 Lady Gaga has reflected on the 'painful but beautiful' loss of US jazz singer Tony Bennett to Alzheimer's. The US singer and actress, 37, broke her silence following the death of her 'real true friend' and long-time collaborator Bennett, who died in his hometown of New York age 96 on July 21. Sharing an emotional post on Instagram, Gaga wrote: 'I will miss my friend forever. I will miss singing with him, recording with him, talking with him, being on stage together. 'With Tony, I got to live my life in a time warp. Tony and I had this magical power. 'We transported ourselves to another era, modernised the music together, and gave it all new life as a singing duo. But it wasn't an act. 'Our relationship was very real. 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. 'Straight ahead', he'd say. Bennett and Gaga recorded and sang live together over many years (Picture: Michael Tran/FilmMagic) His final album, 2021's Love For Sale with Gaga, won him his final Grammy (Picture: Christopher Polk/WireImage) The duo performing at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on February 8, 2015 (Picture: Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty) 'He was an optimist, he believed in quality work and quality life. Plus, there was the gratitude… Tony was always grateful.' At the age of 88, legendary crooner Bennett broke his own record as the oldest living performer with a number one album on the US Billboard 200 chart for his duet project with Gaga, titled Cheek to Cheek. He had topped the charts three years earlier with Duets II, featuring stars including Gaga, Carrie Underwood and Amy Winehouse, in her last studio recording. Bennett's final album in 2021 titled Love For Sale, featured duets with Gaga on the title track, Night And Day and other Cole){kind=link}
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Lady Gaga has reflected on the ‘painful but beautiful’ loss of US jazz singer Tony Bennett to Alzheimer’s.
The US singer and actress, 37, broke her silence following the death of her ‘real true friend’ and long-time collaborator Bennett, who died in his hometown of New York age 96 on July 21.
Sharing an emotional post on Instagram, Gaga wrote: ‘I will miss my friend forever. I will miss singing with him, recording with him, talking with him, being on stage together.
‘With Tony, I got to live my life in a time warp. Tony and I had this magical power.