Tina Turner on race, fashion and her ‘terrible life’

From psychological well being, ageing, fame, shallowness to magnificence and trend, Tina Turner’s open-book uncooked honesty was an inspiration to her followers and sometimes like a free session within the therapist’s chair. Here we check out a few of her most insightful quotes away from her lyrics that impressed a technology.

On ageing:

“50 is the new 30. 70 is the new 50. There are no rules that say you have to dress a certain way, or be a certain way. We are living in exciting times for women…”

On success as a solo black artist:

“I’ve never bothered about my colour. I never had that thing about being black. If the whole world was like that, maybe there would be more harmony and love. Maybe. I don’t have a problem with being black in a white country or being with my people.”

On overcoming her upbringing and abusive marriage:

“I had a terrible life. I just kept going. You just keep going, and you hope that something will come.”

On longevity and clearing the hurdles:

“My legacy is that I stayed on course… from the beginning to the end because I believed in something inside of me.”

On her iconic model:

“My greatest beauty secret is being happy with myself. It’s a mistake to think you are what you put on yourself. I believe that a lot of how you look has to do with how you feel about yourself and your life.”

On being a self-made success:

“I’m self-made. I always wanted to make myself a better person, because I was not educated. But that was my dream — to have class.”

On psychological well being:

“Don’t worry if you think you’re the only one facing challenges. If the people around you don’t seem to have problems, that just means you don’t know them well enough to see their troubles, or they’re very good at hiding them. Problems are inescapable for all living beings.”