Tony Bennett's wife Susan Benedetto said the musical icon 'doesn't know' he's battling Alzheimer's disease.
'He recognizes me, thank goodness, his children you know, we are blessed in a lot of ways,' Benedetto, 55, said. 'He's very sweet. He doesn't know he has it.'
The famed singer, 95, appeared on 60 Minutes Sunday with Benedetto, who opened up about his health battle.
The latest: Tony Bennett's wife Susan Benedetto, 55, said the musical icon, 95, 'doesn't know' he's battling Alzheimer's disease in an appearance on 60 Minutes Sunday
'Every day is different,' said Benedetto, who's been married to Bennett since 2007. 'Tony late at night, sometimes early in the morning, he's more alert, if I can use that word.'
Benedetto said, 'So, I'll tell him, "Tone, you're gonna be on 60 Minutes." He's, like, "Great." I said, "You remember that show, 60 Minutes?"
'He's, like, "I do." But in any other given moment, he won't know.'
Cooper clarified, 'He doesn't know he has it?' to which Benedetto said, 'No.'
Benedetto was seen reviewing photos and books with the musical legend
Benedetto has been married to Bennett since 2007
Onstage: Bennett was seen performing in Everett, Massachusetts in August of 2019
Benedetto said that Bennett told her about his memory problems about five years back.
'We came home one night, and he said, "Susan," he said, "I'm having a hard time remembering the names of the musicians,"' she told the show, adding the musicians were people 'who he works with all the time.'
She said, 'It was unusual. And I said, "Well, do
