"I can never be as happy as I am now." She also praised the musical's star, Adrienne Warren, saying, "Thank God for her."
Tina Turner's husband gave her one of his kidneys so that she could live longer. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, Turner rose to fame as the raspy-voiced singer in a musical duo with her husband Ike - spawning hits like 'Nutbush City Limits' (named after the town where Turner was born) and 'River Deep, Mountain High'. In 1978, Turner divorced her husband, having suffered at the hands of his physical and sexual abuse during their tumultuous marriage - and the extent of this abuse was widely unknown until Turner released her 1986 memoir I, Tina and subsequent 1993 biopic What's Love Got To Do With It starring Angela Bassett. Both Bassett and Lawrence Fishburne (who portrayed Ike) were nominated for Academy Awards.
After leaving Ike, Turner did not own the rights to any of her music, which meant she had to grow her solo career from the ground up. Her early 80s comeback resulted in her track 'What's Love Got to Do with It' giving Turner her first and only Billboard Hot 100 number-one single, selling over two million copies worldwide.
Aged 44 at the time, Turner became the oldest solo female artist to top the Hot 100.
The song received three awards at the 1985 Grammy Awards - Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.
After enduring years of abuse, Turner had reclaimed her life and career, becoming a certified Rock 'n' Roll legend and an inspiration to abuse survivors everywhere. Turner - who spent the last years of her life in Switzerland - went on to marry German music executive Erwin Bach in 2013, however, she suffered a stroke shortly after their wedding.
Then, in 2016, Turner was diagnosed with intestinal cancer and, after experiencing uncomfortable side effects from her initial treatment, she turned to homeopathic remedies.
Sadly, these worsened her condition and led her to have total kidney failure.
In 2017, Bach successfully donated one of his kidneys to Turner. In 2020's Happiness Becomes You: A Guide to Changing Your Life for Good, Turner praised her husband for his donation. "I'm happy to say that, thanks to my beloved husband, Erwin, giving me one of his kidneys, the gift of life, I'm in good health and loving life every day.
"I'm also thankful that I've not only survived but thrived so that I can pass on to you this book containing precious gifts that were given to me - the greatest gifts I can offer," she said, per People.
Oprah Winfrey Says Tina Turner Told Her She Was 'Ready to Go' in 2019.
While on Thursday's episode of CBS Mornings, Oprah Winfrey and Gayle King, who were on the show from Italy, recalled learning the news of Turner's passing. Winfrey added, "It was a blow, it was a blow. I was certainly aware that she was ill but I had seen her in 2019 and gone to visit her in the hospital and she had said to me then that she was actually ready to go, meaning, ready to leave the planet. I expected then that was going to be the last time that I saw her.”
Turner's rep confirmed the Queen of Rock 'n' Roll's death on Wednesday, revealing that she died peacefully after a long illness in her home in Küsnacht near Zurich, Switzerland.
Turner's verified Instagram account also posted a statement confirming the tragic news.
"It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Tina Turner. With her music and her boundless passion for life, she enchanted millions of fans around the world and inspired the stars of tomorrow," the statement read. "Today we say goodbye to a dear friend who leaves us all her greatest work: her music. All our heartfelt compassion goes out to her family. Tina, we will miss you dearly."
The 'Queen of Rock 'n' Roll' had two biological children (both dead).
She had her first son, named Raymond Craig, with Kings of Rhythm saxophonist Raymond Hill.
She had a second son with Ike Turner, named Ronnie, who played bass guitar in a band called Manufactured Funk with songwriter and musician Patrick Moten.
She also adopted two of Ike Turner's sons and would raise his children as her own.
Dolly Parton, Mick Jagger, Barack Obama, other celebs and the world, pay tribute to the legend.
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| In December last year, Turner's son Ronnie died at the age of 62 from complications caused by colon cancer. |
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| Ronnie's death came only four years after his older brother, Craig, killed himself in his Studio City home at the age of 59. Craig is pictured here with their mother. |
Rest in perfect peace, beautiful legend, Tina Turner, love you and will miss you greatly!!!!
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