The trio are preparing to launch an extensive tour in celebration of 20 years together as a band, but back in 2013, the idea of them making it to this point wasn’t nearly as realistic
In just a few weeks, Jonas Brothers will kick off their extensive Greetings from Your Hometown tour in celebration of 20 years together as a band. They’ve barely left the road since reuniting for Happiness Begins in 2019, six years after they abruptly broke up due to creative differences (Translation: Nick wanted to go solo). Now that they’re on the other side of it, the trio are able to see the silver lining in their rough patch as both bandmates and brothers.
“In reflection, I can definitely see how I could have more lovingly communicated something that needed to be said,” Nick said on an upcoming episode of Mythical Kitchen’s Last Meals, per Billboard. “It’s often how we say things that matters more than what we’re saying. I think we all knew that in the operating system that we were operating in, it had run its course. I just didn’t know how to maturely articulate that and lovingly do that.”
Joe, who launched his solo project DNCE in 2015, recalled that “we were having such a difficult time just being real with each other back then.” Jonas Brothers were in the process of rolling out their fifth album when they announced their breakup in October 2013. They were scheduled to begin their tour in two days when they pulled the plug on the run and officially split three weeks later. It might not have been the way they wanted it to go down, but Joe added that “it needed to happen.” More than a decade later, he said, “It’s like we can communicate way better, because we don’t need to be scared to have tough conversations.”
Kevin noted that they aren’t at a point where they can completely remove their filter with each other “all the time,” but find it easier to come together when needed. When there’s a true need, I think we always band together and we come to each other,” he said. “I think we’re brothers first. I know that’s a little cliché to say, but we truly are. If there was an emergency of any capacity or there was really something that was happening, I think I could lean on them in a heartbeat.”
