an interview with on April 8, a month-and-a-half before Tina Turner’s death, the singer revealed her celebrity crush. «I loved when we toured with The Rolling Stones,» Turner — who died at age 83 on Wednesday — told the outlet.Turner and Jagger collaborated numerous times throughout their careers, but their most important performance was at the 1985 Live Aid Festival in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where Jagger famously tore off Turner's skirt while onstage as they sang «It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll» together.In her 2018 autobiography, , the «Proud Mary» singer recalled that night, writing, «Mick and I could never just stand there and sing — that wasn’t us.
We had to do something.»«He looked me over. I was wearing a tightfitting black leather top and skirt and I could see a naughty idea forming. 'Does that skirt come off?' he asked slyly. 'What?' was my startled reply.»It was then that Jagger said to Turner, "'I’m going to take your skirt off.'"«I asked him why, but it was too late to talk it through, Mick had already made his mind up to do it,» she wrote.On Wednesday, Jagger took to social media to pay his respects to the «enormously talented» singer. «I’m so saddened by the passing of my wonderful friend Tina Turner,» the 79-year-old singer tweeted. «She was truly an enormously talented performer and singer.
She was inspiring, warm, funny and generous. She helped me so much when I was young and I will never forget her.»I’m so saddened by the passing of my wonderful friend Tina Turner.
She was truly an enormously talented performer and singer. She was inspiring, warm, funny and generous. She helped me so much when I was young and I will never forget her.
Read more on etonline.com