CNN: Music Legend Tina Turner Dies at 83

TAPPER Simply the best ░░░░░░░░ lead starts right now ░░░░░░░░ starts TURNER What s ░░░░░░░░ got to do got ░░░░░░░░ do with it Clip ░░░░░░░░ TAPPER Remembering an entertainment ░░░░░░░░ Tina Turner dead at ░░░░░░░░ age of 83 Plus ░░░░░░░░ DeSantis bucking the trend ░░░░░░░░ than two hours to ░░░░░░░░ before the Florida Republican ░░░░░░░░ Twitter and Elon Musk ░░░░░░░░ launch his campaign for ░░░░░░░░ Coming up how Donald ░░░░░░░░ the front runner is ░░░░░░░░ to DeSantis unconventional approach ░░░░░░░░ Clip starts McCarthy We ░░░░░░░░ not going to default ░░░░░░░░ re going to solve ░░░░░░░░ problem Clip ends TAPPER ░░░░░░░░ really How s that ░░░░░░░░ to happen We have ░░░░░░░░ eight days left until ░░░░░░░░ U S possibly hits ░░░░░░░░ Hear what else is ░░░░░░░░ is not on the ░░░░░░░░ as negotiators on both ░░░░░░░░ go back to the ░░░░░░░░ limit drawing board today ░░░░░░░░ try to avoid economic ░░░░░░░░ Welcome to The Lead ░░░░░░░░ m Jake Tapper We ░░░░░░░░ with sad news in ░░░░░░░░ pop culture lead Music ░░░░░░░░ Tina Turner has died ░░░░░░░░ the age of 83 ░░░░░░░░ post on her verified ░░░░░░░░ account gives new details ░░░░░░░░ says in part Today ░░░░░░░░ say good bye to ░░░░░░░░ dear friend who leaves ░░░░░░░░ all her greatest work ░░░░░░░░ music Tina we will ░░░░░░░░ you dearly Clip starts ░░░░░░░░ You re simply the ░░░░░░░░ better than all the ░░░░░░░░ Clip ends TAPPER The ░░░░░░░░ of rock and roll ░░░░░░░░ to fame from rather ░░░░░░░░ beginnings and overcame an ░░░░░░░░ horribly abusive marriage to ░░░░░░░░ one of the most ░░░░░░░░ female artists of all ░░░░░░░░ CNN s Stephanie Elam ░░░░░░░░ a look now at ░░░░░░░░ Turner s extraordinary life ░░░░░░░░ career Clip starts TURNER ░░░░░░░░ rolling rolling on a ░░░░░░░░ ELAM voice over Proud ░░░░░░░░ was one of Tina ░░░░░░░░ s signatures showcasing her ░░░░░░░░ sound look and moves ░░░░░░░░ That s my style ░░░░░░░░ take great songs and ░░░░░░░░ them into rock and ░░░░░░░░ songs on stage ELAM ░░░░░░░░ over Icon survivor a ░░░░░░░░ of rock and roll ░░░░░░░░ Turner began life as ░░░░░░░░ may Bullock in rural ░░░░░░░░ As a teenager she ░░░░░░░░ to St Louis where ░░░░░░░░ met rocker Ike Turner ░░░░░░░░ Ike was very good ░░░░░░░░ me when I first ░░░░░░░░ my career Started to ░░░░░░░░ weekends with him and ░░░░░░░░ were close friends ELAM ░░░░░░░░ over The Ike and ░░░░░░░░ Turner Review s first ░░░░░░░░ came in 1960 with ░░░░░░░░ Fool in Love a ░░░░░░░░ they performed on Shindig ░░░░░░░░ married in 1962 and ░░░░░░░░ 1966 recorded River Deep ░░░░░░░░ High It was a ░░░░░░░░ overseas but flopped in ░░░░░░░░ U S Off stage ░░░░░░░░ s drug abuse fueled ░░░░░░░░ outbursts TURNER I had ░░░░░░░░ a lot of violence ░░░░░░░░ burned Cars shot into ░░░░░░░░ lowest that you can ░░░░░░░░ of in terms of ░░░░░░░░ ELAM voice over After ░░░░░░░░ of physical and emotional ░░░░░░░░ Tina left Ike in ░░░░░░░░ mid 70s with nothing ░░░░░░░░ her name at one ░░░░░░░░ relying on food stamps ░░░░░░░░ survive In the early ░░░░░░░░ Turner s cover of ░░░░░░░░ s Stay Together reignited ░░░░░░░░ career TURNER I m ░░░░░░░░ private dancer dancing for ░░░░░░░░ ELAM voice over Private ░░░░░░░░ followed in 1984 a ░░░░░░░░ critical and commercial success ░░░░░░░░ album featured her only ░░░░░░░░ one song TURNER What ░░░░░░░░ love got to do ░░░░░░░░ to do with it ░░░░░░░░ voice over Though she ░░░░░░░░ t a fan TURNER ░░░░░░░░ didn t like it ░░░░░░░░ wasn t accustomed to ░░░░░░░░ those kind of songs ░░░░░░░░ voice over It was ░░░░░░░░ the title of a ░░░░░░░░ film starring Angela Bassett ░░░░░░░░ on Tina s autobiography ░░░░░░░░ Did the picture do ░░░░░░░░ justice TURNER Yes I ░░░░░░░░ in a way I ░░░░░░░░ have liked for them ░░░░░░░░ have had more truth ░░░░░░░░ according to Disney it ░░░░░░░░ impossible The people would ░░░░░░░░ have believed the truth ░░░░░░░░ voice over Turner herself ░░░░░░░░ in movies such as ░░░░░░░░ Who s Tommy and ░░░░░░░░ Max Beyond Thunderdome She ░░░░░░░░ its theme song as ░░░░░░░░ as the theme to ░░░░░░░░ James Bond film GoldenEye ░░░░░░░░ major role she turned ░░░░░░░░ would go to Oprah ░░░░░░░░ in The Color Purple ░░░░░░░░ It was too close ░░░░░░░░ my personal life I ░░░░░░░░ just left such a ░░░░░░░░ It was too soon ░░░░░░░░ be reminded of ELAM ░░░░░░░░ over The What s ░░░░░░░░ Got To Do With ░░░░░░░░ soundtrack gave Turner another ░░░░░░░░ her personal favorite TURNER ░░░░░░░░ re simply the best ░░░░░░░░ It was very special ░░░░░░░░ at the time no ░░░░░░░░ believed in it but ░░░░░░░░ ELAM voice over Turner ░░░░░░░░ recording and touring into ░░░░░░░░ 80s She was honored ░░░░░░░░ the Kennedy Center in ░░░░░░░░ and inducted into The ░░░░░░░░ and Roll Hall of ░░░░░░░░ as a solo act ░░░░░░░░ 2021 30 years after ░░░░░░░░ first induction as part ░░░░░░░░ a duo with Ike ░░░░░░░░ All the while her ░░░░░░░░ faith kept her going ░░░░░░░░ The cause you make ░░░░░░░░ lifetime can be the ░░░░░░░░ of a better life ░░░░░░░░ next lifetime It will ░░░░░░░░ better and gets better ░░░░░░░░ better Clip ends ELAM ░░░░░░░░ word icon may get ░░░░░░░░ a lot It is ░░░░░░░░ overused when he talk ░░░░░░░░ Tina Turner we talk ░░░░░░░░ that voice As soon ░░░░░░░░ you heard a few ░░░░░░░░ you knew it was ░░░░░░░░ Turner Those dance moves ░░░░░░░░ legs and most importantly ░░░░░░░░ way she protected herself ░░░░░░░░ knew her story but ░░░░░░░░ also continued to live ░░░░░░░░ her happiness and her ░░░░░░░░ as she broke barriers ░░░░░░░░ women for female performers ░░░░░░░░ also black artists as ░░░░░░░░ as saying she would ░░░░░░░░ be siloed If you ░░░░░░░░ a look now here ░░░░░░░░ Hollywood you can see ░░░░░░░░ people are out there ░░░░░░░░ her her flowers literally ░░░░░░░░ now on the Hollywood ░░░░░░░░ of Fame as people ░░░░░░░░ remembering Tina Turner who ░░░░░░░░ beloved across so many ░░░░░░░░ for all of the ░░░░░░░░ she broke down and ░░░░░░░░ of the wonderful music ░░░░░░░░ performances she left us ░░░░░░░░ Jake TAPPER Yeah And ░░░░░░░░ incredibly important survivor of ░░░░░░░░ violence For others a ░░░░░░░░ inspiration that one can ░░░░░░░░ beyond such trauma Stephanie ░░░░░░░░ thank you so much ░░░░░░░░ that powerful report.”