Live at the bottom even if you’re at the top.
It’s a motto Nick, Joe and Kevin Jonas agree on and vow to never shake.
You won’t find any of the Jonas Brothers speaking out of turn, turning down an autograph or on the front page of any tabloid.
Critics say this trio of platinum-selling brothers is too good to be true. Their rebuttal: it’s just the way they were raised.
And while the Jonas Brothers are soaring at the top of the charts and landing on one of the most lucrative tours in history alongside Hannah Montana, all three will say they are, by the grace of God, living the dream.
After 56 shows on the Best of Both Worlds Tour the guys embarked on their very own headlining trek.
The Look Me in the Eyes Tour kicked off Jan. 31 in Tucson, Ariz., and is set to stop here Saturday at Dodge Arena for BorderFest.
Based on their experience on the road with Montana, the brothers’ goal on this tour is to have a good production and, more importantly, to elevate their performance musically.
Fans can expect the band to introduce new styles of songs, different types of interludes and segues.
“So you might hear something and not recognize it right away but then, all of a sudden realize that it’s a song that we’ve been playing for five years now, that our fans will have a whole other way of listening to it,” Kevin Jonas said during a teleconference in January. “And we really wanted that for our fans and wanted that for the show.
“But with the tour with Miley we were really able to see, of course, our first arena tour. But before (that), we had played every little rock and roll club in America on multiple tours. And it’s been an amazing journey the last couple of years. And we were just really honored to be able to say that we’re headlining and to be able to say that is a sold out tour.”
Jonas fans can expect a sneak peak of the new album due out in the summer. They’ll hear, “Don’t Take My Heart and Put it on the Shelf,” “Pushing me Away and Burning Up.”
Nick Jonas is especially anxious to debut the song, “A Little Bit Longer,” which he wrote about his battle with diabetes.
Their sophomore release, which debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart, virtually launched their career and featured memorable pop hits like, “S.O.S.” and “Hold On,” the new album, however, raises the bar stylistically.
The guys used Prince, Elvis Costello and The Beatles as influences when penning the songs, which has some critics scratching their heads considering the band’s much younger core fan base.
“We think it’s really cool that we’re able to introduce sort of rock and roll to our younger fans,” Nick Jonas said. “But, I think, the really cool part of who we are is that our fans are our age, 15 to 21. And, you know, even the parents get into it because it does sound like the things that they used to listen to when they were young.
“And we just really try to find great music and write songs like the really great music that we’re listening to because people love good music.”
The fact is, the Jonas Brothers say they don’t want to be anything they’re not.
“So the people who are trying to leave where they’re from or growing in different directions so drastically is not what we are and not who we are,” Kevin Jonas said. “So, really with this next record, it was just more of an evolution of who we are. We grew up a little bit. We wrote some deeper songs and experimented with new instruments and things like that.”
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Jonas Bros.
with Rooney and Menudo
WHEN: Saturday, 7 p.m.
WHERE: Dodge Arena
COST: SOLD OUT
FOR MORE INFO: www.dodgearena.com
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Miriam Ramirez covers features and entertainment for The Monitor. You can reach her at (956) 683-4468.
