The relatives of Tina Turner published a statement on social media on Tuesday (August 22nd), almost three months after her death.
“Thank you to all the fans across the world who shared messages of condolence and in remembrance of Tina – both online and in the books set up at Tina’s musical, all the fans who visited her home in Zurich and laid flowers, and everyone who has kept her in their thoughts ” – “Thank you to all the fans around the world who sent their condolences and thought of Tina – both online and in the books that were laid out at Tina’s musical, to all the fans who love her at home in Zurich and laid flowers, and to everyone whose thoughts were with her.” The accompanying photo shows a sea of flowers in front of the gates of her estate in Switzerland.
From our cover story 07/23:
The album “Private Dancer” was released in May 1984. On paper it is an eclectic mishmash of old songs and newly written tracks: Mark Knopfler gave Tina “Private Dancer”, Terry Britten wrote “What’s Love Got To Do With It” and ” Show Some Respect” (with Sue Shifrin), Rupert Hine “I Might Have Been Queen”. Also includes “Let’s Stay Together”, Ann Peebles’ “I Can’t Stand The Rain”, “Better Be Good To Me” by Holly Knight and Sue Chapman (formerly recorded by Spider), “Help!” by the Beatles, “1984” by David Bowie and “Steel Claw” by Irish songwriter Paul Brady. Among the eight producers are Terry Britten, Rupert Hine, Martyn Ware and Joe Sample.
So the plate is not coherent. Yes, that’s true, but it’s not coherent in an interesting way. It sounds absolutely contemporary. It sounds like soul, but it’s rock. She brings together the talents of disparate writers and producers in Tina Turner’s talent for being distinctive.
On the cover, Tina Turner is the lioness in a black dress and fishnet stockings, with red lips. The index finger put to the mouth says both: “Come here!” And: “You can fuck me!” The black cat in the foreground looks like a cougar. On the back, Tina’s legs can be seen in stiletto heels. It’s the kind of record adults put in their living rooms. And they really heard. “Private Dancer” was bought like crazy. Tina was 45 years old.
The comeback is one of the great myths of rock music (of film, theater, literature, boxing, life). Tina Turner’s comeback was the return of a woman many people had never heard of, especially in Europe. She had a story, that was clear, but the story had yet to be told. With Kurt Loder, she told the story in the biopic I, Tina.
Read more in the July issue of ROLLING STONE.