she went at the right time…..
became a soul r&b icon to all of music in a duo that lasted over a decade
survived domestic violence & possible death
scrapped her way to a solo deal when everyone said it was OVER for her
became a solo superstar in the 80’s & a mtv
starlet
did duets with artists like Mick Jagger
toured the world in sold out stadium tours
got to be on the silver screen in mad max
found the love of her life
raised beautiful children & grandchildren
got to see her life story in biopic in theaters
got to see her children grow up
moved to europe in a damn castle
where would hbo be without using her simply the best song in ad campaign?
released autobio book
toured one last time
made a documentary about her life
and lived her life to the fullest
No one here could do this. We’d probably be tombstoned because we couldn’t escape Ike. Probably couldn’t escape the south, tbh
most of us won’t be even close to this level of execution. And as a black woman in the south pre civil rights? that’s like being a bird with a clipped wing living in the most savage forest
You can’t even begin to understand or fathom how she defied the odds in so many ways.
i mean she did this in her 40’s -
She should’ve been riding in the mad max dune roadster with pac and dre in california love
RIP to one of greatest entertainers- singers- icons of the 20th & 21st century