Tina Turner

Tina Turner
Tina Turner, née Anna Mae Bullock, is a singer, dancer, actress and author, whose career has spanned more than half a century, earning her widespread recognition and numerous awards. Born and raised in the Southeastern United States, she is now a Swiss citizen...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionR&B Singer
Date of Birth26 November 1939
CityNutbush, TN
CountryUnited States of America
buddhist years has-beens
I am a practicing Buddhist. I have been for 25 years.
want-something clothes people
I want to tell people how to live spiritually. After you've bought all your houses and your clothes, you want something bigger.
dancing dancer want
I'm your private dancer, a dancer for money, I'll do what you want me to do.
girl dream pain
So when it came to role models, I looked at presidents' wives. Of course, you're talking about a farm girl who stood in the fields, dreaming, years ago, wishing she was that kind of person. But if I had been that kind of person, do you think I could sing with the emotions I do? You sing with those emotions because you've had pain in your heart.
long people stopping
As long as I have people's attention, I can't stop. You can't put the public on hold, because they might not be there when you get back. I have a pathological fear of stopping.
common-sense giving worry
If you take care of yourself, 60 is nothing for women these days. In today's world you can be the kind of woman you want to be ... Of course, I've aged a bit in the face, but not enough to worry about it. I've common sense enough to know that if I'm nearly 70 something has to give.
myth
I am attracted to myths.
want way kind
I don't want to act just to be on the screen doing anything and looking any kind of way.
inspirational-life journey
I'm pleased with my life, with the journey.
kids shapes flesh
They're still in good shape, but I'm not flashing them anymore. I'm an old lady. I leave all the flesh to the kids.
needs helping sometimes
Sometimes we need help from a god
back-in-time stills
Movies are movies: they take you back in time, and how it still is for some
fiction science-fiction science-fiction-movie
I was always attracted to science fiction movies
parent
My parents separated when I was younger