Approximately ten days after death Tony Bennettpop singer who died at 96 Lady Gaga he recalls this with a long touching message.
“I will always miss my friend. I will miss singing with him, recording with him, talking with him, being on stage together. With Tony, I had to live my life in a time warp. Tony and I had this magical power. We were transported to another era, together we modernized the music and breathed new life into it as a singing duet.”
Lady Gaga’s touching words to Tony Bennett: “He’s just a gentleman par excellence”
During his long career, the musician has won, among other awards, 20 Grammy awards and released 100 albums. Among the most successful collaborations is with a pop star. In 2014 they recorded an album. cheek to cheekdedicated to classical jazz repertoire. The project was a great success and was awarded the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album.
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Lady Gaga explained what the great musician left her: “He taught me music, life in show business, but he also showed me how to keep a good mood and keep my head held high. “Look up,” he said. He was an optimist, believed in quality work and quality life. And there was gratitude… Tony was always grateful. He served in World War II, marched with Martin Luther King Jr. and sang jazz with the world’s greatest singers and musicians. I mourned the loss of Tony for a long time. We had a very long and powerful goodbye. Although there were 5 decades between us, he was my friend. My real true friend. Our age difference didn’t matter.”
“Losing Tony to Alzheimer’s was painful but also very beautiful. (…) – Lady Gaga still says – All I wanted was for Tony to remember how much I loved him and how grateful I was that he appeared in my life. But, as it slowly faded away, deep down I knew that he shared with me the most vulnerable moment of his life: the desire to sing with me when his nature was changing so much. The message concludes with an invitation to his fans and all who read it: “If I could say anything to the world about this, I would say: do not underestimate your elders, do not leave them behind when things change. “Don’t flinch when you’re sad, keep walking straight, sadness is part of it. Take care of your elders and I promise you’ll learn something special. Maybe even magical. And pay attention to the silence: some of the most meaningful dialogue between me and my musical partner were without any melody.”