Star tribute to Tina Turner: “What a life, what a career”

Tina Turner’s rep has announced that the iconic performer has passed away at the age of 83. Over the course of her decades-long career, she has collaborated with a number of artists, including Rod StewartBarry WhiteSting and, in recent years, the dance music phenomenon Kygo. So the news of his death caused a wave of emotion on social media.

Ciara wrote: «Thank you for the inspiration you have given us all», while Keke Palmer shared a portrait of Turner on her Instagram story.

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Earvin “Magic” Johnson he took to Twitter to share a memory, a photo of him posing with Turner and Elizabeth Taylor at a 1997 concert. “RIP to one of my all-time favorite female artists, the legendary queen of rock n’ roll Tina Turner,” he wrote, “I have seen her many many times and without a shadow of a doubt she gave one of the best live performances I have ever seen. She always gave you her best.”

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Also Bill Simmons intervened with an evaluation of her career: «Tina Turner – LEGEND. What a life, what a career, what a comeback, what an impact. I hate RIPing on Twitter, but it’s for the best,” he wrote on Twitter. “Also, I think ‘What’s Love Got To Do With It’ is one of the best songs ever.”

The actor too Forest Whitaker commented on her legacy: “Tina Turner was an icon, who we loved for her voice, her dance and her wit,” he wrote. “As we honor her, we also reflect on her resilience and think of all the greatness she can bring to our darkest days.”

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The writer Roxane Gay wrote that Turner’s work “always reminded me that one can thrive and live fully and joyfully after great suffering.” George Takei he creatively quoted some of his greatest achievements in his homage: «A true legend is dead. Tina Turner has passed away at the age of 83, » she wrote, « she was our deep river and our high mountain, the private dancer of our hearts. She showed us that love is all about and that we really needed another hero.”

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NASA also chimed in with a visual tribute on Twitter: “Simply the best. Music legend Tina Turner has shone on stage and in millions of hearts as the Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll », she reads. “Her legacy will live forever among the stars.”

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Turner had a particularly colorful career in Britain, where even commentators praised his legacy: Piers Morgan he said it was “simply the best”. David Lammy of LBC summed up her contributions as an artist and activist in a tweet: “Very sad that life-affirming music legend Tina Turner has passed away,” she said. “Her music was full of energy, verve and soul. The strength of her story in overcoming abuse and hardship has been an inspiration to many. She was an absolute icon ».


Source: Vanity Fair

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