The Biggest Jerks In Music

Ike Turner, who died in 2007 at age 76, was a brilliant musician but, by many accounts, a pretty awful human being. One such account, in fact, comes from his ex-wife, Tina Turner, whose memoir "I, Tina" (which inspired the big-screen biopic "What's Love Got to Do with It?") recounted the continual emotional and physical abuse she allegedly suffered during their marriage. "I don't know if I could ever forgive all that Ike ever did to me," she candidly told the New York Times.

Speaking with Spin (via the Daily Beast), Ike admitted he regularly cheated on Tina, and confessed to beating her. "Yeah, I hit her," he declared, "but I didn't hit her more than the average guy beats his wife." In another part of the interview, he added, "I don't regret nothing I've ever done, absolutely nothing, man." Lee Maxie, described as Ike's "spiritual counselor," admitted cocaine contributed to Ike's bad behavior. "The drugs ate away at Ike," said Maxie. "The cocaine enhanced his being an enemy to himself ... He took advantage of people, especially women. Ike's a devil."

Ike also tried to flip his ex-wife's narrative by portraying himself as the victim in their marriage. "I gave my whole life to her, and after I did, she used me to a point, and then she didn't need me anymore," he told Spin. "Sure, I have my ways, my temper, the women, but I was like that when I met her."

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