Ike Turner Interview from around 1993, in UK

[@jackjames1694]

The man Ike Turner he had his problems but he made his mark on music.

[@dddddadadad1796]

AMEN!!!

[@JerjerB]

Musical legend and genius, terrible husband and father, man obsessed with sex/drugs and other personal demons, son of a man who was killed by the KKK. A very complicated man and may He rest in peace. Tina Turner has forgiven him and so should we.

[@MrDaRiAn21]

Rock and roll pioneer and a great guitar player. Yes he had problems like everyone else...but he sure made music history. Lots of rock and roll artists look to Ike because of the his song Rocket 88! Good stuff

[@latoyiajohnson2020]

A genius. And a monster

[@silandulo]

I never knew Jimmy was the same Jimmy Hendrix that I fired😂😂😂

[@ccarter5644]

Some of these comments 🤦🏽‍♀️ .. All of you Ike fans out there, watch his interviews he outright admits hit would PUNCH Tina, slap her. He just thought abuse was normal. I don’t care how good a musician he was! So was R. Kelly, and he’s in jail because being a “good musician” it doesn’t make up for any kind of abuse!! She didn’t ruin his career, he did that to himself!

[@alabaster193]

Thank you.

[@nicim3730]

She did ruin his life after 1993 with that movie. He was living life, touring, clean and sober. That dramatized, exaggerated, inaccurate loosely based on Tina's book movie came out and ruined Ike's life as he knew it from then on. Tina was never a victim. She said so herself. She stayed because she wanted to, needed the exposure, and was committed while she planned her exit from the band. It was business.

[@P-adam]

@@nicim3730 wow you just can't help yourself making excuses for abuse. Do you hate women? Believe a woman over a junkie. Every time. Will you be defending Rolf Harris next because he made some brilliant art? Are you a Gary Glitter fan too?

[@jakephillips4453]

@@nicim3730 He ruined his own life and the lives of his sons. Ike died from a cocaine over dose. He never stopped using.

[@jakephillips4453]

The man himself admits to what he did and they are still like "nope". The delusion is real.

[@xxcharmed1xx]

The more I listen to ike in interviews the more i feel like deep down inside somewhere there was a nice guy but he truly had his demons and they took over.

[@aseheigre]

Heldigvis er vi mennesker ikke Gud sjøl. Umulig å forstå hans veier. Love from Åse, Kristiansand, Norge

[@Rasslinwithracism]

Anna Mae story was over exaggerated designed to destroy a Black American Genius.

[@nicim3730]

@N00faysatallNoCrackersNoneofthatPeckStuff🤢 I don't think Tina was trying to do that when she wrote her book as she said she wanted to put to rest all the Ike and Tina questions from every interview. The movie, on the other hand that was loosely based on her book victimized Tina while villainizing Ike. As a result, it propelled her to mega stardom and ultimately made Ike one of the most hated people in the world.

[@P-adam]

@@nicim3730 what don't you get about the abuse she suffered. You're some kind of crazed psycophant. He admitted he beat her. There's accounts from other people who were around to back up her experience. He was an abusive junkie. Fuck that piece of shit.

[@daveschaller9259]

I worked for the San Diego Sheriff's Department in San Marcos, Ca. Ike lived in town and I'd run into him at Starbucks and 24 Hour Fitness. He was a cool guy and made no effort to hide who he was. After a while, he invited me to his house. We'd sit and drink coffee and talk about music. He was still touring and producing music. He had a home studio and would play me stuff he was working on. It was totally relevant too. He was a cool dude. I went to his house a handful of times, probably taking for granted what a legend I was hanging with. I was working dayshift the day he was found dead at home, such a bummer. I know he had some dark history, but for someone who was there for the birth of rock and roll, I don't think he gets nearly enough credit for his contribution.

[@berwhaletheavenger]

Ike ran that band like a Tzar, which is why every live performance was so damned good.

[@JerichoMile4]

Jimi Hendrix probably walked away shaking his head about Ike Turner !!!!

[@juanitadalton9152]

did he just say he was married 12 times!!!!! damn!!

[@samrindge8042]

He got married two more times after this, so a total of 14!

[@LADYDIVAful]

I thought it was just me who heard 12 times!🤷🏽‍♀️

[@jaybalvin3566]

Ike was not a complicated man . Married 12 times ,wife abuser ,drug addict,etc Not much different then James Brown when he use to beat Motown's Tammi Terrell. It seems the music industry for years especially in the past allowed female singers to be abused, have known of the abuse and did nothing. Women back then had no supports, resources or ways to protect themselves. If they were in bands and wanted to continue they endured the abuse . No wonder so many of the female stars turned to drugs ,suicide and remained in abusive relationships. With all the trauma they endured back then who was there for them. Even today we have music that degrades women ,promotes drugs and violence. So really we just continuing to produce more Ike Turners. I have no compassion ,empathy for Ike. I don't care if he was a genius ,music legend or rocket scientist. Look at another music genius Phil Spector ,where is he , in jail for murdering a woman , and now hopefully taking his anti-psychotic medication. Its sad because professional sports now has zero tolerance for domestic abuse and players are often suspended,let go or consequences besides the charges. Why can't the entertainment industry and music industry set higher standards.If we do not give our children healthy role models we are continuing the cycle of abuse. Let us hope change can happen.God Bless , Jay Balvin

[@chick-fil-agal2264]

So true

[@samrindge8042]

Ike got married two more times after this interview, I guess he was a sucker for love. I believe him about not being legally married to Tina because their wedding date is never mentioned, and Ike was still legally married to another woman until the 1970s. I don't think he intended his marriage to Tina to be official. He certainly had no intentions on being a faithful husband. However, they still had a common law marriage which is why they still needed a divorce. Also, Ike revealed that Tina's birth name is Martha Nell Bullock. It's strange that this is never mentioned.

[@true90skid]

Whats strange is that Ike is the ONLY PERSON IN HISTORY TO SAY THAT ANNA MAE REAL NAME IS MARTHA NELL. ZELMA NOR TINA NOR AILEENE NOR ANY OF THOSE PPL THAT GREW UP WITH ANN HAS EVER MENTIONED THE NAME MARTHA NELL. and plz dont mention that fake contract from the 70s with the martha nell signature cuz its fake. 2 autobiographies. Countless of written and filmed in depth interviews, a biopic and Broadway musical. She would have mentioned it at least once in her lifetime. Ike is a liar. This is the same man that said "i never beat Teenuh! Ok i may have slapped her a few times but thats becuz she use to walk around sad and depressed. So when i would smack her it would make her feel bettuh"🙄

[@samrindge8042]

@@true90skid That contract is not fake and there is more than one. Auction houses verify the validity of documents. What did Ike have to gain by lying about her birth name? It's not something salacious. You don't think Tina has possibly lied or exaggerated? Have you seen Tina battered, with burns or whatever to else she claims like singing with a broken jaw? Ike admitted they had fights and that he was wrong for not appreciating her, read his last interview with Jet. Read his book. Many Ikettes and musicians claim they didn't witness violence and have positive things to say about their working experience with Ike. Clearly there is more than one side to the narrative.

[@alabaster193]

Her name was Anna Mae Bullock.

[@samrindge8042]

@@alabaster193 Her birth name was Martha Nell Bullock. Ike revealed this and Tina's longtime assistant Rhonda Graam confirm it. Apparently, Tina's father named her but her mother didn't like it and called her Ann instead. Sometimes people called her Anna Mae but her birth name was not legally changed. There are documents that were auctioned years ago where Tina signed her name as Martha Nell Turner. You can Google it. I don't know why a journalist never asked her about it. I saw her real birth name on the PBS website when she appeared on series Finding Your Roots. They had a family tree and her name was written as Martha Nell Bullock but then they removed it.

[@alabaster193]

@@samrindge8042 I watch a KZbinr who went to her old house and found a check signed by her and the name on it was Anna Mae Bullock..... The name had to be legal.

[@kleled]

do you have the full interview of this interview of Ike Turner?

[@Karmaisabliss215]

Everyone doesn't blend well together professionally

[@TheGodisgodis]

i think Ike Turner was a nice guy. He was just troubled

[@rampageclover9788]

Fuck you, the guy was a lowlife

[@queen_of_domination]

Rampage Clover I agree

[@hellochannel6344]

@Clout Lord he liked to portray himself as a pimp, but he wasn't.

[@likkerland]

@@rampageclover9788 Because of what one person said? Gotta do your research, Tina would fight Ike as well. And Tina exaggerated a lot of her abuse claims.

[@nhcp371]

@@likkerland facts!!!!!

[@paigethompson6379]

I love you Ike Turner a great musician lead band member family man entertainer who also had a sad bad childhood just like Tina I forever love the 'IKE AND TINA TURNER REVUE'.

[@Sejr0420]

Paige Thompson he was a wife beating drug addict control freak

[@a.b.sproductionsllc]

I too will always enjoy the Ike & Tina Turner Revue’s music no matter what the back story is with the duo.

[@leslie6049]

Paige Thompson ..he may be a musical genius but he was a controlling ASS..why do u think so many people quit his band and he beat his women

[@samrindge8042]

@@leslie6049 Ike led his band for over 50 years. Many musicians stayed with him for years and returned later. He was controlling but also generous. Ike helped a lot of people.

[@SuperMsDynasty]

Ike made hits.

[@JoshuaMuzaaya]

14 times married ? Thats 1 too many failed marriages i think. who am i to judge ?

[@SozeKartel]

I love his personality 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@DS-yg4qs]

He would prob. beat you if you were his girlfriend in 60 ies. Or eat you.

[@thesilentdiva]

Me too in a strange kinda way. He don't give af about what ppl think. I like that part

[@mykoniichistorychannel]

Until he slaps the dogshit out of you.

[@nicim3730]

I can't lie...I like it too. He is completely honest and don't give damn about it.

[@jinov191]

Ike was full of B.S., he stated in one interview that Jimi Hendrix was in his band and he fired him because Jimi kept wanting to use all of his pedals on his pedal board. In 1963/64 Jimi didn't have a pedal board nor did he have any effects.

[@centraal22]

jkbrkly Your right, he lied. He didn't have pedals at that time, no guitarist did. If I'm not mistaken the Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face didn't debut till around 1966, correct me if I'm wrong. Of course we know Roger Mayer mods it for him before Monterey.

[@willnorwood8268]

Louis Greene .

[@Ocho1992]

Cocaine's a helluva drug

[@jimreplicant]

One of the baddest dudes to ever walk the earth. Anyone talkin deserves a slap like tina🤣

[@jamesearls8264]

I can't understand how so called music lovers could hear hendrix and not just be in aww when he played I can't imagine firing Hendrix. No way

[@nicim3730]

Hendrix couldn't be controlled musically. Ike wanted it exactly like he wanted it and there was no room for experimentation within his structure. So he cut him a loose. ..😂😂😂😂

[@nicim3730]

Tina Turner couldn't tour with Elton John for that same reason. She couldn't deal with him creating melodies on the spot. She like Ike wanted it exactly the same polished way every time.

[@raymemichaels]

I don’t even get what the problem was. Using pedals?! Big freakin’ deal! He sounded new, inventive and godlike!

[@bubbahazelitt6784]

Despite what he did to tina or so she claims he did... He is still a rock and roll pioneer.💯

[@kaharold]

I HATE When they Up load these Videos and You cant hear. SMH

[@JannieOr]

kaharold probably something wrong on your side cause the sound is perfectly fine.

[@P-adam]

People who abuse their partners don't deserve to be celebrated. Tina was the talent, not this freak.

[@nicim3730]

He was extremely talented. A musical genius that started Rock and Roll music.

[@P-adam]

@@nicim3730 you give him too much credit. I still say abusers shouldn't be celebrated. The lowest of the low.

[@nicim3730]

@@P-adam I'm not giving him enough credit. They paid him $45,000 in 1988 to be able to tell the story of Ike and Tina in the movie. He had signed away his rights to be able to sue for defamation of character. He had no idea that they were going to portray him that way and make up things that didn't happen such as the rape scene and the eat the cake scene among other inaccurate scenes that were made up for the movie. Tina said she wasn't a victim on Oprah in 1993. She planned her exit from the band for 7 years. She stayed to learn from Ike and for the exposure. She wanted to sell out stadiums and be in control of her own band! Tina was not quiet and meek. She was the same fiesty firecracker that shot Randy Jackson in the ass for abusing her friend! She and Ike Turner fought each other behind closed doors, not for people to see the way the movie suggested. The court scene where she only wanted her name didn't happen either. It was all to make a good movie.

[@P-adam]

@@nicim3730 you might want to turn him into some kind of Saint but he was an abusive sack of shit. “Tina’s said I always messed around with other women, and that’s true, I won’t deny it. If you want to set a trap for me, bait it with pussy-you’ll get me every time.” What a charmer. “But it’s years ago that I had a temper. I don’t regret nothing I’ve ever done, absolutely nothing." Complete narcissist. “Yeah, I hit her, but I didn’t hit her more than the average guy beats his wife. If she says I abused her, maybe I did.” Clifford Solomon recounts, “The band members didn’t like the way Ike treated Tina. He’d hit her, terribly. Her eyes were often blackened. Once, he bought her a dress with bird feathers that he wanted her to wear on TV. She wore it before the show, so Ike was enraged. The next day she was wearing sunglasses.”

[@kevinshell8392]

No! ok Yes! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Captain_Rhodes]

Ike never killed anyone and is consistently put down by clueless idiots who watched an average film. Phil spector literally murdered a woman and is still hailed as this great producer and musician even to this day. The music industry and a lot of the public are so stupid

[@alabaster193]

He was a woman beater and rapist. That's bad enough.

[@nhcp371]

Tina wasn't innocent... Tina had a mouth on her!!! Which ppl don't know... Tina would start shit say slick ass shit and get her ass slapped... but she also used to slap him back they used to fight.. ion think he was just the aggressor..Tina wasn't no lil woman.. she looked bigger than ike.. but I'm sure her life wasn't like the movie portrayed

[@kim_fd8938]

She had to have a mouth after how she was treated she had to be tough after going through hell for 18 years anyone would

[@asandakhathi]

Shut UP

[@Priscilla-pb6lp]

She also shot at Michael Jackson brother Randy.

[@jakephillips4453]

Tina was 5ft3 ya moron. Ike was taller than her and look at his hands. They are massive.

[@carol6646]

So if your mother or sister have a mouth on them and talk shit do they deserve a slap wow ? I guess all the other wives he slapped and divorced got locked up for drugs that’s Tina fault

[@The1976spirit]

2:56 "the solo is over, man"

[@najuangwynn5261]

Ike was very nice looking...aside from the things he did

[@minorsnow5306]

He's lying about jimi having alot pedals onstage at that time..

[@tolatola5891]

I'd like to apologize in advance for my ignorance, what does he mean by pedals?

[@minorsnow5306]

@@tolatola5891 distortion pedals used to create different textures of sounds ranging from soft to metallic...keith Richard's was one the first to use one on a record for song Satisfaction,,producing a "fuzzy" sound..Truth be told at that time there wasn't alot of pedals on the market...They became readily available in the late 60s...Ike was playing around a bit..Having a pedal for jimi at that time would've been luxury.

[@rakibtv1311]

uh uh uh uh

[@gabrielleelliott8169]

Loool

[@matrox]

Jimi Hendryx guitar playing has never really impressed me, and I am a musician. Could he play? Probably...I just never cared for his style at all.

[@0AlphaAndOmega0]

Donkey show lol