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# Takin' Back My Name: The Confessions of Ike Turner Paperback – October 1, 2015

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- **What is this?** Takin' Back My Name: The Confessions of Ike Turner Paperback – October 1, 2015 by nigel cawthorne
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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Raw and Powerful
  

*by D***G on Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2022*

This story, in much of Ike's own words, made me appreciate his own "Never Give Up" spirit. I practice Nichiren Buddhism and chant Nam myoho renge kyo. We take responsibility for our consequences because that is our Buddhist practice. The Law of "Cause and Effect" is strict. Ike led a hard life, but he loved his music and was generous with others when he saw they were down. I have learned not to judge others and have a great appreciation of Ike  as I read this book. He shares in great raw detail his life. If you choose to read about his life you can skim over parts that are sordid. However, i saw a man thathad a temper, but he spoke honestly about being oversexed,  the drugs,  that dragged him to the bottom, and his prison term and how he got clean for a while, his hard work to earn his grammy and the respect he earned back from many people including me.  Thank you Nigel for helping to get Ike's  story told.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    I Ike
  

*by L***O on Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2002*

Well, let me say this, if you are a Tina Turner fan like I am, then you will have to put your faithfulness to the side to read this book, because there are always two sides to a story.The first thing I want to say is Ike tried to use Tina's style in telling his side of the story.  I guess he figured, "if she could do it, I can too". And this style did not do him justice.  It made him look like a low life womanizer, don't give a hoot about life and that everyone is picking on him or was/still out to use and get him. I feel that he could have gotten another co-writer or a contributer to help write his side of the story.I did not like this book, because they jumped from one year to another and back to an earlier year and left the reader wondering what happened in between.  The book really got confusing.Second, Ike did admit that he did hit Tina, he said he did not abuse her, but he hit her.  I do believe that he did not abuse her until after he became addicted to cocain.  And I a glad to see that he apologize for his actions.I think that he should have stayed away from the movie "What's Love Got to Do With it", and focus more on answering questions in her book "I, Tina" because it was obvious (if you read the book), that the movie was somewhat ficticious.I wanted his book to go into more details on his life with Tina, though I know that he had a life before and after her and I wished he could have shown more pictures.  I think he was too detailed in his child hood sex life.  He should have just told who and how he lost his virginity and not described how it felt.  When he did this, I felt I was reading porn.He could have given a little more detail on why him and Ann Thomas seperated.  I also wanted to learn more on his relationship with his children's mother (Lorraine) and also, touched on his relationship with Little Richard, Gladys Knight and other R&B artist he toured with at the Apollo, the Howard Theater, etc.I don't think the book deserves 4 stars because of its writing style, but I gave it four stars because of his efforts to "Get the Record Straight".

### ⭐⭐⭐ 3.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    To hear his (Ike Tuner) side of the story.
  

*by B***4 on Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2021*

This is only my opinion of what I have read between “I Tina” & “My Love Story” and Ike Turner “Taking My Name Back”.Ike Turner had a big responsibility as the owner of his band and many other duties he had to manage. He indicates the gifts he gave away. Was he just showing off? Then later expected for these people be there for him when he was in trouble. And to do the drugs the way he said did, I am surprised he was not dead back then. He states Tina was like a sister then a mother to him. So why did he not break up the relationship before Tina calling it off. WOW! The language he used in the book was outrages.My opinion of Tina she already was singing when she was young.As a singer she was sexy. I feel her singing improved after she left Ike Turner and she was just attracted to white men as it could have been the opposite for others.

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