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First
of
all I think you must First of all I think you must
make good records. make good records .
I believe that's the secret
to
I believe that's the secret to
everyone's success everyone's success
and then next I would have
to
say work. and then next I would have to say work.
Good performances when people come
to
Good
performances
when people come to
see you live. see you live.
I believe those two attributes
to
my I believe those two
attributes
to my
success I think. I always wished that success I think. I always wished that
people could sing
along
with
me. you know? people could sing along with me . you know?
I'd love when you go
to
a concert and I'd love when you go to a concert and
they sing all your songs I've gotten they sing all your songs I've gotten
that this time. So it's been another type that this time. So it's been another type
of
recognition
for
me and and of
recognition
for me and and
achievement. I am how I've always been. I achievement. I am how I've always been. I
I care
about
myself. I take care
of
I care about myself. I take care of
myself. I I've never been a drug addict myself. I I've never been a
drug addict
or an alcoholic. A little champagne, a or an
alcoholic
. A little
champagne
, a
little red wine here and there
but
I've little red wine here and there but I've
never smoked so let's just say if we can never smoked so let's just say if we can
attribute that
to
to
my health and I'm attribute that to to my health and I'm
an energetic person. I want time
for
an
energetic
person. I want time for
myself now
to
enjoy life myself now to enjoy life
and I'm taking that time I've been and I'm taking that time I've been
before
the audience and we've both had a before the audience and we've both had a
good time
for
a very long time and now I good time for a very long time and now I
won't be on such a stage anymore. I'll be won't be on such a stage anymore. I'll be
in
and out I might run
across
Jagger in and out I might run across Jagger
stage every now and then or or Bryan Adams. stage every now and then or or Bryan Adams.
I'll do things
but
not I'll do things but not
at this what do you call this. All
of
at this what do you call this. All of
this smaller smaller scale. this smaller smaller
scale
.
Well joining me now is Liz Mitchell the Well joining me now is Liz Mitchell the
original lead singer
of
Boney M and she original lead singer of Boney M and she
knew and worked
with
Tina Turner. It is knew and worked with Tina Turner. It is
lovely to talk to you today you first lovely to talk to you today you first
met her in the 1970s just looking
at
met her in the 1970s just looking at
those videos. I mean what was she
like
those videos. I mean what was she like
she appeared
to
have a Magnetic she appeared to have a Magnetic
Personality. Personality.
She was very kind lady very gentle. I was She was very kind lady very gentle. I was
very happy that she was not uh too proud very happy that she was not uh too proud
to
talk
to
me or thought that I wasn't to talk to me or thought that I wasn't
worthy
to
to
to
share her her time
with
. worthy to to to share her her time with.
Um I've I've always always said and we Um I've I've always always said and we
could have been very good friends if it could have been very good friends if it
were not that artists travel
around
the were not that artists travel around the
world and we kind
of
lose contact
with
world and we kind of lose contact with
each other
but
I did have her very close each other but I did have her very close
to
my heart. It's a beautiful human being. to my heart. It's a beautiful human being.
She was a magnificent singer and you She was a magnificent singer and you
know first class performer. How much
of
know first class performer. How much of
her success we heard there
from
from
her success we heard there from from
those interviews
with
her one was good those interviews with her one was good
records
but
also was was working hard. records but also was was working hard.
Performing hard. How much was do you Performing hard. How much was do you
think was
down
to
sheer hard work and think was down to sheer hard work and
staying power? staying power?
I think that her staying power was based I think that her staying power was based
on
everything she said. The fact that she on everything she said. The fact that she
does deliver completely when she does deliver completely when she
performs. The energy level is so high performs. The energy level is so high
and um also she was fortunate
to
have and um also she was fortunate to have
had fantastic records. Lyrics that meant had fantastic records. Lyrics that meant
something
to
her. She was able
to
deliver something to her. She was able to deliver
them and I think that them and I think that
um when you hear her songs you hear a um when you hear her songs you hear a
truth. She is she's not telling you a truth. She is she's not telling you a
non-truth. She's definitely speaking non-truth. She's definitely speaking
clearly
in
her songs. And that private clearly in her songs. And that private
life away
from
the stage life away from the stage
then included a really horrific period. then included a really horrific period.
Where she was a victim
of
domestic Where she was a victim of domestic
violence. The fact that she spoke out violence. The fact that she spoke out
about
that it changed a lot
for
a lot
of
about that it changed a lot for a lot of
women. A lot
of
women looked at what women. A lot of women looked at what
she'd gone
through
and and drew courage she'd gone through and and drew courage
from
her story. Did she, did she talk from her story. Did she, did she talk
about
that much? Did you think that... that about that much? Did you think that... that
she realised the impact that it had
on
she realised the impact that it had on
people. people.
I don't think um that she um would talk I don't think um that she um would talk
about
that ordinarily
with
just anyone about that ordinarily with just anyone
or everyone. She was or everyone. She was
um more encouraging in where the artist um more encouraging in where the artist
was concerned. You know? To give you good was concerned. You know? To give you good
props and
to
make you feel good
about
props and to make you feel good about
yourself. The story broke and many... those yourself. The story broke and many... those
people who knew
about
it uh knew
about
people who knew about it uh knew about
it it
um and and those maybe most
of
those um and and those maybe most of those
people are the ones who talked
about
it. people are the ones who talked about it.
Um and
but
Um and but
I would say that she did.. She handled her I would say that she did.. She handled her
life really well and she overcame her life really well and she overcame her
struggles really well and today her struggles really well and today her
whole image is a testimony
for
many whole image is a testimony for many
women. women.

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