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Bennett, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's
disease in 2016, canceled a run of concerts planned for later
this year and won't be returning to touring, his manager son
Danny Bennett told Variety in an interview.
"There won't be any additional concerts," Danny Bennett said.
"This was a hard decision for us to make, as he is a capable
performer. This is, however, doctors' orders... We're not
worried about him being able to sing. We are worried, from a
physical stand point, about human nature. Tony's 95," he said.
Bennett, best known for his signature ballad "I Left My Heart in
San Francisco," made his two last live performances last week at
Radio City Music Hall in New York with Lady Gaga in a show
called "One Last Time."
The duo recorded a second album of classic duets between 2018
and 2020 that will be released in October. A video showing them
recording the single "I Get a Kick Out of You" was released last
week and showed the 18-time Grammy Award winner in good form.
"He has short-term memory loss. That, however, does not mean
that he doesn't still have all this stored up inside of him. He
doesn't use a Teleprompter. He never misses a line. He hits that
stage, and goes," his son said of the Radio City concerts.
"Tony may not remember every part of doing that show. But, when
he stepped to the side of the stage, the first thing he told me
was: 'I love being a singer.'"
Bennett started his career in the 1950s after being discovered
by comedian Bob Hope.
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant; editing by Diane Craft)
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