Tony Bennett looked to be in high spirits on Wednesday, while spending the afternoon in New York City’s iconic Central Park.
The 94-year-old music icon was joined by his wife Susan Crow, 54, who offered him an arm as they leisurely circled the park.
Tony recently revealed he had been secretly battling Alzheimer’s disease since 2016 and that Susan has been acting as his primary carer.
High spirits: Tony Bennett looked to be in high spirits on Wednesday, while spending the afternoon in Central Park in New York City
For his park outing on Wednesday, Bennett sported a blue, red, and black windbreaker and a pair of Nike sweatpants.
His hair was neatly styled and he walked beside his wife of nearly 14 years in a pair of bright white sneakers.
Susan coordinated with her husband by rocking some Nike leggings, which she paired with a yellow polo top and a white track jacket.
Her blonde hair poked out from under a baseball cap and she happened to be carrying the couple’s beloved pooch in a dog carrier slung over one arm.
Partner: The 94-year-old music icon was joined by his wife Susan Crow, 54, who offered him an arm as they leisurely circled the park
Sporty: For his park outing on Wednesday, Bennett sported a blue, red, and black windbreaker and a pair of Nike sweatpants
Tony is 40 years older than the former teacher, whom he met when she was only 19 backstage at a San Francisco concert in 1985.
‘She makes my life better in every way, and I owe so much to her,’ Tony (born Anthony Benedetto) gushed on September 9. ‘Susan inspired the lyrics I wrote for All For You.’
The Exploring The Arts co-founders – celebrating 14 years of marriage on June 21 – played with one of their two Maltese pups on a bench after removing their coronavirus-protective masks.
Coordinating: Susan coordinated with her husband by rocking some Nike leggings, which she paired with a yellow polo top and a white track jacket
Multi-tasking: Her blonde hair poked out from under a baseball cap and she happened to be carrying the couple’s beloved pooch in a dog carrier slung over one arm
Bennett keeps busy with artwork, singing twice a week with pianist Lee Musiker, and exercising three days a week with his fitness trainer David.
On February 1, the Queens-born New Yorker announced to his 706K social media followers that he’d been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease back in 2016.
‘There’s a lot about him that I miss because he’s not the old Tony anymore,’ Susan admitted to AARP at the time.
‘It’s no fun arguing with someone who doesn’t understand you. But I feel badly talking about it because we are so much more fortunate than so many people with this diagnosis,’ she said.
‘Life is a gift’: On February 1, Bennett announced to his 706K social media followers that he’d been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease back in 2016
She went on to describe how Bennett was still in good spirits despite experiencing the effects of the disease and how he was still trying to maintain his normal lifestyle.
‘He would ask me, “What is Alzheimer’s?” I would explain, but he wouldn’t get it. He’d tell me, “Susan, I feel fine.” That’s all he could process…So, nothing changed in his life,’ Crow noted.
‘But when he sings, he’s the old Tony…Singing is everything to him. Everything. It has saved his life many times.’
Any day now! The Queens-born New Yorker will soon release his second studio album with his Cheek to Cheek duet partner Lady Gaga (R, pictured in 2015), which was recorded between 2018-early 2020
Any day now, Tony will release his second studio album with his Cheek to Cheek duet partner Lady Gaga, which was recorded between 2018-early 2020.
Bennett is next scheduled to perform July 9 at the Music Center at Strathmore in North Bethesda, MD on his I Left My Heart Tour with his 46-year-old daughter Antonia.
The twice-divorced father-of-four – who served in the US Army during WWII – has sold over 50 million records worldwide during his seven-decade career.
I Left My Heart Tour: Tony is next scheduled to perform July 9 at the Music Center at Strathmore in North Bethesda, MD with his 46-year-old daughter Antonia (L, pictured in 2017)