- Title: UNITED KINGDOM: SINGER ,TONY BENNETT PROMOTES HIS NEW BOOK AND CD
- Date: 28th November 1998
- Summary: TONY BENNETT TAKES BOW IN FRONT OF APPLAUDING AUDIENCE (SOUNDBITE) [English] TONY BENNETT: "Well I really think it is a lot of luck. But I happen to like what I do very much and I'm interested in it and I'm still interested in it. I love to...I have a passion to sing and paint and that's all I do and it's still very nteresting to me, so I think that vitality creates it contemporary all the time. (VOXPOP) [English] YOUNG MAN: "Big Tony Bennett. Seen him on MTV Unplugged and since then been a big fan and great chance to come and meet the guy and see him perform. I missed him earlier when he was at the Albert Hall, so this was great to see." (SOUNDBITE) [English] TONY BENNETT: "Also the Beatle generation now they all have...they are married and they have one or two children and they are starting to feel romantic and I sing love songs, so they're coming round the mountain." [laughs]. (SOUNDBITE) [English] WOMAN: "Absolutely thrilled to actually see Tony Bennett in the flesh. I have palpitations." (SOUNDBITE) [English] TONY BENNETT: "You know by my doing the songs of Gershwin and Duke Ellington and Jerome Kern. Those songs, I think they are going to come into the forefront. They'll be in the top 10 come 2000."
- Embargoed: 13th December 1998 12:00
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- Location: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
- Country: United Kingdom
- Topics: Entertainment
- Reuters ID: LVA38KPOAR8XYJMOKGRHVZ5DECH4
- Story Text: Veteran crooner Tony Bennett came to London to promote a new book and CD on Saturday, with a performance and book signing in front of a throng of swooning women and swinging members of the younger generation.
Veteran crooner Tony Bennett came to London on Saturday to mark 50 years in showbusiness by promoting his new book, "The Good Life" and his new compact disc, "The Essential Tony Bennett".At 72, Bennett's performances can still make women swoon and remains cool with the kids.
With 90 albums and eight Grammy awards to his credit, Bennett has kept toes tapping at various venues from the London Palladium to appearing with the Red Hot Chili Peppers on MTV. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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