How did that album end up in the young Donny Osmonds hands?
I was into a lot of different things at the time – not just rock ‘n’ roll and Cream, but Tower of Power, P-Funk, that kind of stuff. But my image was sugary and sweet, ’cause that is what we were selling. I was having a lot of fun recording rock ‘n’ roll with my brothers, but my career overshadowed anything we did as a band. In 1973, we did an album called The Plan. My brother Alan took a test pressing to this station in L.A. and played it for the program director. He said, “This is cutting-edge stuff … like Zeppelin, Cream and the Who. Who is it?” Alan said, “The Osmond brothers…” [The PD] was like “Oh, I can’t play that!” VH1: Was there ever a point in your career when you said, “Guys, I’ve sung the songs you’ve given me, but here’s the music that I really want to make?” I did an album called Donald Clark Osmond, with Holland-Dozier-Holland tunes. I sucked. I really tried hard, to break out of that mold and sing some soul, but I just wasn’t ready for it. If I go back and listen t
