the originals again. Very few artists have been able to do that.

"Simply The Best" and "What's Love Got To Do With It" were recorded by others prior to Tina.

R330, yes, like Whitney Houston recording Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You."

[quote] I don't know a single Black person who was a huge, dedicated fan. They acknowledged her, they liked some of her music, but the relationship of Tina to the Black community seemed different as compared to Whitney or Aretha. Man, when Aretha died it was like family passed away. And losing Whitney it was as if it was your sister. Yes I am AA. I'm just going on my personal experience. I don't mean to generalize, I am in no position to speak for all AAs.

What an asinine comment! Do you KNOW many Black people?! Or are you one of those AAs who only associates with non-Blacks? And why is your limited observation even worth noting?

Oprah loved her. Beyonce loved her. There is an outpouring of love for her across social media. I personally know many, many Black people (mostly gay men) who love her.

Tina remade John Waite's "Missing You" for her 1996 album 'Wildest Dreams' and released it as the first single off her album in 1996 in the US*. That was a mistake, IMO. Waite took it to #1 in 1984, and there was no need for a remake 12 years later. Her album wasn't very well received in the US in 1996 - she found more success with it in Europe.

*Her first single released in Europe was 'Whatever You Want', but wasn't released to Top 40 radio in the US. Her second single was 'On Silent Wings', released in Europe - but again, never released to Top 40 radio (big mistake, as it was a hit on the AC radio charts). Her third single released in Europe was 'Missing You', which was released as the first single for the US in Top 40 - and only peaked at #87.

@r328, "when Cher finally leaves us I am going to be devastated. I really love her. "

My older sister got this album when I was in 3rd grade, I'm now 68 and have been a fan ever since

R283, What's my point? Try reading! Start with my reference to r277.

R313, Mine is Ronnie Spector. Never cried over a celebrity before, haven't since, but Ronnie, for sure. When Sir Paul goes, I think I'll simply be shell-shocked.

Madeline Kahn and Jan Hooks.

For me it was Donna Summer and Joan Rivers - really got me in my heart.

I guess because no one knew Summer was terminally ill (class act - she kept it private) and because Joan Rivers shouldn't have had to die that way, if her doctors weren't screw-ups.

Tina Turner's death hurts, but I had her on my 'death watch' for this year, knowing how sick she has been the past few years.

has diana ross passed?

David Bowie spills Pepsi on his computer and creates Tina Turner!

I loved 90s Tina

RIP

R399, Diane? HA! You know what they say: "The good die young and the wicked live forever."

^^ I meant R339. I can't see so good from up here.

This one got a lot of airplay on my local smooth jazz station in LA. Always loved it.

From The Who's FB page:

“Sad to hear we have lost Tina Turner. She had been ill for a long time, and struggling to stay in touch with old friends. She will have some peace now. An astonishing performer, and astounding singer, she was also an R&B groundbreaker. We don’t want to say too much about Ike Turner – her abusive husband – but her early records with him were simply out of this world. She always took flight when she worked with him, leaving him like a fifth wheel, chipping away at his basic riffs. When she was finally free of him her work ascended to new, even higher heights. It didn’t seem possible. If you ever had the privilege of seeing Tina perform live you will know how utterly scary she could be. She was an immense presence. A female Little Richard. She seemed like a giant: shaking, sexual, physical and stunningly beautiful In the flesh she was fragile, vulnerable and a truly sweet and empathetic person. She was of course my Acid Queen in the Tommy movie, and it is often my job to sing that song with The Who, so she always comes into my mind. It isn’t easy to deal with. The song is about abuse at the hands of an evil woman. How she turned that song on its head! All the anger of her years as a victim exploded into fire and bluster and a magnificent and crazy cameo role that will always stay with me. She has been in my mind for the last ten years, I kept meaning to track her down, and see how she was. I truly thought she would live forever.” - Pete Townshend

"What a singer! What a performer! What a life! A true original artist, and simply the best.” - Roger Daltrey

R330 What’s Love may have been recorded by others but it was not a cover. Only songs actually released in some commercial format are considered covers. The public never heard the British band who recorded a demo because it was never released in any format so this Tina’s version qualifies as the original. It’s also very different from their demo.

R346, i didnt know the other version was unreleased. I never even knew it existed until the HBO documentary.

Bryan Adams wrote this song for her. It was from the "What's Love..." soundtrack. Still sounds great.

R347 Sure Jan, the HBO documentary didn’t reveal it was never released?

I dont recall r349 but it's on Max so watch and see for yourself

Who?

Tina Turner spent her final months taking yoga classes at the park, shopping for Italian designer clothes and gourmet foods and driving her Porsche Cayenne around her lakeside village, where she was known as 'modest' and 'friendly'Butcher Benny Lang told DailyMail.com: 'Tina Turner would come into town to do the shopping sometimes. She had a butler but she liked to go herself, with her husband Erwin.

'They particularly liked the Moreira Gourmet House. It is the best place in the area to buy smoked salmon and white truffles. That's what they bought there.'

Tina Turner moved to Küsnacht in 1995 when her German husband Erwin Bach got a job running the Swiss offices of EMI Music in nearby Zurich. They married in 2013.

In the same year Tina acquired Swiss citizenship and gave up her US passport.

Turner, who learned to speak German to be eligible for Swiss nationality and picked up the distinct Swiss dialect, took up yoga classes at the Horn public park, a few minutes walk from her sprawling chateau.

A neighbor revealed: 'When she first came to live here she took up yoga. She attended classes held in the park.'

Another added: 'She liked to go to the park and sit by the water. It is a very peaceful place.

'She would say 'Gruezi', how we say 'hello' in Swiss-German, to people walking their dogs. She was very friendly.'

Turner also frequented the Laredo designer clothes shop.

Shop assistant Arzu Oezoguz said: 'Ms Turner would come into the shop.

'She was very modest. She would come in with her husband Erwin.

'She was not conceited. I would say 'Hello, Ms Turner' and she would say 'hello' back.

'She liked shoes. We have some very nice shoes here, made by Italian designers. They cost about 1,000 Swiss francs.

'We also sell clothes. Our dresses cost about the same.

'Ms Turner liked to buy these. And she bought cashmere sweaters for her husband Erwin.' She added: 'Other times I would see her driving around the village in her Porsche Cayenne.

'She was a very polite lady.'

Another resident, who wished to be named only as Carmen, said: 'I would see Tina Turner walking in the street with her husband.

'They seemed very relaxed and happy together.'

A short drive from the Switzerland's financial capital Zurich, Küsnacht is home to many wealthy expat residents.

English is widely spoken in the high-class shops and restaurants that mark out this ancient village.

One resident said: 'Wealthy people are live their life in peace here.

'We leave them alone and let them be who they want to be.

'That is why they come to live here.'

R352 That makes me happy for her.

Tina gave it her all.

Interesting to see that while Pete Townshend’s statement is reasonably thoughtful, that gammon Roger Daltrey uses the utterly basic, “Simply The Best” quip. I expect it was a lightbulb moment for him - something he imagined other people wouldn’t have thought of.

R351, Not far wrong.

Bump Just to keep the video link alive.

Again?