I always say jazz is not about me, it's about us. It requires a true presence – you can't be on another planet when you sing jazz, you have to be with your people.
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He really taught me that following the wisest person on stage is the way to go because jazz music is a complex music. We just didn't talk about it right away, and I focused my energy on caring for him and always following him. Gaga: I began to witness Tony's Alzheimer's when we were together working in the studio. Q: How and when did you learn about his Alzheimer's diagnosis? I just wanted everything to be perfect for him during his last moments on stage. And when he opened his mouth to sing "The Best Is Yet to Come" with that spotlight on him, I just burst into tears with joy. For me, that was an absolute privilege to be a part of. I planned that reveal for hours and hours and hours. Lady Gaga: My favorite moment was right after I was done singing, Tony went on stage and the curtain lifted up to reveal him. Question: What's a memory that sticks out from your Radio City shows with Tony? I know he dug deep to give me that gift and I'm really forever grateful."įall album preview: We can't wait for these albums from ABBA, Coldplay, Diana Ross and more "He called me 'sweetheart' during rehearsals, but on our last night together, he said, 'It's Lady Gaga.' That was the first time he had said my name in a long time. "I witnessed something in that man that let me know that he knew (me)," Gaga recalls. She says she last spoke to him after those shows, but still checks in with his family regularly. Gaga and Bennett performed two sold-out concerts together at New York's Radio City Music Hall in August in celebration of the album and his 95th birthday. I really extend my heart to people who are going through a similar situation." But "it's important during times like this to be authentic and share the pain of the realities of what it's like to have a loved one have Alzheimer's or dementia. "It's hard to even talk about," Gaga says. 'He's my musical companion': Lady Gaga salutes, duets with Tony Bennett at emotional New York showīecause of Bennett's declining health, the recording process was frequently emotional for Gaga, who occasionally chokes up throughout this conversation.
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Their latest effort "Love for Sale" (out now) was recorded over two years, and features covers of 12 Cole Porter classics on its deluxe edition, including "It's De-Lovely," "You're the Top" and "I've Got You Under My Skin." They pledged to do another album together, which took on new urgency when Bennett was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2016.
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1 on the Billboard 200 chart and won a Grammy Award for best traditional pop vocal album. Gaga, 35, released her standards album "Cheek to Cheek" with Bennett in 2014, which debuted at No. Frank Sinatra said he was the best singer in the world and I don't think Frank lied." My time with Tony has changed me forever. "It's a gift that I will hold in my heart 'til my last breath. "It was a gift," says the pop chameleon (real name: Stefani Germanotta). Lady Gaga has one word to describe making "Love for Sale," her second and final collaborative album with jazz icon Tony Bennett. Watch Video: Enter Lady Gaga's 'House of Gucci' in new trailer