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Ike Turner

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Either accept people for what they are, or don't. So, in other words, man, if people don't know me, I think they do themself an injustice. Because, as a whole, I think I'm a good person.


— Ike Turner


#because #either #good #good person #i

I'm not gonna try to defend, or undo what's been done. All I could say about whatever's been done, it's been done, and it's water under the bridge. I have no regrets of my life.


— Ike Turner


#been #bridge #could #defend #done

I believe I was ahead of my time.


— Ike Turner


#believe #i #i believe #my time #time

I miss riding those fast trains in Japan... 'cause I'd never seen a train that fast in my life.


— Ike Turner


#fast #i #japan #life #miss

I really enjoy myself in Norway. Because I had started losing confidence in my ability of what I do. But sometimes, man, you just get tired of fighting and trying to prove yourself.


— Ike Turner


#because #confidence #enjoy #fighting #get

I still play Strat, I don't know nothing else. Strats and Telecasters.


— Ike Turner


#i #know #nothing #play #still

I'm just beginning to develop callouses on my fingers, because I haven't played a lot.


— Ike Turner


#beginning #develop #fingers #haven #i

I'm really thankful to God, man. Like now, I'm really making a real comeback with my group. With or without a record, with or without a movie. And behind all the negative press behind this movie.


— Ike Turner


#comeback #god #group #i #like

I'm very fast on teaching guys. Like, when I came over here, I only had two rehearsals with the band. I wondered when I first got here... but it sure came up great.


— Ike Turner


#came #fast #first #got #great

In China, when you get to the airport everyone be talking in American slang.


— Ike Turner


#american #china #everyone #get #slang






About Ike Turner

Ike Turner Quotes




Did you know about Ike Turner?

If Ike Turner says I abused her maybe I did. Jerry D'Souza wrote of the album: "Turner has it all in the palm of his hand his phrasing breathing life into the words. He then ran away to Memphis where he lived rough for a few days before returning to his mother.

Near the end of his life he returned to live performance as a frontman and produced two albums returning to his blues roots which were critically well received and award-winning. In the 1950s he was hired by Sun Studios and Modern Records as an arranger and talent scout for blues artists. With the Ike & Tina Revue he graduated to larger labels Blue Thumb and United Artists.

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