Ike Turner
Precious Williams, Scotland on Sunday, 16 September 2001
"IF YOU KNOW ME, you love me," boasts Ike Turner, reclining in the sizzling sunshine and sipping a glass of water. An interesting claim for an ex-con, former crack-addict who also happens to be, perhaps, the world's most famous wife-beater.
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