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Donny Osmond Recalls Teenage Friendship With Michael Jackson: ‘We Were Just Trying To Be Normal’

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Back in the early 1970s, Donny Osmond and Michael Jackson were fronting two of the music business’s top pop acts, The Osmonds and The Jackson 5, respectively.

They were also 13 years old. Speaking with Page Six, Osmond opened up about how the two youngsters formed a friendship that endured for decades.

As Osmond recalled, he first met Jackson in 1971 when their bands shared a bill at a Toronto show in 1971. READ MORE: Donny Osmond Says ‘It Was Horrible’ Dealing With Anxiety On Stage “I remember seeing Michael peeking out the side of the curtain watching me during the show,” Osmond said. “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 reminisced about that day, remembering the two playing backstage like typical kids before taking to the stage to perform. “It’s really difficult talking about… these two little teenagers who are just selling amazing amounts of records and having No.

1 records and very powerful recording artists, and all they want to do is just be kids,” he explained. According to Osmond, the two stayed in touch over the years, and got together whenever they could.

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