Das Buch ist eine Zusammenarbeit von Kurt Loder (Haupttext) und Tina Turner (Zitate), ergänzt durch weitere Zitate von vielen Wegbegleitern Tinas. Tina admits that she did not want to leave Ike as she promised not to, plus she admits that she only got with him for the purposes of having a singing career. That is why she started to sing in the club so that Ike would take notice. Singers love to sing so that people can hear them. I am not saying that she deserved to get abused - as she did not, but as long as the group was working, she stayed. Once their popularity was going down, then she really has the power to leave, as it is easier to leave when there is nothing in it for you.

It was also nice that Tina has a chance to talk about the spiritual side in her life which has always been a big part of her later life - all in all "I, Tina" is a journey and a tale about one's inner strengths and other powers in this world. I'd say it's a book you can learn from ! Her story about Phil Spector was dope who knew she was alone with him. That song Rolling in the deep is so underrated. I wish Tina would’ve stood up for herself more , so she wouldn’t have to endure such tragedy. She found her voice , her purpose , her strength and that’s better than anything. I noticed this abrupt change first when Lorraine stands over Tina with the gun in the movie and tells her “Your not worth it.” Then the next thing you know she goes in the bathroom and you hear a gunshot. I don’t think in the movie, it was made clear at all that this was Ike’s wife Then maybe it was just me but after that scene, I thought she’d went in the bathroom and committed suicide because I don’t really remember seeing her anymore. Therefore, it came as a surprise to me to find out that through most of this book and Tina’s pregnancies, he was still with and MARRIED to this woman. Which if you know this then it kind of sours the whole thing. Many of the restricted view seats offer a generally good view of the stage but you may miss a few moments of the action. These seats are usually priced lower to reflect this and can be a good value option.From small town Nutbush, Tennessee to Hollywood stardom, to global icon. In her life Tina Turner saw it, suffered it, and survived it all.

This book came to me by way of one of my book clubs. We wanted to focus on womens' stories for a while. It is an unusal approach in that parts are written in Tina's own words, other parts are narrative provided by music journalist Kurt Loder, and interviews with others in Tina's life. The latter includes direct comments from her abusive ex — Ike Turner — and her sons. It is surprising that they spoke so honestly after the fact. Of course, Ike is in major denial, at least at the time the book was published. It was only i started to read the comments underneath the videos that people were bad mouthing Ike Turner, calling him a "coward" etc. It was after i watched the VH1 documentary on Tina Turner, that i found out that Ike was abusing her all these years. I could not believe it, i mean when i watched them performing on stage together, i would not think that there was something going on behind the scenes.I've been a fan of Tina Turner ever since I saw the movie as a kid. I've seen her as a brave and strong woman. As I expected, the book went a lot further into Tina's life and her relationship with Ike Turner. I would say that three-fourths of the book centered around Tina's highly caustic relationship with Ike. I came away with conflicting views about Tina Turner and a concrete opinion about Ike. There was a quote I wrote down that spoke to me at the end. It said “What was it like when I walked out and left Ike? Yeah I was afraid, but sometimes you’ve got to let everything go-purge yourself- I did that. I had nothing but I had my freedom. My message, and I do hope that in this book there is a message for the people-is if there is anything you are unhappy with your mother your father your husband your family your job your boss your car whatever is bringing you down GET RID OF IT Because you’ll find that when you do your true creativity and true self comes out.” I like that but it’s not so easy sometimes to rid yourself of some things (like family) even if it doesn’t make you happy.

I loved to find out how some of my favorite songs of hers came to existence. Also, when the story mentioned some moments of her life that could have been searched and found (from the tours, videos, magazine covers, photos etc), I searched on Google to see with my own eyes what I've just read in the book. So cool! I really loved the book! She's a great artist and this is a nice little bio about Tina Turner; recommended if you are a fan of hers or her music. I always loved the film (for some reason, it is STILL not on Blu-Ray!) and I had not seen it in a number of years. What got me interested in her (I always loved her music) life again was when I came across a Youtube video of a guy recording inside of the actual home that Ike and Tina lived in before it was set to be remolded. All of these years, I had not Idea that the home in the film was their actual home and that a new owner kept everything as it was, as well as items left behind during the move! I guess they don't know what collector's items from history are! Ike tortured her in every way possible for years. He viciously beat her regularly, and when he wasn't beating her he was mercilessly dragging her from one show to another to perform with no breaks. And in between these abuses he was openly having sexual escapades with various women. The iniquities were boundless. But I say she was weak because every time she drew a line in the sand with Ike's behavior he would cross it... and she would stay. There comes a transitional point with me when sympathy becomes indifference and then disgust. I've read too many stories of victims who were real helpless victims: Jayce Duggard (held captive 18 years), Elizabeth Fritzl (held captive by her father for 24 years), Sylvia Likens (16 year old tortured to death by her caregiver). These were truly helpless victims. Tina Turner, while a victim, was not helpless. Definitely, something psychological was keeping her strapped to Ike Turner's side but she still had the capacity to escape that situation and the proof is in the fact that she eventually did. I admit, this is a matter I need to read more about; there has to me more to why she stayed when so many other women Ike abused had left. Although I, Tina is a serious it is very humorous. I, Tina has very sad parts but I thought they were hilarious. The book has tons of emotional chapters it makes me feel like i was in Tina Turner's shoes but even though is heavily emotional it makes me laugh. A funny part of the book was when Ike Turner made Tina eat the cake. It was funny but sad at the same time because it wasn't funny to Tina.

If it wasn't for the August reading challenge, probably I wouldn't have read this book. I'm so glad that I did! Whether you like Tina's music or not, this book is worth reading. It's captivating but knowing that I'm not reading a fiction book, it broke my heart to read about the abuses she suffered. The real power behind whatever success I have now was something I found within myself--something that's in all of us, I think, a little piece of God just waiting to be discovered." -Tina Turner The movie has a scene with Ike and Tina where Ike discusses others who left him after he discovered them. He knew that Tina was a great talent and it was clear that he used sex, violence and money to control her to insure that she would not leave him - broke and not getting the credit! Ike had to make sure that his great talent stayed with him, because he knew that once exposed to Hollywood - richer guys would pull her away from him, much like Dorothy Stratten was from Snyder. I also saw the movie adaptation of this book; "What's Love Got To Do With It" starring Angela Bassett and Laurence Fishburne, great performances by both actors. Now i have just finished reading the whole book "I, Tina". I must say that, if you saw the movie, you need to read this book, as the movie only tells a small proportion of what went on behind the scenes.