Nick Jonas

First love, first date, all these kind of things that are a very good foundation to write music.

You know, we had a good sense of what we wanted the next record to sound like.

We didn't know if we'd be able to make one because things were not going so well.

But we just kept writing.

We went down there every day and tried to write the best song we could.

And we came out with a demo from that chapter of our sort of toughest window as a family, nine to ten months.

Came out with a demo CD with 11 songs that would then become the self-titled album that we released that...

That connected and went on to sell millions of units and really redefined our career and our life.

But it was born out of this incredible struggle that we were going through and kind of desperation almost, which I don't think is a great term.

way to write from, great place to write from.

But sometimes it is the fire you need to sort of get over that hurdle.

And when I listen back to the songs now, I still really resonate with some of the messages in there and even, you know, the age appropriate writing.

I think our dad was really great at encouraging us to listen to the greats, you know, the Eagles, the Beatles, Bee Gees.

Stevie Wonder, but also to like what we liked.

And at that time, you know, it was 2004, 2005, the sort of emo pop punk scene was massive.

And we really responded to, I think, some of the angst in the music because we were teens who were going through this stuff and also navigating dating and all those other things.

And

So we started kind of infusing that into our sound, and it really became a crucial part of the early records for us.

And obviously, as we've evolved, so has the sound.

But I think back on those times, even amidst the struggle, with a lot of appreciation.