Nick Jonas Talks Lady Gaga Inspiration and New Album

By Jonathan Hailey

Nick Jonas has his hands in all mediums of entertainment – music, movies, and television. He recently spoke to Billboard about his busy schedule, his new breakout film Goat, his forthcoming second solo project, and how Lady Gaga inspires him.

Goat is a look at fraternity hazing in college. The film won rave reviews at Sundance this January and is a departure for the pop star due to some graphic scenes in the film. Goat also examines relationships between men and their masculinity, and that’s what Jonas said made him want to be apart of the film.  “In Goat, the key in the relationship is that both brothers admire something in the other. Even if Brett, my character, can’t be as loving as he is with Brad at the beginning of the film around his fraternity, that love is there,” Jonas says.

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Although he’s been working on movies and television shows like FOX’s Scream Queens and Audience Network’s Kingdom, he still has time for music. “I’ve been really inspired by Lady Gaga and the strides she has made in the acting space,” he offered. “I’ve been shooting [the third season of] Kingdom for a couple of months, and then the focus shifts to music for the summer — the new record, new single and tour.”

We may not have to wait too long for new music, because Jonas says his next album is almost done. “I’m nearly finished. I had to get really vulnerable and push myself. When people hear it, they’ll see it’s coming from a really honest place. It has been a complicated year but an amazing year. In my personal life, a lot has changed and a lot has been challenging, and I think the record does a great job telling that story.”

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