Ike's problem was that he was a musician that always wanted to be a star; and was a star, locally, but never internationally... so he then changed the name to Ike and changed my name to Tina because if I ran away, Tina was his name. It was patented as you call it.

In the USA there is no female equivalent to god.

I want to tell people how to live spiritually. After you've bought all your houses and your clothes, you want something bigger.

This is what I want in heaven... words to become notes and conversations to be symphonies.

After I moved with my mother to St. Louis, my older sister and I went to see Ike Turner, who was the hottest then. His music charged me. I was never attracted to him, but I wanted to sing with his band.

I want to know what the difference between the essence of a man and woman is.

I don't want to be dragging myself on stage, year in year out, until someone else tells me it is time to go. There are certain birthdays that make you revalue your life