"As the first Black woman to fill a football stadium. That is a wish of mine. It hasn't been done. Janis Joplin did it for the White girls. I want to do it for the Blacks."
— Tina Turner

January 1, 1970

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Her answer to the question how she would like to be remembered, "TINA TURNER Tells How She Made It To The Top Alone", Jet (1 April 1985), pp. 63–64, online at Google Books