Tina Turner: My Love Story, Part 1

Oprah's Super Soul

Oprah

Society & Culture

4.6 • 32.9K Ratings

🗓️ 17 October 2018

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Oprah talks with icon, legend and survivor Tina Turner about her new book, "Tina Turner: My Love Story," and the upcoming Broadway musical based on her life, "Tina: The Tina Turner Musical." In this two-part podcast, Tina reveals that she has privately suffered several life-threatening illnesses over the past five years. She explains how the health scares caused her to look back and reflect on her six-decade career, and how her faith in Buddhism and the love of her life, husband Erwin Bach, helped her through these difficult times. Tinaalso opens up about her explosive marriage to the late Ike Turner, her strained relationship with her mother and the devastating suicide of her eldest son, Craig. Part 1 of 2.

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0:00.0	I'm Oprah Winfrey. Welcome to Super Soul Conversations, the podcast. I believe that one of
0:07.5	the most valuable gifts you can give yourself is time, taking time to be more fully present.
0:16.0	Your journey to become more inspired and connected to the deeper world around us starts right
0:23.0	now.
0:24.0	Well, it actually is. Over 20 years since we had our first conversation and here we are
0:30.2	still talking and have more to talk about.
0:32.2	I add more to talk about this. It doesn't stop.
0:34.8	It doesn't stop. So now we're podcasting Tina. You're now on our podcast.
0:39.5	Okay.
0:40.5	And Omega Zings, you're a big questions.
0:42.3	Okay. So I wanted to say I was then and I will forever be, as you know, I think I am
0:47.6	your biggest fan.
0:49.3	What, thank you.
0:50.7	And I want to thank you for being the goddess of rocket role for using your life to be a
0:54.6	role model for all of us and for the inspiration you brought to my life and to countless others.
1:01.4	And I also wanted to say that, you know, the last time I actually saw you was at the wedding
1:06.4	five years ago, which was one of the most magical days.
1:10.2	It was.
1:11.2	I have to admit, I have to say thank you again, but it was, it was magical and it realized
1:15.5	that after us, but to hear it coming from you, it made it even more special that it was
1:20.2	special.
1:21.2	So thank you.
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