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FOR NICK JONAS, THINGS ARE GOING WELL. HE’S SOLD A BAJILLION JO BROS RECORDS, SPENT HIS TEEN YEARS FENDING OFF FANS, AND DATED MILEY CYRUS. NOW ALL HE WANTS IS THE WORLD TO TAKE HIM SERIOUSLY

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He looks the part—the coif, the confident attitude, the aloof eyes, and most of all, these pictures prove it—but is Nick Jonas a rock star? The 17-year-old has, up till now, been known as the curly-haired, youngest sibling in the Jonas Brothers. He wasn’t the lead singer; that duty fell to the more flamboyant middle brother, Joe. But he was the driving force, the songwriter, the image-maker, the brains.

Conventional wisdom has long held that Disney pulls the Jonas strings, but more often than not, it’s Nick behind the scenes calling the shots. His adult entourage laughs about calling him “the president,” but the deference they show him as he strides into the Soho Grand lobby for this interview makes clear that the nickname is no joke. Now Nick is ready to push things further. With his new band, Nick Jonas and the Administration, and its first album, Who I Am, he plans to show the world that he’s grown up.

Nick Jonas’s family hails from New Jersey, by way of Texas. His father, Kevin Jonas, Sr., a former evangelical preacher and lifelong musician, raised Nick and his brothers on a diet of Jesus and church music—much of which he wrote and sang himself. To this day the Jonas family is devout; Nick and his brothers famously wear purity rings signifying celibacy before marriage (eldest and recently married brother Kevin has presumably removed his). But Jonas, Sr. was always fascinated by the world of secular pop, and early on he exposed the family to the Billboard Top 40. Car rides were spent analyzing melodies, choruses, and hooks. “My real musical discovery started when I was 10 with Stevie Wonder and the Jackson 5, and acts that I connected with because they were young when they were doing it, like me,” says Nick. “Then I kind of came into my own a couple of years later, I found new artists that shaped my musical landscape. For instance, Kings of Leon played a big part in that.”

It’s significant that, without prompting, Kings of Leon is the contemporary band that Nick references. In certain ways, it is a band that couldn’t be farther from his peculiar plane of existence. In other ways, it couldn’t be closer.

The whiskey-soaked members of the alt-country and blues inspired Kings of Leon are rock stars in the subversive mold of the Rolling Stones. Unlike Nick, they notoriously drink, smoke, and screw. Like Nick, they possess the rare—particularly in light of today’s abysmal recording industry—ability to sell albums. The band’s last release went platinum in the U.S., sextuple-platinum in the U.K., and octuple-platinum in Australia. As a Jonas Brother, Nick can claim similar sales stats (he’s actually sold double or triple that).

But a deeper similarity explains Nick’s affinity. Kings of Leon is three brothers and a cousin: Caleb, Nathan, Jared, and Matthew Fallowill. The brothers Fallowill were raised in an evangelical Christian home. Their father had been a preacher in their youth. Of course, no one has ever accused Kings of Leon of being a Christian band, but lead singer Caleb Fallowill has no problem connecting his music career with his religious upbringing. “Every kid at one point or another looks up to his dad. I knew for a long time that I wanted to do something big, and for a long time I thought it was gonna be to take over preaching from my dad,” he says. “You wanna feel like what you are doing is important. For that reason, when we go onstage, we pour our hearts out.”

And that’s exactly how Nick sees it. “My faith plays a big part in who I am: a Christian guy playing pop-rock music. I’m in a pop-rock band, not a Christian band,” he says. “I admire Kings of Leon. I think their records are amazing. Just from hanging out with them I can say they’re good guys. It’s cool to see that they get to do what they love. But I think they clearly have an appreciation for where they came from, and it has shaped who they are.”

Nick Jonas wants, and perhaps deserves, to be seen as a rocker cut from the same cloth as the Fallowills, but he struggles to explain why he is a Disney band and they are not, why he has never rebelled like they and so many of his heroes have. “Maybe it’s about preference,” he says. “I just prefer to make people happy with my music. I prefer to see a smile on someone’s face after I sing a song.”

That may be true, but the lyrics on Who I Am suggest something more is going on. In the song “Rose Garden,” he sings the words: “She was young but not naïve/always wise beyond her years/hoping that no one would see/ every time she dried her tears.” In “Vesper’s Goodbye,” he sings: “Like a bullet through the chest/lay me down to rest/It’s a lover’s final breaths/Now I die, kiss your tender lips goodbye.” None of these lines are making anyone smile; they hint at something that, if not subversive, is at least brooding.
When that’s pointed out to Nick, it’s almost as if he hadn’t before realized that his music was no longer as innocuous as it had been with the Jonas Brothers. He admits, “Yeah, there are songs that aren’t necessarily happy songs. They more make you think. That’s intriguing to me, just as a beautiful but sad movie might be.”

So then, is it really preference like he claims, or does his religion, or Disney, or anything else constrain him to a clean image? “Constrained is the wrong word,” he says carefully. “The best way to describe it would be thoughtful, just thinking everything through. Okay, so, it’s not all uplifting on the record, but when I do a meet and greet with the fans, or any interaction with them, I’m smiling; I’m happy; I’m trying to make them happy. With the record, with the art, I do want to express myself fully; express the thoughts and stories and ideas that I have. And I think on this record I did the best job I could with that.”

At the end of the day, the ones who really matter—Nick Jonas’s fans—don’t care about any of this. They will line up for tickets, scream their heads off at shows, and go buy an album afterward. It’s a near certainty. The critics will whine and moan about his success. But they will likely look back and see this album as Nick’s Justin Timberlake moment, the moment he transitioned out of his former boy-band plasticity into a newly independent identity. It may be tough medicine to swallow, but they’ll be forced to admit that, yes, Nick Jonas is a rock star.

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Prop Styling Michael Bednark (Magnet)
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Tailor Joel Gomez
Lighting Chris Bisagni
Production Lucy Lee and Christina Hardy (Art Partner)
Videographer Rafael D’alo
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Location Pier 59 Studios, NYC
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PHOTOGRAPHY: MARIO TESTINO
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Joe Jonas met up with Special Olympic, Best Buddies, and iWin members and crew during Capitol Hill Day in Washington DC to promote “End The Word” Campaign today.

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By KIKI RYAN | 1/27/10 4:51 PM EST

The Jonas Brothers — or at least Joe and Nick — are becoming Washington regulars.

The middle brother, Joe Jonas, was on the Hill Wednesday to advocate for The Eunice Kennedy Shriver Act of 2010. Jonas met with several members of Congress, including Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and discussed his “iWin Joe Jonas Fun Run” that benefits the Special Olympics. If this sounds familiar, that’s because his younger brother, Nick, visited Capitol Hill last year to testify in front of the Senate on behalf of juvenile diabetes and also had a meeting with Pelosi.

Pelosi joked about Jonas fever on the Hill at a press conference for the act.

“I told Joe, ‘We had Nick, now we have Joe. Tell Kevin we’re waiting,’” she said while introducing Joe in the speaker’s office, referring to the third brother of the band, Kevin.

Along with testifying last year, Nick Jonas was in Washington for at least his fourth time this year a few weeks ago and made a visit to the White House. The 17-year-old has also been quite vocal about his desire to run for president: he sells bumper stickers at concerts that say “Jonas 2040” and more recently, he started a new band called “Nick Jonas and the Administration.”

Joe knows exactly what role he’d like to have if Nick did make it to the White House. “I’d probably want to throw the parties,” Jonas told POLITICO, on his way to meetings in the Capitol. “I’ll go with the social director. That would be my job.”

Jonas was also joined by two other brothers from a well-known family: Timothy Shriver of the Special Olympics and Anthony Shriver of Best Buddies International.

Click the video above to hear more about his charity run on the National Mall and his thoughts on a Nick Jonas administration.

SOURCE: Politico.com

WED, 27 JANUARY 2010 AT 12:23 PM
Joe Jonas Honors Eunice Kennedy Shriver

Joe Jonas quickly signs an autograph on his way to Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday afternoon (January 27).

The 20-year-old musician will be lending a hand to Special Olympics and Best Buddies, urging Members of Congress to authorize The Eunice Kennedy Shriver Act, which will continue a national commitment by the U.S. Congress made with passage of the 2004 Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act.

This new legislation continues the legacy of Mrs. Shriver by authorizing funds for specific programs supporting persons with IDDs in health, education and global program initiatives.

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WED, 27 JANUARY 2010 AT 11:15 AM
Joe Jonas Goes To Washington

Joe Jonas zips up his jacket as he takes a walk in the rain on Tuesday afternoon (January 26) in Silver Lake, Calif.

The 20-year-old musician, in Greed Jean in Malice by Nobody, will be heading to Washington D.C. this week for the Special Olympics for the annual Capitol Hill Day.

Capitol Hill Day honors the legacy of Eunice Kennedy Shriver and will include coaches, program leaders and members from 45 states. Joe will be advocating for the Eunice Kennedy Shriver Act of 2010 along with Timothy and Anthony Shriver.

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Posted January 2010

Happy New Year!

2010 has kicked off in an exciting way. Currently, I am on tour with my band The Administration. While I am enjoying every bit of this new journey, it was a bit strange the first couple nights to be onstage with a completely new band and without my two brothers. The Administration is made up of incredible musicians; they are also members of the New Power Generation, Prince’s band, which speaks for itself. We have been playing some really great venues, for amazing crowds and I couldn’t ask for more support from you. With that said, I am thrilled to let you know my CD will be dropping February 2nd! I hope you enjoy what I have created.

Many times I have talked about how important it is to have a great support team around you. My family has been so supportive since the day I was diagnosed. When my family can’t be there, having others around who understand is so important. People who know and understand what you are going thru will help you manage your diabetes each and every day. For example when I started my adventure with the Administration, the transition was easier for me due to the fact that I still had many of my core team on the road with me. These are people who understand my highs and lows and how best to deal with them. Therefore, over the next few months, I thought I would introduce you to some of them and share their stories with you on how diabetes changed their daily routines.

Of course in the next few months Bayer and I will have some fun announcements to share as well so be sure to stay tuned.

-Nick

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While oldest bro Kevin enjoys married life, Joe and Nick are going their own ways. Get the latest.

By JENNA CUSUMANO/VOICE CORRESPONDENT – THE STATE JOURNAL-REGISTER
Posted Jan 25, 2010 @ 11:00 PM – Last update Jan 26, 2010 @ 11:25 AM
In Jan. 11, I received the best news of my life.

I received an e-mail congratulating me on winning a celebrity meet-and-greet contest. I was hyperventilating.

After four years of waiting, my dream of meeting Nick Jonas finally came true.

To this day, I distinctly remember the first time I saw and heard Nick sing with the Jonas Brothers.

The band was on the brink of making it big in the entertainment world when I discovered it. A freshman in high school, I was sitting in my bedroom watching the Disney Channel when their music video for “S.O.S.” aired.

I soon rushed to Best Buy to purchase the group’s album “It’s About Time,” and found it was out of stock. I made several trips before I found a copy. Turns out, it was just a few weeks later that Columbia Records stopped selling and producing this particular Jonas Brothers album. The band had a new record deal with Hollywood Records.

From the moment I purchased “It’s About Time,” I wanted to follow the Jonas Brothers on their musical career path.

In February 2008, I attended my first Jonas Brothers concert at the Peoria Civic Center.

Then, I joined their official fan club, went to one of their concerts on each of their tours and continued to follow them closely.

As the Jonas Brothers were gaining in popularity and rocketing toward success, they never failed to amaze me. Not only was their music fantastic pop rock, but they were real, genuine rock stars. Their presence on stage, and the way they graciously greeted fans, made me love them even more.

Watching these three boys evolve from struggling musicians to a music phenomenon for teenage girls was an adventure to watch.

These three brothers had not only gained popularity quickly for their music, but also for their clean-cut and gentlemanly attitudes.

It was like a breath of fresh air. To be able to watch Nick, Joe and Kevin live positive lives and still make it in the industry is what makes them so likeable.

Each brother has his own set of fans. I have been a “Nick Chick” from the beginning. While I love Kevin and Joe, Nick Jonas was the one I gravitated toward. Just like me, Nick was young, shy and serious. And even though Nick is a year younger than me, he seems to be very mature for his age.

He is also very passionate when he talks. He may not talk much, but when he does, it matters.

When I found out Nick was working on a solo project and touring, I was ecstatic.

However, when I saw he was coming to my favorite St. Louis venue, The Pageant, I had a feeling that night would be perfect and maybe, just maybe, I might finally get to meet him.

I entered numerous meet-and-greet contests over the past few years, as it was my absolute dream to meet Nick Jonas. And then, about a month before the concert, I entered the official Team Jonas Fan Club meet-and-greet for Nick’s St. Louis concert.

When the day of the concert finally arrived, Jan. 19, I stood in line to meet him. Winners were required to bring the e-mail stating we’d won and a driver’s license. While I was a basket of nerves, I was never more prepared for anything in my life.

Now, after a four-year wait, he was just inches away from me.

As I approached him, I introduced myself and he immediately gave me a giant bear hug. I brought Nick the first Jonas Brothers concert review I had written for my school newspaper. He stared at it in what seemed to be amazement and complimented me several times. He also told me he remembered that particular concert and how much fun it was. Meet-and-greet winners also got to have a picture taken with Nick.

Even though the meet-and-greet lasted only a couple of minutes, I will remember it forever. Nick Jonas was exactly how I expected him to be. In those few minutes, the fans were his main focus and he never hurried anyone along.

This experience reinforced the reasons why Nick is my favorite celebrity. That night will be with me forever because that’s just “Who I Am,” a Nick Jonas fan.

Jenna Cusumano is a senior at Sacred Heart-Griffin.

SOURCE: The State Journal Register

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