Lady Gaga pays tribute to late friend Tony Bennett: ‘We had a very long and powerful goodbye’
nypost.comdied on July 21 at the age of 96, his publicist Sylvia Weiner confirmed.While no cause of death was immediately available, Bennett had been suffering from Alzheimer’s disease since 2016.The “Born This Way” crooner, 37, penned a lengthy and heart-wrenching post on Instagram on Monday where she remembered her pal and confidante.“I will miss my friend forever,” she scribed alongside a photo of the two sharing a hug.“I will miss singing with him, recording with him, talking with him, being on stage together,” she said.“With Tony, I got to live my life in a time warp.
Tony & I had this magical power,” the “Poker Face” pop star continued. “We transported ourselves to another era, modernized the music together, & gave it all new life as a singing duo.
But it wasn’t an act. Our relationship was very real.”Gaga added: “He was an optimist, he believed in quality work AND quality life.
Plus, there was the gratitude…Tony was always grateful.”“I’ve been grieving the loss of Tony for a long time. We had a very long and powerful goodbye,” she sobbed. “Though there were 5 decades between us, he was my friend.
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