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_Published 2014-11-24. Lady Gaga may be one of the world's most recognizable pop singers, but legendary crooner Tony Bennett says she's the perfect jazz singer_


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## Transcript

The world loves Lady Gaga. The public adores her. And it's all ages, it's not the young group. She has a very young group, but yet their parents have fun with her. Everybody really loves Lady Gaga. [ MUSIC ] And she's a great singer. She sings jazz naturally and you can't, you can't learn that. It's the one thing you can't go college and. School and learn jazz. Either you got, got it or you haven't got it. [ MUSIC ] The art form of syncopation either you got that gift or you haven't. You can't learn that. You can't go to a teacher and say show me how to do that. You can't do it. She learned how to play the piano very well.

And she's also an improvised singer. She never sings the same song twice. [ MUSIC ] Next year Lady Gaga and I are playing every, [ NOISE ] we're headlining every great American jazz festival throughout the world. And I'm looking forward to it. [ MUSIC ]

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