Joe Jonas Says New Solo Album Is ‘Packed’ With Features: ‘I Wanted To Have Other Narratives and Other Voices’
Joe Jonas‘ next project is a solo album, but that doesn’t mean he worked on it by himself.
In a new clip from an interview with Entertainment Weekly posted Tuesday (Aug. 13), the 34-year-old musician confirmed Music For People Who Believe In Love is filled with collaborations. “We packed it with features,” Jonas said. “I was reaching out to a lot of different people because I felt like I wanted to have other narratives and other voices and a lot of duets.”
He added, “I felt like some of the songs lyrically needed somebody else’s voice. A lot of this album is speaking in third person or having a conversation with a fictional version of myself, or a fictional person in my life. Being able to have that [other] voice create that was really special.”
The Camp Rock star hasn’t released a solo album in over a decade. His 2011 effort Fastlife, which reached No. 15 on the Billboard 200, is the only other time he’s dropped an LP independent from the Jonas Brothers and his DNCE side project.
In another recent interview, Jonas said he got approval from brothers Nick and Kevin before taking the leap. “I asked my brothers’ blessings,” he said on Jake Shane’s Therapuss. “I want to go do something on my own, and I don’t feel like it’s DNCE, and I need to go just express some stuff for myself. And they’re like, ‘Go for it.’ Nick booked a movie. Kevin was going to do another season of Claim To Fame, and so I had a window of time, and I locked myself away.”
According to Jonas, the upcoming album’s collaborators include Alexander 23, Muna’s Josette Maskin, Jason Evigan, Tommy English and Paris Carney. Lead single “Work it Out” arrived in July.
Music for People Who Believe in Love is slated for Oct. 18. Watch the interview clip below.
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