Im understanding that, in music, you can really be yourself and people accept you for who you are, that is a big thing to me.
Joe JonasI believe in God, and that's a personal relationship that I have, but I'm not religious in any way.
Joe JonasOne thing he misses about New Jersey: One thing they don't have out here in California is Rita's Italian Ices. We used to have one right next to our house and it was so good!
Joe JonasTo have that mentality of wear whatever you want, be whoever you want to be, on and offstage. This is who I am.
Joe JonasI was going to make movies. I was the one in the family who was always rolling the video camera, making movies of my brothers around town, and then screening them for my parents. I still would love to make movies someday that's something that really means a lot to me, and I know I'll have the chance to do it one day.
Joe JonasA lot of people put pressure on themselves and think it will be way too hard for them to live out their dreams. Mentors are there to say, 'Look, it's not that tough. It's not as hard as you think. Here are some guidelines and things I have gone through to get to where I am in my career.'
Joe Jonas'Fast Life' is just about going out with your friends and having a good time - I think it's one of those songs that people can relate with and like.
Joe JonasI love rock, pop, and funk. I love being able to blend these three and create something unique for people.
Joe JonasI'm a big fan of certain new acts. I love any genre of music, and I think it's really great to see that there are new artists coming through. It's kinda funny to think that I'm like the old man on campus now. But I'm really happy for groups like One Direction. I think they're really good guys.
Joe JonasHeels are really hard to wear. I feel bad for every girl that has to wear heels or chooses to wear heels. They're not fun.
Joe JonasThe first time I smoked weed was with Demi [Lovato] and Miley [Cyrus]. I must have been 17 or 18. They kept saying, โTry it! Try it!โ so I gave it a shot, and it was all right. I donโt even smoke weed that often anymore.
Joe JonasI became friends with a lot of chefs. I was a judge on 'Top Chef' last year. It was a dream come true.
Joe JonasI prefer the band aspect of things. I feel comfortable. It feels good to look to my left and right and see three other people on stage with you that love music as much as you.
Joe JonasI think our main priority is to make people happy and try to take them out of all that for a second.
Joe JonasI had a New Year's kiss once. But it was like, "Let's start the year off together," and then we wound up breaking up the night after!
Joe JonasI began writing with a Michael Buble mentality. I think he's fantastic, and it's the perfect music for any date night, ever.
Joe JonasI've gone through a lot of stuff in my life so far. There are stories I haven't really been able to tell.
Joe JonasI love Paris - it's one of my favorite cities - and so to shoot a video in Paris was a dream come true.
Joe JonasAdele's amazing, I think the world of her and her music and I think Tinie Tempah is cool. To work with someone like Kanye West would be awesome.
Joe JonasI make music because of the love and joy of it and I try to make music to take you to a feel-good place and remind you that maybe there's a brighter day.
Joe JonasI'd love to act more. I've had to turn down multiple movies because I was on tour, but it's encouraging to know that someday there might be the right role, the right timing. And I've been writing a lot of music, so hopefully very soon I'll have recorded a project of my own. I also want to get a boat and open a restaurant.
Joe JonasWe put on certain music when we're going to a party, right? You have that playlist of songs that you listen to before you get pumped up to go out.
Joe JonasI had a faux-hawk for a while and I used to buzz the sides and design it. It was really bad.
Joe JonasOne thing nobody knows about me is that three of my fingers are edible, but I cant tell you which fingers.
Joe JonasI'm a big shoe guy, too. I have far too many pairs. Whenever there's a new style out, I'll text my stylist: 'Can we get a pair of those?'
Joe JonasI feel like every artist has an opportunity to create something new and to challenge themselves to reach out to a new crowd.
Joe JonasChris Brown is a fantastic artist and songwriter and to be able to work with him was kind of unbelievable.
Joe JonasI'm a big fan of TIรSTO, and SWEDISH HOUSE MAFIA are awesome. I absolutely want to work with them.
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