They would come down in Mississippi, they hired me as a talent scout. And I would go all over Mississippi, Alabama, Texas, and find out different artists for them.
When I met her she was Anna Mae. I was the one who turned her into Tina Turner. I had to tell her how to dress, how to walk and how to talk on stage.… - Ike Turner
When I met her she was Anna Mae. I was the one who turned her into Tina Turner. I had to tell her how to dress, how to walk and how to talk on stage.…
- Ike Turner
Rock'n'roll is nothing but Boogie Woogie with stuff on top of it. And if you're black, they name it rhythm'n'blues, and if you're white, they name it… - Ike Turner
Rock'n'roll is nothing but Boogie Woogie with stuff on top of it. And if you're black, they name it rhythm'n'blues, and if you're white, they name it…
I believe I was ahead of my time. - Ike Turner
I believe I was ahead of my time.
The music I listened to when I was a kid was Sonny Boy Williams and Pinetop Perkins. He was the one who had the most influence on my playing. I saw h… - Ike Turner
The music I listened to when I was a kid was Sonny Boy Williams and Pinetop Perkins. He was the one who had the most influence on my playing. I saw h…
They'll probably start working on my movie sometime... They are doing a complete movie of my life story. It will not be based on any negativity. It w… - Ike Turner
They'll probably start working on my movie sometime... They are doing a complete movie of my life story. It will not be based on any negativity. It w…
I can put a hip-hop beat to reggae. That is, I can have real reggae in the drums and in the rhythm, and on top of it I can put The Rolling Stones' fe… - Ike Turner
I can put a hip-hop beat to reggae. That is, I can have real reggae in the drums and in the rhythm, and on top of it I can put The Rolling Stones' fe…
I'm not gonna try to defend, or undo what's been done. All I could say about whatever's been done, it's been done, and it's water under the bridge. I… - Ike Turner
I'm not gonna try to defend, or undo what's been done. All I could say about whatever's been done, it's been done, and it's water under the bridge. I…
Walt Disney got away with portraying me in the light that they were portraying me in. I have always been a fighter, so... But I have no regrets, man.… - Ike Turner
Walt Disney got away with portraying me in the light that they were portraying me in. I have always been a fighter, so... But I have no regrets, man.…
Either accept people for what they are, or don't. So, in other words, man, if people don't know me, I think they do themself an injustice. Because, a… - Ike Turner
Either accept people for what they are, or don't. So, in other words, man, if people don't know me, I think they do themself an injustice. Because, a…
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