TINA premieres on HBO and HBO Max on Saturday, March 27 at 8 p.m. Copyright 2023 Distractify. She shops.. for the Broadway premiere of her stage show. But, sadly, in 2018, Craig died by suicide. Theres always another test, another doctors appointment or biopsy to get through, adding, were both still here, closer than we ever imagined and thats cause for celebration.. Looking back, Tina reflects: It wasnt a good life. Which highlights a sad irony: The stories of triumph and perseverance that have led so many fans to adore her and has fueled so many books, films and added weight to hit records like What's Love Got to Do with It are often painful for her to recount. Tina Turner, 81, bids farewell to her fans as she battles PTSD after stroke, cancer and kidney failure. I had a house, I had got a car, and she said, No, I dont believe it. He did get me started and he was good to me in the beginning. The pain is too great.". It was a risky process for such an elderly couple, but an inevitability, given that they remain madly in love. As love blossomed, Tina started to wind up her recording career, making her last album in 1999, aged 59. ET. And not three weeks after their marriage.she had a stroke, which rendered her unable towalk or talk. The good did not balance the bad, she said. Minutes later, Ronnie stopped Its a truth. Where does she live now and why did she move away? August 18, 2021 9:00am. Gladys Knight & The Pips - I Heard It Through The Grapevine 18. The property is shown in TINA; its a sunny abode with floral-printed furniture, various sculptures, and Turners many awards and trophies. The film also doesn't talk much about race. When I became a star, of course back then she was happy because I bought her a house. She is 81 and retired from performing more than a decade ago. Turner, best remembered for his successful musical partnership and stormy marriage to singer Tina Turner, died in 2007. She joined a Swiss right-to-die, physician aid in dying organization,Exit. A post shared by Afida Turner (@afida_turner). But she's always got her husband to translate if necessary and likes that she isn't expected to say much when she's out. Ronnie, you left the world far too early, the singer wrote. "Tina" does include footage from a past interview of Craig from 2000 in which he discusses Tina as a mom and reveals he "hated" Ike. Written by Katori Hall (P-Valley) and featuring songs from the music legend, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical officially opened on November 7, 2019. He was fifty-nine when he died so tragically, but he will always be my baby, She said, Im going to America to say goodbye to my American fans and Ill wrap it up. Now 81 and plagued by ill health, including a stroke and cancer, the soul and rock music legend also suffered kidney failure which led to a transplant in 2017. Keep reading to learn current details about Tina's kids and family life. She even became a film star, appearing with Mel Gibson in the 1985 action movie Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome. WebFriday March 26 2021, 12.01am, The Times A nna Mae Bullock, the woman the world knows as Tina Turner, leads a quiet life now. The couple make a farewell trip to the US for the Broadway premiere of her stage show, The Tina Turner Story, and Erwin, 65, reveals on camera: She said, Im going to America to say goodbye to my American fans and Ill wrap it up. Tina was born Anna Mae Bullock, and her childhood was filled with misery and poverty and abuse, picking cotton in the fields at a young age in and around Nutbush, Tennessee. I really needed love. When its time, its really time.. The film reveals things casual fans might not know. Since her retirement, the eight-time Grammy Award winner has added many prestigious accolades to her list, including a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Recording Academy in 2018. "Tina Turner was born on November 26, 1939 in Nutbush. I think this documentary and the [musical] this is it. He was only 59 years old. HBO's "TINA," the 5-part Tina Turner documentary featuring interviews conducted with the icon in 2019, premieres March 27. "Some people say the life that I've lived and the performances I gavethe appreciation is lasting with the people and I should be proud of that," Turner says in an interview. I dedicate this book to youin honor of your unseen efforts to triumph over each problem life sends your way, she wrote of the book. His name was Craig, and he was born in 1958. For a tidy $50 million, Tina Turner gave BMG the rights to her music, likeness, and image in 2021. Though, just a few years after the birth of her oldest son, she started seeing another member of the Kings of Rhythm band Ike Turner (the frontman of the group) and she had her second kid with him, Ronnie Turner. But there is also a wall filled with gold discs and shelves covered with awards a reminder that Tina will always be a star, in or out of the spotlight. Or maybe her lively hairstyles and sparkly outfits come to mind! 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. I am very happy in Switzerland and I feel at home here, the Private Dancer singer told the German newspaper Blick in a 2013 interview (as reported by E! Last year two more books arrived, one a handsome pictorial autobiography entitled Thats My Life, the other, Happiness Becomes You: A Guide to Changing Your Life for Good, a genial overview of the Buddhist beliefs that have been part of her daily routine for decades. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. RING The Sun on 0207 782 4104 or WHATSAPP on 07423720250 or
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Your mummy, your nurse, I did the best to the end this time I was no[t] able to save you, she wrote in the caption of an Instagram Gallery that she posted the day she lost Ronnie. . It hurts to have to remember those times, but at a certain stage forgiveness takes over, forgiving means not having to hold on. Left with little more than the stage name her ex-husband gave her, Tina Turner rebuilt her career and her life to become one of the most successful female artists in rock history. Bach recalls how talking about the tough times in her life can lead the singer to relive those moments even dream about them like a soldier with PTSD. Another part some family members felt was significantly missing from the documentary was the role Tina's mother, Zelma Bullock, played in her sons' lives, according to the source. This sparked an outpour of emotional tributes before people realised it was a scam. In another well-chosen clip, the documentary shows Turner at a press conference during the Venice Film Festival for her 1993 biopic What's Love Got to Do With It, explaining why she hadn't actually watched the movie. TINA TURNER OPENS UP ABOUT CAREER, IKE AND LOSING SON TO SUICIDE. "The thing you don't see in the documentary is Tina as a mom. ", Ike Turner performing in Juan-Les-Pins, southern France, on the last day of the Jazz a Juan music festival. But then, after he died, I really realised that he was an ill person. She's been married to her second husband, Erwin Bach, since 2013. New HBO Doc Shows the "Abusive Life" of Tina Turner, Where Does Tina Turner Live Now? ", Tina Turner went on to marry Erwin Bach following her divorce from Ike Turner. Offers may be subject to change without notice. It weighs heavily on the actor. Last year, aged 80, she briefly returned to recording, collaborating with producer Kygo on a dance reinvention of her 1984 anthem, Whats Love Got To Do With It. Timi Yuro - Make The World Go Away 22. That she initially hated the song that would become her most successful single, "What's Love Got to Do with It.". Turner and her husband bought a $76 million waterfront mansion on the eastern edge of Stfa, facing Lake Zurich, in January 2022. When the paramedics arrived at the San Fernando Valley, Calif., home, Ronnie had completely stopped breathing. PP Arnold - Angel of the Morning 19. She is 81 and retired from performing more than a decade ago. It's no secret thatTina Turner's legacy in rock 'n' roll is untouchable, but her worldwide success in music left a devastating impact on her personal relationships, mainly with her four children, so says a family source. The couple has been living in Switzerland since the 1990s, but Turner became a citizen of the country in 2013, relinquishing her U.S. citizenship in order to do so. The caller found Ronnie outside of his house, struggling to breathe. Registered in England No. According to Buddhism, you come back to earth and do life again until you get it right. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Still, Tina is, in many ways, a triumph: a compelling exploration of one of rock's most important performers, crafted in a way that, finally, might allow her to stop talking about a history that remains damaging to revisit. Bach donated his kidney to Turner, and both recovered successfully from the surgeries in 2017. And not now, in my eighties, when the book I dreamed of writing for decades is finally in your hands. with Angela Bassett as Tina. "Erwin, of course, didn't want to put Ronnie in it because they don't want the truth or the good vibes that Ronnie would share. After several attempts to revive him, Ronnie was pronounced dead on the scene at age 62. One user said: "You were a gift to our generation, truly you will be missed, my deepest condolences to your family, friends and loved ones and to all your fans who sincerely loved you and your beautiful music.". She joined the assisted-suicide organisation Exit, and recalled in a book three years ago: It wasnt my idea of life but the toxins in my body had started taking over. .css-1xok8cp{background-color:#242424;border-radius:0;color:#fff;display:inline-block;font-family:HarmoniaSans,Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.03rem;padding:0.5rem 0.6rem;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;text-decoration-color:inherit;text-decoration-thickness:0.0625rem;text-transform:uppercase;text-underline-offset:0.25rem;-webkit-transition:all 0.3s ease-in-out;transition:all 0.3s ease-in-out;width:auto;}@media(max-width: 48rem){.css-1xok8cp{font-size:0.875rem;line-height:1.1;padding:0.5rem 0.6rem;}}@media(min-width: 40.625rem){.css-1xok8cp{padding:0.5rem 0.6rem;}}@media(min-width: 48rem){.css-1xok8cp{font-size:0.9375rem;line-height:1.1;padding:0.5rem 0.6rem;}}@media(min-width: 64rem){.css-1xok8cp{font-size:0.9375rem;line-height:1.1;}}.css-1xok8cp:focus-visible{outline-color:body-cta-btn-link-focus;}.css-1xok8cp:hover{color:#fff;text-decoration-color:border-link-body-hover;background-color:#B30010;border:none;}Subscribe to HBO Max. The show was critically acclaimed and nominated for 12 Tony Awards, with Adrienne Warren winning for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical. I thought that I could say that because I was a free woman, I didnt have a boyfriend, I liked him. Copyright 2023 Distractify. Angela Bassett celebrated the life and musical achievements of Tina Turner with an electrifying speech to induct the legendary artist into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday, Oct. 30.. "Not at 42, when people said that I was too old to be a rock star. I had an abusive life, theres no other way to tell the story. Tina retired from performing in 2009. If my kidneys were going, and it was time for me to die, I could accept that, it was OK. (She became a citizen in 2013.) But Tina has always been loath to discuss them on camera until now. TINA is dedicated to him. The marriage saw Anna Mae Bullock reborn as Tina Turner, in a duo who would become soul stars for almost three decades. She doesn't speak to anybody.". Tina Turner was married to Ike Turner for 16 years and then married Erwin Bach in 2013 after a 27-year relationship but she does not often discuss her children. Erwin was there every second of every day, to aid in her recovery.until she could not just talk, but sing again. Tina Turner lost her son tragically. In 2018 her son Craig committed suicide in Los Angeles, and after she scattered his ashes off the California coast, she said: My saddest moment as a mother. Dates saxophonist Raymond Hill and has a son, Craig, 1960: Begins dating Ike and they create the duo, Ike and Tina Turner. When anyone thinks of Tina, they probably automatically think of her famous tracks "Proud Mary" or "What's Love Got to Do with It." Ronnies death was later confirmed by his wife, the French singer Afida Turner. (Courtesy of Rhonda Graam/HBO). As she writes in the introduction: I always wanted to be a teacher, but I believed I should wait for the moment when I had something important to. I was surviving, but not living. Yet that does not mean she has been idle. famous 1997 interview with the late Larry King. * We will amaze you with our Vehicle Wraps, Window Tinting and Paint Protection Film. I knew that they needed more.". And less than five years ago, the son of Tina and Ike formed a band called The Love Thang alongside artist Sweet Randi Love. Franoise Hardy - All Over the World 23. My heart went ba-bum. Rising star Ruva Ngwenya is taking on the coveted role of the Queen of RocknRoll He was 59 when he died so tragically, but he will always be my baby.. In her famous 1997 interview with the late Larry King, she even said that she was living in Europe at that time. .css-o05pt{display:block;font-family:Didot,Didot-fallback,Georgia,Times,serif;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:0rem;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:0;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;text-shadow:0 0 0 #000,0 0 0.01em transparent;}@media (any-hover: hover){.css-o05pt:hover{color:link-hover;}}@media(max-width: 48rem){.css-o05pt{font-size:1.18581rem;line-height:1.2;margin-bottom:0.25rem;margin-top:0.625rem;}}@media(min-width: 40.625rem){.css-o05pt{line-height:1.2;}}@media(min-width: 48rem){.css-o05pt{font-size:1.23488rem;line-height:1.2;margin-bottom:0.5rem;margin-top:0rem;}}@media(min-width: 64rem){.css-o05pt{font-size:1.39461rem;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0.9375rem;}}The Best Mother-Son Dance Songs, Toni Morrison and The Power of The Sisterhood, Christina Sharpe Wrote Our Cultural Landscape, Hayley Williams Is Our March 2023 Music Director, Rihanna Returns to the Stage for Super Bowl LVII, All the Highlights from Mexico Citys Art Week. Erwin tells the programme she still has nightmares about those dark days and is suffering from something similar to the post-traumatic stress disorder that cripples battle victims. When asked to confirm whether Turner herself actually did work on Bassetts look toward the end of the film, the actress confirmed that, yes, it really happened. After one bloody beat-down in 1976, that was enough. Watching the story of her life unfold in Tina, you get the sense that avoidance is an important part of Turner's survival mechanism. His offer to give me his kidney was a gift of love, and he remained unflappable and relaxed, the grateful singer explained. Its a closure.. She said, Im going to America and say goodbye to my American fans and Ill wrap it up, he says in the documentary, recalling Turners plans ahead of the musical debut. Check out what's clicking today in entertainment. With hit albums such as Private Dancer and Break Every Rule, she joined the pantheon of global music icons. It's a closure.". Her most recent illness led to her kidney transplant, with Erwin as the donor. Every product on this page was chosen by a Harper's BAZAAR editor. If my kidneys were going, and it was time for me to die, I could accept that, it was OK. "The more I learned about it, the more I found the philosophy helpful, and it made perfect sense to me. No Christmases, no birthdays. Turner, born Anna Mae Bullock in Tennessee, has lived quite the life at 81. Their attraction is more than a simple spark, Bach, 65, added. ). 50th Anniversary tour. People may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. Thats what youve got, so you have to accept it. The Los Angeles County Corner didnt initially identify the cause of death to. And she is grateful that she is able to have the choice, on her time table, and at her discretion. Tina Turner went on to marry Erwin Bach following her divorce from Ike Turner. He donated one of his kidneys, which, like their love, was a perfect match. Tina and Ikes other sons have typically stayed away from the public. Craig Said Tina,It wasnt a good life. Later she says that she lived in England for a few years, but she didn't stay there. 16. I've passed 80, but I have not 'arrived,' because I still challenge myself to grow, to step out of my comfort zone, to improve my life, and to be of service to others. Ronnie passed away on Dec. 8, and Tina, 83, issued a statement over the tragedy. By not forgiving, you suffer, because you think about it over and over. : 50th Anniversary Tour, which is the 15th highest-grossing tour of the 2000s. So unpretentious, Turner said of first meeting current husband, German music producer Erwin Bach, 27 years ago at an airport. TMZ, who first reported the news, noted that the individual who made the 911 call said that Ronnie was having trouble breathing before he stopped breathing altogether. In her book, My Love Story, the singer revealed that by 2016, she was near death, with her kidneys functioning at just 20 percent. The doc and her 2018 Broadway musical, which tell her life story in their own ways, mark her bittersweet farewell to her fans, her husband Erwin Bach says. He said he didnt want another woman, or another life; we were happy and hed do anything to keep us together, she wrote. As for Michael, there isn't much information about him as he hasn't been in the spotlight, but we hope he's doing well. Get the best of Fox News' entertainment coverage, right in your inbox. This content was created by a Daily Kos Community member. "I really do believe that age is just a number, and I have never let age stand in my way," Turner writes in an excerpt shared byPeople. How do you bow out slowly just go away? So comfortable. But Turner also admitted that she knows shell have health issues for the rest of her life. ", Her husband, Erwin Bach, speaks more bluntly in the film just moments later. "She was a very good person. No, youre my daughter, no you didnt!, She didnt want me, she didnt want to be around me, even though she wanted my success. Thats all Id ever done in my life.. Whew! He renamed her Tina Turner and they built an act together over about two decades, before his abusive ways led her to run away and then divorce him. "I suffered but Ike didn't," she says inone clip about the separation from her kids. Born Anna Mae Bullock in poverty in Tennessee, she rose from a dysfunctional early life to international stardom alongside her abusive bandleader husband Ike Turner, eventually leaving him to forge a new identity as an even bigger solo star. "Tina" is still available to be streamed on HBO Max. Viewers don't see any of that. Legal Statement. When its time, its really time.. Tina says in the documentary: Mom was not kind. Turner, best remembered for his successful musical partnership and stormy marriage to singer Tina Turner, died in 2007. Her mother, Zelma, suffered domestic abuse at the hands of her father, Floyd Bullock, before they both abandoned her as a child. Y'all weird. But one wouldn't just think of her personal life right away as she's been a bit private when it comes to that side of her. I was trying to make her comfortable because she didnt have a husband, she was alone, but she still didnt like me. Music Queen Tina Turner dies at the age of 83. "Tonight I found that courage." Erica Gonzales is the Senior Culture Editor at ELLE.com, where she oversees coverage on TV, movies, music, books, and more. Fox News Flash top entertainment and celebrity headlines are here. How do you bow out slowly, just go away? Tina Turner asks, fighting tears, at the end of the documentary, TINA. There was also a Facebook page called R.I.P Tina Turner, which stated: At about 11.am ET on Sunday (January 22 , 2023,), our beloved singer Tina Turner passed away. : 50th Anniversary Tourin 2009, the music icon decided she was ready to walk away from her life on stage. Ike & Tina Turner - A Fool In Love 17. She's not a close mother," the source claimed. Law enforcement sources told TMZ they received an emergency call from someone claiming Ronnie was struggling to breathe. "I am. Hewas just so different. Tragedy would strike again long after Tina left Ike in 1976. Ways to get involved in the 2022 Election. That all changed when she met German record producer Erwin while visiting Europe. PP Arnold - Angel of the Morning 19. The real picture is there, its like a curse.. She will be missed by all who loved her music. Filled with homely furniture, flower arrangements and ornaments, it looks a million miles from the dusty tracks of Tennessee or the glitzy homes of Tinseltown. Your Privacy Choices: Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads. Hollywood Life, Latest Hollywood Celebrity & Entertainment News. 4. Sadly, Tina Turner has now lost two. Tina Turner was the victim of a hoax which left the public believing she had passed away - but she is alive and well. However, like his mother and father, Ike Jr. seemed to go the musical route. She says her success in the U.K. was "hugely" different than in America. 1939: Born Anna Mae Bullock in Brownsville, Tennessee, 1950: Mother abandons her, father had already left, 1957: Tina sees Ike Turner play at a club in Illinois and months later sings with his band, 1958: Makes first recording, under the name Little Ann. Its love its something we both have for each other. He was just so different, so laid back, so comfortable, so unpre- tentious, and that was the beginning of our relationship.. Additionally, Turner published the book Tina Turner: My Love Story and it quickly became a New York Times Bestseller. I began to think about death. If you were alive in 1984, you will remember. She revealed in her 2021 documentary, Tina, that she's spending this phase of her life in private. After all of these years, Turner has still not been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but she was announced as a nominee for the 2021 class in February. There's a wide array of archival clips showing Turner in her performing prime; Ike Turner, who died in 2007, is represented through footage from old interviews. In the interview, Tina clarifies that she pays U.S. taxes and she has family here. In the feature-length documentary, simply titled Tina, the singer looks back on camera for the first time at her younger years filled with struggle and pain, then the true love and global fame she found as a middle-aged woman. Turner had four children: Craig, who she welcomed with former partner Raymond Hill; Ike Jr. and Michael, who she adopted from Ike Sr.s former marriage; and Ronnie, who she welcomed with Ike. Tina did it her way, as she had done with Proud Mary so many years before, transforming the cheesy pop ballad into a powerhouse chart-topper. It was very sad that Ronnie was not interviewed, and not shown playing with his mother. Huge soul. Offers may be subject to change without notice. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced its nominees for the class of 2021 earlier this week, and many people were surprised to see Tina Turner on the list. I always refer to it as an electrical charge, said Bach in the doc. In the documentary, which airs on Sky this month, Tina is seen for the first time talking with the man who finally brought her happiness, her second husband, Erwin Bach. Hollywood Life But in her autobiography I, Tina: My Life Story she opened up about Ike being an abusive partner. It was this abuse as a child that may have contributed to her marriageto Ike Turner in 1962,after meeting at a St. Louis nightclub,Ikes Rhythm and Blues Band became the Ike & Tina Turner Revue. "It was my pain because I wanted more time. Site content may be used for any purpose without explicit permission unless otherwise specified. Ike & Tina Turner - A Fool In Love 17. ", Tom Sizemores ex reveals harrowing final text actor sent before tragic death, Saving Private Ryan star Tom Sizemore dies aged 61 after suffering brain aneurysm, Kim Kardashian shows off her real hips and butt in unedited new pics, Inside Josh Duggar's lonely 35th birthday in prison solitary confinement, 2020 THE SUN, US, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED | TERMS OF USE | PRIVACY | YOUR AD CHOICES | SITEMAP, Tina Tuner began trending on January 22, 2023, after fans were told she had died. The answer to her question seems to be the very film in which she asks it. Daily Kos moves in solidarity with the Black community. This childhood filled with cruelty and violence may explain why Tina initially seemed to accept the mental and physical torture she put up with after she married Ike in 1962. Tina Turners Children: Meet Her 4 Kids, Including Her Late Son Ronnie, Ronnie died after medics were called to his San Fernando Valley home. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER, "She was very strict, particularly when she was home," Craig says in the interview included in the doc. Tina says: For a long time I did hate Ike, I have to say that. Ike passed in 2007 at age 76 from a drug overdose. Oct 6, 2021 Loading the player Iconic musician and performer, Tina Turner, has sold her entire music catalog to the music publishing company, BMG. My husband, my best friend. However, the source said the couple, as well as Ike Turner Jr. and Michael Turner -- Ike's sons from his marriage to Lorraine Taylor, later adopted by Tina--were "devastated" to be left out of the series, with the exception of some minor mentions. Mary Hopkin - Those Were The Days She will be missed but not forgotten. I believe we all have the potential for indestructible happiness, and we already have within us everything we need to be joyful. It gives her peace of mind to have such an organization to turn to. She never came to visit her kids. Here she was with life long friend and confidant, and one of the very few with energy equal to her own,Ann- Margret. Courtesy of HBO (One standout moment: when a journalist asks about Ike Turner during a publicity tour for the film Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, as Mel Gibson sits next to Tina Turner, looking on uncomfortably.). I was trying to make her comfortable because she didnt have a husband, she was alone, but she still didnt like me.. 1 Tina Tuner began trending on January 22, 2023, after fans were told she had died Credit: Alamy Why is 'Tina Turner dead' trending? Brenda Lee - I'm Sorry 21. In 2013, she filed paperwork with the U.S. Embassy in Bern to relinquish her American citizenship. I've been through f*****g tons of heartbreak.Why can't someone see the beauty in the woman it is that I am?". I was surviving, but not living. I could not imagine a better place to live., After embarking on her 11th concert tourappropriately called Tina! Plus, she said she always wanted to go to Europe, so this may have been both the perfect opportunity and excuse to leave America behind. The couple moved to the country in 1995, according to The New York Times, and she likes it there because "everything here runs according to the rules." Upon the news of Ronnie's death, Tina took to Instagram to pay tribute to her son. Tina Turner was born in Brownsville, Tennessee, on November 26, 1939, which means that she turned 83 years old in 2022. Were both still here, closer than we ever imaginedand thats cause for celebration., Last Updated: 12:05 a.m. CST, January 1, 2023. With the new film TINA, the music legend graciously steps out of the spotlight. All Rights Reserved. Sadly, Tina Turner Is Very Ill. And She Has Come Back To America For The Last TimeTo Say Goodbye. ", Another relieved fan commented: "Ok the Tina Tuner is a hoax, she's not dead. She had a stroke in 2013, was diagnosed with intestinal cancer in 2016 and had a kidney transplant donated by Bach in 2017. Just him as a baby but nothing of him right now as a musician," the source further claimed. I still have it That feeling is still with me. Tina's son Craig Turnercommitted suicide in 2018. But as the documentary Tina reveals, even 43 years after her divorce, the icon still has nightmares. He had never said something like that. It means that a soul has met. On Thursday, July 19 2018, I said my final goodbye to my son, Craig Raymond Turner, when I gathered with family and friends to scatter his ashes off the coast of California. It's an odd message, coming from a woman whose life story and experiences have inspired at least four books, an Oscar-nominated biopic, a Broadway musical and, now, this new film. Tina Turner broke her silence over the death of her and Ike Turners son, Ronnie Turner. I couldnt eat," she recalled in her book three years ago.