Orianthi sadly did not have had the opportunity to play live with Michael Jackson but she says the “surreal” experience of rehearsing with the King of Pop for his 2009 This Is It residency at London’s O2 Arena taught her how to be a better performer – and gave her a first-hand view of his exacting standards.
Jackson hand-picked Orianthi to be his guitar player for his London residency, where 750,000 people had tickets to see him play. Jackson died just 18 days before opening night.
