The Jonas Brothers Were Bullied Over The Same Exact Things That Made Them Successful

The Jonas Brothers have grown up a lot while in their six-year hiatus, yet that doesn't mean they don't remember how rough it was once they were in school. While accepting the Decade Award at the 2019 Teen Choice Awards on Sunday (August 11), Nick and Kevin opened up about their own experiences with bullying, explaining that the things they got teased for were actually the same things that opened doors for them in the industry.


For Kevin, it was his frosted tricks — a hair trend that several '90s kids sported at least once. Unfortunately, the look earned him the performer name "piss head," and yes it really messed with his self-confidence. "I began to hate to go to school, I began to hate my hair, I began to hate myself," he mentioned. Although whenever he went on an acting audition for a AT&T advertisement, his hair turned out to be one of the main reasons he was hired. "The same haircut that got me called piss head was what began my actual career," he mentioned. "And it's also the reason I'm standing on this stage deriving this award today."


Unlike Kevin, Nick wasn't bullied by his classmates, yet by his teachers. "I loved music, and at an early age I was lucky enough to land a role performing in Broadway shows," he mentioned. "So my teachers felt it was their job to keep me in my place by singling me out and giving me a little harsher treatment than each person else." He even recalled one particular instance any time if he was told to "stop drawing attention" to himself on his birthday. "I had enough self-doubt as it was," he mentioned. "... Nevertheless if I had stopped what I was doing as of that moment, or any of the other things that happened in school, I wouldn't be here today procuring this award."


So why did Kevin and Nick pick to share these very personalized stories while accepting the Decade Award at the TCAs? Furthermore to their first-ever award being a Teen Choice Award, their stories are a needed reminder that the things that make us different should be celebrated, not mocked. "I think it's very crucial that we share with you that those things that you feel like you're singled out about, you're bullied about, that define you in your teen years, can become the thing that make you special," Nick mentioned. "It's your gift. It's your power." Imagine us inspired.