Lady Gaga shares touching tribute to ‘real true friend’ Tony Bennett
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'With Tony, I got to live my life in a time warp. Tony & I had this magical power,' Lady Gaga wrote of her friendship with Tony Bennett.
The world is still grieving the loss of legendary singer Tony Bennett, but superstar Lady Gaga is mourning a “real true friend.”
In a nearly 400-word tribute shared to her Instagram account, Lady Gaga said she will “miss my friend forever.” On Monday, the singer posted a photo of her and Bennett embracing in formalwear.
“With Tony, I got to live my life in a time warp. Tony & I had this magical power,” Lady Gaga, 37, wrote of her friendship with Bennett. “We transported ourselves to another era, modernized the music together, & gave it all new life as a singing duo. But it wasnt (sic) an act. Our relationship was very real.”
Bennett died on July 21 at the age of 93.
Lady Gaga said the veteran musician taught her about music, showbiz and “how to keep my spirits high and my head screwed on straight.”
“‘Straight ahead,’ he’d say. He was an optimist, he believed in quality work AND quality life,” she continued. “Plus, there was the gratitude…Tony was always grateful.”
She said Bennett was a Second World War veteran, an activist who marched with Martin Luther King Jr. and a celebrated jazz singer who performed with some of the world’s most iconic artists.
