The last time the Jonas Brothers appeared at MuchMusic, thousands of shrieking fans clogged downtown Toronto hoping to catch a glimpse of the Disney pop idols. On June 21, the brothers will return to host the MuchMusic Video Awards.
Kevin, Joe and Nick Jonas, who have never hosted an award show before, say they're already bracing themselves.
"I hear that it's crazy," said Nick Jonas in a telephone interview from Los Angeles. "Which is always exciting, we always look forward to a little bit of craziness at an award show."
"I think for us, we won't compromise what we're comfortable doing," Nick Jonas said. "Everything we do is for our fans. We're going to have fun, hopefully.
"We're all really excited to see what we can do with the show and see how we can make it our own."
Nick Jonas says the group will have no problem sharing a laugh at their own expense during the show. "We're the kind of guys who aren't afraid to poke fun at ourselves," he said. "We'll figure out a fun way to incorporate some humour into the show. We definitely don't take ourselves too seriously."
In addition to MC duties, the Jonas Brothers will perform at this year's show, which coincides with a world tour and the release of their fourth studio album, "Lines, Vines and Trying Times."
Nick says he's thrilled about the record, which drops June 16, and cites Neil Diamond, Stevie Wonder, the Eagles and Journey as influences.
"The record is amazing," he said. "It's got three distinct sounds, that's why there's three words in the title. ... There's kind of like a funk sound, a little bit of a country-sounding thing, and then the classic rock."
He says each part of the title carries a different meaning - the trying times refer to the state of the world, the lines represent what people see in them, and the vines are everything that gets in the way.
Like what, exactly?
"I think just life in general, when you're on a path and maybe something gets in the way of where you're going," he said. "As long as you keep pressing on, you'll get to your destination."
Also performing on MuchMusic would be first-ever American Idol champ Kelly Clarkson and Lady Gaga.
The Awards would be held on June 21 in Toronto.
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