Paris Jackson shares sweet childhood secrets about being raised by King of Pop Michael

Music legend Michael died in 2009 when his only daughter Paris, now 23, was 11 years old.

Before the tragedy, the famous offspring grew up happily alongside her brothers Prince, 24, and Bigi (who was once known as Blanket), 19, in her childhood.

In a new interview, Paris remembered back to her “privileged” childhood and being raised with “solid morals” by her famous dad.

Delving into happy memories, the aspiring musician lifted the lid on how she and her brothers had to “earn” getting toys, going on rides and going to the zoo.

“He would be like: ‘Oh, you want to go to Toys ‘R’ Us and get five toys? Great. You need to read five books — and I will test you on those books.’ It was very clear to us that those rides and the zoo were for underprivileged children — children who were sick and couldn’t go to Disneyland. If we were good, and we did our homework and we worked hard throughout the week, maybe we could go at the weekends, but we had to earn it.”

Her father Michael, who changed the landscape of music forever, has naturally had a lasting influence on her own life and her own music.

Paris said her dad would “always influence” what she did, while she was unsure whether it was “subconscious or intentional”, as she released her debut album Wilted.

Despite her dad becoming a global icon, his daughter revealed he had always remained “very modest” and “very humble” about his success.

She added: “My brothers and I have always been massive fans of his music, obviously, but he was always very modest about it. He was very humble.”

In March, Paris gave some insight into how her dad had educated her and her brothers in their childhood.