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Lady Gaga<\/strong><\/a> is remembering her friend, Tony Bennett<\/strong><\/a>, in a touching tribute.<\/p>\n The 37-year-old singer and actress took to Instagram, sharing her thoughts and memories of Tony<\/strong>, who passed away<\/a> just a few weeks ago at the age of 96.<\/p>\n Keep reading to find out more\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Sharing an image<\/a> of her hugging Tony, Lady Gaga<\/strong> began, \u201cI will miss my friend forever.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI 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,\u201d she added. \u201cTony & I had this magical power. We transported ourselves to another era, modernized the music together, & gave it all new life as a singing duo. But it wasnt an act.\u201d<\/p>\n She continued, \u201cOur 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. \u2018Straight ahead,\u2019 he\u2019d say. He was an optimist, he believed in quality work AND quality life. Plus, there was the gratitude\u2026Tony was always grateful. He served in WWII, marched with Martin Luther King Jr., and sang jazz with the greatest singers and players in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n Lady Gaga <\/strong>reflected then, writing that she\u2019s \u201cbeen grieving the loss of Tony for a long time. We had a very long and powerful goodbye.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThough there were 5 decades between us, he was my friend. My real true friend. Our age difference didn\u2019t matter\u2013 in fact, it gave us each something neither of us had with most people. We were from two different stages in life entirely\u2013inspired.\u201d<\/p>\n She goes on, \u201cLosing Tony to Alzheimer\u2019s has been painful but it was also really beautiful. An era of memory loss is such a sacred time in a persons life. There\u2019s such a feeling of vulnerability and a desire to preserve dignity. All I wanted was for Tony to remember how much I loved him and how grateful I was to have him in my life. But, as that faded slowly I knew deep down he was sharing with me the most vulnerable moment in his life that he could\u2013being willing to sing with me when his nature was changing so deeply. I\u2019ll never forget this experience. I\u2019ll never forget Tony Bennett.\u201d<\/p>\n She then offered some advice to anyone going through a similar loss: \u201cIf I could say anything to the world about this I would say don\u2019t discount your elders, don\u2019t leave them behind when things change. Don\u2019t 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. And pay attention to silence\u2014some of my musical partner and I\u2019s most meaningful exchanges were with no melody at all.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI love you Tony. Love, Lady,\u201d she ended her tribute.<\/p>\n Lady Gaga<\/strong> and Tony<\/strong>\u2018s final shows together<\/a> came in 2021, after it was revealed Tony<\/strong> was suffering from Alzheimer\u2019s disease<\/a>.<\/p>\n Together, the two have two albums that they released together, and share 3 Grammys for them.<\/p>\n Many other celebrities paid tribute<\/a> to Tony after his passing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n