Nick Jonas is shedding light on the darker side of fame.
In a new episode of What I’ve learned from Esquire video series, the Jonas Brothers sat down with editor-in-chief Michael Sebastian for an unfiltered conversation about fame, family, and the lessons learned along the way.
When asked if things ever felt “weird” during their rise, Nick admitted that it was difficult dealing with public scrutiny over their personal lives when they were teenagers.
“We were so young,” he began.
“And some of the things people were talking about,” the father of one went on to say, “I’m grateful to say we’ve come such a long way in 15 or 16 years that it would be completely inappropriate to talk about a 13- or 14-year-old’s love life or sex life.”
Nick, who is now married to global star Priyanka Chopra, reflected further and explained that fame came with an emotional price of sorts.
“It was something that was really synonymous with our name and our image for a while, whether we wanted it to be or not,” he said.
“When you are part of public life, it is part of what I like to call the ‘tax’ that you have to pay,” he addressed.
Before concluding, Nick said, “I’m grateful that, for the most part, we’re pretty well adjusted. We all are, considering some of the things we’ve had to deal with.”
