Come So Far

Nick Jonas is on the cover of the newest issue of NEXT Magazine. In the issue, Nick talks his new album, his gay fanbase, playing smaller venues, Kingdom, and so much more. Highlights can be found below.

On choosing smaller venues for his promo tour: “There were a few reasons. Just being transparent, I haven’t performed or been on tour in a couple years, so I didn’t know what to expect. It’s better to start small and get your feet under you again and get rolling that way. The shows sold out and it was great and that’s a great feeling.

But also, I think I really wanted to find a way to have kind of a personal connection from the jump with the new music and find a way to have the conversational element of the music connect in a performance setting. So, smaller venues suited that. But I can’t wait to tour in larger venues. We don’t have any plans yet, but hopefully next year will include a tour.”

On if playing Nate on Kingdom has changed his view on violence: “Yeah, I mean, I think violence is horrible. The thing that I took away from the whole experience was really the art of fighting. It’s really a lifestyle in a lot of ways—the commitment you have to have to be able to be a great fighter, it’s every day. It’s not just a hobby.

One of the things I talked to a couple people about—a couple of the real fighters that we had on the show—was the awareness that they actually have of maintaining a level of peace in their life. Because what they know is so dangerous. It’s interesting how you can have that self-control even though you spend hours in the gym fighting. It really is controlled and it’s more about the art of it all.”

To read the full interview click here. I am loving this cover!