Liza Minnelli reveals last words to mother Judy Garland in new memoir

Liza Minnelli opens up about a tumultuous childhood with mother Judy Garland in her new memoir, \

Liza Minnelli has a lot to say about Hollywood, sobriety and former lovers in her new memoir. But the most memorable pages of “Kids, Wait Till You Hear This One!” are the ones she dedicates to her fractious relationship with her mother, Judy Garland.

In addition to revealing how her mother’s drug use shaped her childhood, Minnelli also writes about the pair as performers – sometimes Garland would encourage them to sing side-by-side, and other times the “creative tension” was palpable, Minnelli writes.

We’re recapping everything we learned from Minnelli’s memoir, but here’s what she wrote about the moments before Garland died in 1969.

Minnelli was 23 years old when Garland died of an accidental overdose at age 47. She writes that the last time they spoke, it was about Garland’s upcoming nuptials to her fifth husband, Mickey Deans:

“Mama, I can’t make it to your wedding. I’m making a movie for Otto Preminger! And Mama, you know what he’s like. But I promise to come to the next one!”