Nick Jonas sheds light on the darker side of fame.
In a new episode of Esquire is what I learned video series, the Jonas Brothers sat down with editor-in-chief Michael Sebastian for an unfiltered chat about fame, family and experiences along the way.
When asked if things ever felt “weird” during their rise, Nick admitted that it was difficult to deal with the public scrutiny of their personal lives as teenagers.
“We were so young,” he began.
“And some of the things that people were talking about,” the father of one continued to state, “I’m grateful to say that we’ve gotten to the point in 15 to 16 years where it would be completely inappropriate to talk about a 13 or 14-year-old’s dating life or s**t life.”
Reflecting further, Nick, who is now married to global star Priyanka Chopra, explained that fame came with an emotional price tag of sorts.
“It was something that was really synonymous with our name and our image for a while, whether we wanted it to or not,” he said.
“When you’re part of public life, it’s part of what I like to call the ‘tax’ you have to pay,” he said.
Before the conclusion, Nick expressed, “I’m thankful that for the most part we’re pretty well adjusted. We all are – given some of the things we had to navigate.”
