If you discovered that Ike Turner died of something boring like pneumonia or old age or a heart condition, you'd be pretty upset.

After all, this is Ike Turner - inventor of rock and roll and wife-beater extraordinaire - we're talking about. Surely Ike Turner's death had to be as spectacular as his life. 

Well it was, provided that 'Massive Cocaine Overdose' is spectacular enough for you. And, unless you were hoping that Ike Turner's death was caused by a giant robot from outer space exploding him with its death rays, hopefully this will do.

Ike Turner - the man who invented rock and roll but is best known for that film where Laurence Fishburne dressed up as him and punched a woman - has died.

Although no cause of death has been stated, it's thought that Ike Turner was suffering from emphysema. He was 76. Drug addict, jailbird, wife-beater and the man who made Tina Turner a star - therefore ultimately responsible for Steamy Windows - Ike Turner had a hell of a lot to answer for, but the stamp that Ike Turner left on music will be remembered forever.

OK, we're just saying that because we're scared of Ike Turner's ghost beating us up in our sleep. Really, have you seen What's Love Got To Do With It?