Music and TV icons Donny and Marie Osmond talked to Parade.com about their long career together, how their family keeps them grounded, why the sibling rivalry is real and much more.
Here are some highlights:
Their advice to today’s young stars like Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift?
Donnie: It’s a bumpy rollercoaster ride. Hang in there buddy because if you can just maintain your integrity with your music and who you are, you can ride that rollercoaster and not get bruised. Don’t take anything for granted.
Marie: Keep working and keep reinventing yourself and have your passion. I’ve always said if you’re not nervous before you go on stage to do a good job, than you shouldn’t be going on stage. And take care of your instrument. People joke and call us wholesome, but I’ve watched many of my peers lose their talents and overdose and die and get so out of it that they couldn’t even perform anymore. Be grateful for the gift you’ve been given.
What kind of big brother was Donny?
Donny: Horrible! I think that was the reason behind the Donny & Marie sibling rivalry because I was always like, ‘Marie do this, and Marie, do that’ and over time she said, ‘Ok enough of you!’ and she went on to do her own thing. We have such a mutual admiration for each other on stage, but the sibling rivalry is real.
Marie: I have eight brothers, so he was kind of one of the pack. I’m close to all my brothers, we have a great family, but I do think Donny and I have a uniqueness in the sense that we grew up doing the Donny & Marie show together. We’ve been through similar experiences. Working with Donny has been a blast, just don’t tell him that!”
On working with a sibling…
Marie: We really are having a great time. It’s interesting. There’s a chemistry. I tell everybody it’s kind of like an acid pill. It’s almost like a Vulcan mind meld or something, you just kind of click.
Donny: What Marie and I do on stage is organic. Yes, there’s a structure to the show, but when we go out there and we talk and we laugh and we have a good time and we tease each other — that is all real.
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