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" Being a pastor's kid comes with a lot of pressure and scrutiny. A lot of my dad's sermons were about respect. It was a beautiful way to be taught about love and two people being equal. "

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" I get to wake up every day and create music. And even when it's a tough moment as far as career ups and downs, it's always something you're passionate about, and it's a beautiful way to spend your life. "

Nick Jonas

Life

You

Music

" It doesn't matter if the world is pulling you down. With Christ, you have everything. "

" I've gone to normal clubs, straight clubs, and I've gone to gay clubs to party with my friends and fans. There's no difference. I have nothing to prove. I'm very comfortable in my own skin, and I'm thankful to have as many close gay friends as I have, people who have been so supportive in my life and have always been there for me. "

Nick Jonas

People

Life

" I see my career as not just music, but as hopefully an entertainer on all mediums, and someone who can have real influence and make great art. "

" I've been known to drop a spoken-word bit into a song from time to time. But not straight-up rap. I don't know that I have that gift. "

" I'm pretty crazy about the Yankees. When I can't actually watch a game, I TiVo it. I am also a die-hard Dallas Cowboys fan. I don't tell many people that because I will get made fun on because I'm from New Jersey! "

" The one mentality I've always tried to have is that no matter what stage in your career that you are in as a musician or a performer or a songwriter or whatever, there's always more to learn. "

Nick Jonas

Learn

You

" My faith plays a big part in who I am: a Christian guy playing pop-rock music. I'm in a pop-rock band, not a Christian band. "

" I made a resolution in 2010 to stop drinking Diet Coke, and I haven't had Diet Coke since then. I think it was the best life change I've ever made, because I drank quite a lot of it. "

" I think my favorite song from another artist would have to be 'Superstition' by Stevie Wonder. "

" Growing up, my dad was a pastor, and much like The First Family or people in front of the public eye, we were highly scrutinized as a family within the church and looked at as - well, I guess you would call an example of what that family image should be. "

" The world of music is changing so dramatically every day, the way people hear music. It's different. It's a new day and requires new thinking. "

" I've always been quite driven. I take after my father. "

" I am who I am, and I can't change that. It's not something I've labored over. "

Nick Jonas

Who

Over

" I kind of date my musical discovery back to when I was 13 years old, getting my iTunes account and using that as a major tool to discover new music. "

" People who are feeling bullied and people who feel like outsiders should talk to their parents and guardians about finding a place with likeminded people where they can feel accepted. That's what I needed, and that's what I found with musical theater. "

" I would have studied English, but I really don't like to read. "

" I'm not one of these Disney haters. I'm really appreciative of the foundation it laid for me. "

Nick Jonas

Foundation

Disney

" I'm actually pretty good with computers. I use computers when I'm working on making and producing music, so I do know a thing or two! "

" I have really musical parents, and my dad was always encouraging, but the desire to get onstage and perform really did come from me. I'd never push my future children. "

" It's a dream of mine to win a Grammy one day. I'm not saying I'm Grammy-worthy, but it would be a dream come true. "

" My thoughts on gay marriage are that everyone has the right to love and be loved, and that's the position I take. "

" My real musical discovery started when I was 10 with Stevie Wonder and the Jackson 5, and acts that I connected with because they were young when they were doing it, like me. Then I kind of came into my own a couple of years later; I found new artists that shaped my musical landscape. For instance, Kings of Leon played a big part in that. "

" I keep my political views to myself. "

" Acting has always been a passion of mine, so any opportunity that allows me to do that is definitely of interest to me. "

Nick Jonas

Acting

Always

" I flirted with Rihanna once. It didn't work - but it didn't not work. It didn't go anywhere, but it was a great conversation. "

Nick Jonas

Once

Conversation

" I think part of the beauty of being a pop phenomenon is that you're going 1,000 miles per hour, and it's all happening - and that's also the hard part about it. "

" Quality. That's the key. Everything I do, I want it to have that stamp that people like Jay Z, for instance, have on all the things they touch. "

Nick Jonas

Key

People

" I trained myself to not get my hopes up, because there were so many times in the room where you'd be like, 'This feels amazing, this is a hit!' And it never saw the light of day. "

" I really like scripted dramas. My favorite show of all time would have to be 'Lost': I loved how the writers and producers were able to weave the different storylines together; and the acting in that show was incredible. "