Min Jin Lee
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
I understand that when you were 17 years old, working as a cashier at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, you sold a book to Tina Turner.
It was one of the greatest moments of my life.
That was my next question that I read that.
And is it true?
It is absolutely true.
I was working in one of the cash registers all the way in the back of the shop.
And this little person, this really beautiful, tiny person walked over to me.
And I realized it was Tina Turner.
And in my imagination, I thought she'd be really tall, but she was very petite.
And she bought a very expensive photography book.
Like an art book, like about $100.
And she gave me her gold credit card and it said, Tiny Dancer, Inc., Tina Turner.
Pretty cool, huh?
And you don't remember the book?
It was just a photography book?
I think I was just so gobsmacked by the fact that Tina Turner was right in front of me.
And I was and am a super fan.
So I just felt really special.
And I was telling all the other cashiers, she picked me.