Kevin Jonas says he struggled to find a unique 'identity' in his brothers' band - after revealing how school bullies taunted him with homophobic insults

Kevin Jonas has admitted he struggled to find his own unique 'identity' in the Jonas Brothers. 

The 31-year-old explained he had to confront longtime insecurities about his place in the band when he reunited with siblings Joe, 29, and Nick, 26, earlier this year. 

The singer revealed that the three of them had to 'figure out' their dynamic all over again - but said the conversations came 'from a place of love'.

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'We worked through it': The Jonas Brothers' Kevin has admitted he struggled to find a unique 'identity' in the band

'We worked through it': The Jonas Brothers' Kevin has admitted he struggled to find a unique 'identity' in the band

Radio host Kent 'Smallzy' Small asked Kevin about his journey after he discussed it himself in the band's new documentary Chasing Happiness. 

'Kev, there's a part where you didn’t feel like you had your own unique place or identity,' he said on Nova's Smallzy's Surgery on Tuesday. 

Kevin replied that the Jonas brothers 'needed to have conversations' about their dynamic if they wanted their reunion to be successful.   

Past battles: The 31-year-old explained that he had to confront old insecurities about his place in the band when he reunited with siblings Joe (centre) and Nick (right)

Past battles: The 31-year-old explained that he had to confront old insecurities about his place in the band when he reunited with siblings Joe (centre) and Nick (right)

'They were all from a place of love, as well, it wasn't hate or anger, it was truly just us working through it,' he added. 

It comes after Kevin, who has two children with his wife of 10-years, Danielle, revealed that bullies would hurl homophobic insults at him when he was a child. 

In a scene from Chasing Happiness, the eldest Jonas Brother explained how kids at school 'broke him down' and targeted him for being 'different'. 

Conflict: The singer revealed that the three of them had to 'figure out' their dynamic all over again - but said the conversations came 'from a place of love'

Conflict: The singer revealed that the three of them had to 'figure out' their dynamic all over again - but said the conversations came 'from a place of love'

'I became a target. Kids are cruel at that age. They would call me gay, they would call me a f*g,' he said in the footage. 

'They would break me down. I remember coming home from school and crying to my parents.  

'I never felt like I could find the place where I could fit in. I never felt like I connected with anyone truly.'

Bulled: It comes after Kevin, who has two children with his wife of 10 years, Danielle (pictured), revealed school bullies would hurl homophobic insults at him when he was a child

Bulled: It comes after Kevin, who has two children with his wife of 10 years, Danielle (pictured), revealed school bullies would hurl homophobic insults at him when he was a child

Ordeal: 'I became a target. Kids are cruel at that age. They would call me gay, they would call me a f*g,' Kevin says in the new documentary Chasing Happiness

Ordeal: 'I became a target. Kids are cruel at that age. They would call me gay, they would call me a f*g,' Kevin says in the new documentary Chasing Happiness 

Kevin tweeted on Tuesday: 'I didn't fit in growing up. The names kids called me were terrible and used in derogatory ways. 

'Bullying is a problem that people of all ages, races, genders, and  sexualities face. I hope sharing my experience brings awareness to how hurtful bullying can be.' 

Chasing Happiness charts the group's reunion efforts, with Nick Jonas previously revealing how it allowed them to discuss things they never had before.

The documentary premieres on June 4 on Amazon Prime Video. 

Speaking out: Kevin tweeted on Tuesday: 'I didn't fit in growing up. The names kids called me were terrible and used in derogatory ways. Bullying is a problem that people of all ages, races, genders, and sexualities face'

Speaking out: Kevin tweeted on Tuesday: 'I didn't fit in growing up. The names kids called me were terrible and used in derogatory ways. Bullying is a problem that people of all ages, races, genders, and sexualities face' 

 

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Kevin Jonas admits his struggle to find a unique 'identity' in the band

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