Donny Osmond is content right now. The father of five sons, 12 grandchildren and married to his wife, Debbie, for. more than 40 years, Osmond is happy doing Las Vegas residencies.But there was a time in his career when the world was filled with a lot more pressure and problems.
Fortunately, he had a friend going through the same thing — pop superstar Michael Jackson.In an interview with the New York Post’s Page Six, Osmond opened up about his long friendship with Jackson.
They first met as kids performing with their brothers in 1971 in Toronto.“I remember seeing Michael peeking out the side of the curtain watching me during the show,” Osmond recalled. “In hindsight that was a pretty amazing moment, but at the moment it was like, ‘There’s my buddy looking at me stage right,’” Osmond recalled, adding how earlier in the day they had played backstage like two normal 13-year-olds. “It’s really difficult talking about … these two little teenagers who are just selling amazing amounts of records and having number-one records and very powerful recording artists, and all they want to do is just be kids.The two stayed in touch, and got together as often as schedules permitted.
Osmond recalled going to see the movie The Dark Crystal with Jackson, who insisted they wear trench coats, wigs and sunglasses as a disguise. “We were just trying to be normal,” Osmond said.
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