I never put a lot of praise on myself because of my relationship with Ike. I was just happy when I started to like myself - when I divorced and took control of my life.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I had a career. His name was Ike.
After I moved with my mother to St. Louis, my older sister and I went to see Ike Turner, who was the hottest then. His music charged me. I was never attracted to him, but I wanted to sing with his band.
I thought acknowledging praise meant you were arrogant, but I've learned that knowing your strengths enables you to make use of them.
I was a sort of son to Ike, and it was the other way round with Kennedy.
Ike's problem was that he was a musician that always wanted to be a star; and was a star, locally, but never internationally... so he then changed the name to Ike and changed my name to Tina because if I ran away, Tina was his name. It was patented as you call it.
I grew up beyond proud - we didn't have much, but we had a lot of love.
I've always prided myself on being myself and trying to stick true to who I am and how I was raised.
I have to give all praise to the Man above, because I never gave up on Him, and He never gave up on me.
Praise doesn't mean anything to me. I don't judge myself.
When I was ten years old, I had great pride in myself, which sometimes even took the form of boasting and self-praise; although I myself did not want to, I used to assume the air of someone undertaking some great work and mighty act of heroism.