The Real T: My 22 Years with Tina Turner (Hardcover)

~ Eddy Hampton Armani (Author) "I often recall with fondness the first time I saw Tina..." (more)
Key Phrases: backing singers, recording deal, Tina Turner, Ann Cain, Ike Turner (more...)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Tina's close personal friend Eddy Armani discusses the diva's life and loves.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 420 pages
• Publisher: John Blake (May 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1857821831
• ISBN-13: 978-1857821833
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6.3 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,436,934 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Eddie Hampton Armani should be ashamed of himself., September 6, 2000

By	Jeremy (tokyo) - See all my reviews

I do not recomend this book to anyone, it paints a portrait of Tina Turner quite opossite of who she really is. It tries to tell you that Tina Turner is selfish and rude, while in reality she is just about the nicest person I have had the pleasure to meet. This book is also full of mistakes about Tina's life, her wigs, her tours, her temper, ect................... Don't waste your money on this title!!!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Greed, June 23, 2000

By	Tammy Glasscock (Orlando, Florida USA) - See all my reviews

I'd just like to express my extreme disgust at the majority of the content of this frivilous book. Mr. "Armani" paints a picture of Tina that is growingly self-centered, manipulative and cold, which is precisely the opposite of "The Real T". He does a relatively good job at expressing his convictions and in trying to convince the reader of this, but, herein lies the key word "Trying". He certainly has not convinced me, nor will he. Anybody with half a brain knows that this guy is out to make money off of his 'idol'. Talk about hypocracy! Not only does he share with the entire world all of her most private and personal experiences, but he adamantly states that he would never "hurt or embarrass" her...hmmmm...I wonder what he considers this book to be doing....

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Mistakes!, September 14, 2000

By A Customer

Based on the amount of date and fact errors (that aren't hard to spot by even a casual Tina Turner follower), I would be inclined not to trust the rest of the information in this book. While I am certainly not an authority on TT, I was present for a portion of one of her rehearsals recently and didn't see anything other than professional behaviour. Seems to me that the author might be trying to capitalize on Turner's recent popularity. Shame, shame!!