Tony Bennett’s son D’Andrea “Danny” Bennett has opened up about his late father’s loss of life.
Throughout an interview with Individuals, Danny, who’s the eldest son and former supervisor of the late legendary jazz and pop musician, remembers the “wonderful journey” that he had together with his father.
“Tony, my father, imbued the essence of the American dream,” Danny, 69, informed the outlet. “He taught us all that exceptional alternatives will reveal themselves and that something is feasible once you stick by your ardour, consider in your self and dedicate your life to high quality.”
“He was an artist, a humanitarian, and an inspiration to anybody who skilled his magnificence and charm,” Danny added. “He and I skilled a tremendous journey collectively as father and son, and I am merely proud and humble to have been a small a part of his legacy.”
Danny labored as his father’s supervisor from 1979 by way of to Tony’s retirement in 2021. He had additionally been largely credited in a New York Occasions article for bringing his father’s profession again to life after a collection of substance abuse points and poor monetary decisions within the late 70s.
The music icon handed away on the age of 96 on 21 July in New York Metropolis following a years-long battle with Alzheimer’s illness.
The Rags to Riches singer shared his first-born youngster, in addition to his son Dae, 68, together with his first spouse Patricia Beech. The late singer additionally shares two daughters, Antonia, 49, and Joanna, 53, together with his second spouse, Sandra Grant Bennett.