Michael Jackson said Donny Osmond was only other person who understood his childhood

The Osmonds star stated he and Jackson would reunite to “chortle and reminisce” concerning the comparisons made between each of their respective careers.

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The entertainer, who grew up within the widespread household band the Osmonds, mirrored on the frequent comparisons between his upbringing and Jackson’s as a member of the Jackson 5 as a part of the latest MTV Leisure Studios documentary, . 

“I spent lots of time with Michael Jackson. I imply, you have a look at the Osmonds and the Jackson 5, the comparisons of the 2 households are simply uncanny,” Osmond defined. “There’s 9 kids in every household. Mike and I are each the seventh youngster of 9. Our moms’ birthdays are on the identical day. Michael and I are the identical age.”

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The similarities didn’t cease there. Each Osmond and Jackson, who in 2009, rose to recognition at a younger age as a part of their respective household bands, earlier than finally going off to start out their very own profitable solo careers. In actual fact, the “One Unhealthy Apple” singer stated that he and Jackson would usually reunite to “chortle and reminisce” about their related childhoods and profession comparisons.

“Michael stated one thing to me in the future,” he recalled. “He stated, ‘Donny, you’re the one individual on this planet that is aware of what my childhood was like.’”

Along with their walks down reminiscence lane collectively, Osmond famous that Jackson would additionally usually inform him tales about his father Joe Jackson. He added, “You have a look at the hazards of present enterprise typically, whether or not you’re a single artist or a boyband, I don’t know if I might have been in a position to survive present enterprise if I didn’t have my household.”

Osmond additionally revealed that his personal father, George Osmond, equally made positive that each one of his kids understood the significance of getting an extremely sturdy work ethic.

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“I keep in mind as a tiny little child, my brothers in entrance of that piano enjoying and studying the elements and harmonizing to the place it was good,” he stated. “My dad was a military sergeant and in order that type of infiltrated how he raised us. I by no means needed to disappoint my father.”

Even on the top of their fame within the Nineteen Seventies, the Osmonds weren’t allowed to slack off. “After we hit massive, my father stated, ‘Again within the rehearsal corridor. Be taught a brand new quantity. Hold this engine going,”” he stated. “I believe having a really sturdy father determine was essential for our success, nonetheless it may well go slightly overboard.”

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