At Tony Bennett's $78M school, arts education trumps fame
Source: USA Today Posted By: brad S...5306 days ago
Tony Bennett is stuck in one of those trademark traffic jams that afflict midtown Manhattan most mornings, but the gridlock barely registers. It just gives him more time to talk about his new school, his childhood in Queens and, of course, music.
As the car crawls over the Queensboro Bridge, the singer whose career is well into its seventh decade attributes his longevity to one thing: "I had good training."
At 83, Bennett has become an unlikely but eloquent advocate for public schools in general....