Lady Gaga is reflecting on her late friend and collaborator Tony Bennett in a touching tribute.
in 2021, which was Bennett's final album and won him his final GRAMMY Award."Sure he taught me about music, about showbiz life, but he also showed me how to keep my spirits high and my head screwed on straight," she shared."'Straight ahead,' he'd say. He was an optimist, he believed in quality work AND quality life. Plus, there was the gratitude...Tony was always grateful. He served in WWII, marched with Martin Luther King Jr.
Gaga went on to detail some of her heartbreaking final memories of the legendary star, offering sage advice for younger generations. "I've been grieving the loss of Tony for a long time. We had a very long and powerful goodbye," she wrote. "Though there were 5 decades between us, he was my friend. My real true friend. Our age difference didn’t matter-- in fact, it gave us each something neither of us had with most people. We were from two different stages in life entirely--inspired," she continued."Losing Tony to Alzheimer’s has been painful but it was also really beautiful. An era of memory loss is such a sacred time in a persons life. There's such a feeling of vulnerability and a desire to preserve dignity.
"I'll never forget this experience. I'll never forget Tony Bennett," Gaga concluded."If I could say anything to the world about this I would say don’t discount your elders, don’t leave them behind when things change. Don’t flinch when you feel sad, just keep going straight ahead, sadness is part of it. Take care of your elders and I promise you will learn something special. Maybe even magical.
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