Tony Bennett … 'I am so grateful to be an American.' Photograph: Picture Perfect/Rex Features
Tony Bennett has apologised for his comments in a recent radio interview, where he blamed US foreign policy for the 9/11 attacks. "I am sorry if my statements suggested anything other than an expression of my love for my country," he wrote. "I am so grateful to be an American."
The 85-year-old singer made headlines for his remarks earlier this week, during a conversation with Howard Stern. "Two wrongs don't make a right," he said at the time, referring to the 9/11 attacks and the subsequent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. "They flew the plane in, but we caused it. Because we were bombing them, and they told us to stop … Who are the terrorists? Are we the terrorists, or are they the terrorists?"
Bennett has now issued a "clarification" on his Facebook page, underlining his patriotism and pacifism. "As a second world war veteran, I was proud to fight to protect our values, which have made America the greatest country on the planet," he wrote. "There is simply no excuse for terrorism and the murder of the nearly 3,000 innocent victims of the 9/11 attacks on our country."
"My life experiences – ranging from the Battle of the Bulge to marching with Martin Luther King – made me a lifelong humanist and pacifist, and reinforced my belief that violence begets violence and that war is the lowest form of human behaviour."
Bennett's new album, Duets II, was released on Tuesday.
The 85-year-old singer made headlines for his remarks earlier this week, during a conversation with Howard Stern. "Two wrongs don't make a right," he said at the time, referring to the 9/11 attacks and the subsequent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. "They flew the plane in, but we caused it. Because we were bombing them, and they told us to stop … Who are the terrorists? Are we the terrorists, or are they the terrorists?"
Bennett has now issued a "clarification" on his Facebook page, underlining his patriotism and pacifism. "As a second world war veteran, I was proud to fight to protect our values, which have made America the greatest country on the planet," he wrote. "There is simply no excuse for terrorism and the murder of the nearly 3,000 innocent victims of the 9/11 attacks on our country."
"My life experiences – ranging from the Battle of the Bulge to marching with Martin Luther King – made me a lifelong humanist and pacifist, and reinforced my belief that violence begets violence and that war is the lowest form of human behaviour."
Bennett's new album, Duets II, was released on Tuesday.
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