一起走過

Two years ago， three very popular andtalented brothers made their way into the lives of teens， and there is no sign of them slowing down any time soon. Without hesitating， that was how 19-year-old Kevin Jonas described the hyper-adrenalized sounds he had created with his two brothers， 14-year-old Nicholas and 17-year-old Joseph， on the Jonas Brothers' debut album， It's About Time. One thing was for sure， the Jonas Brothers were all ready to keep the momentum going strong. \"We go crazy on stage!\" said Kevin. \"It's so much fun!\"

Music always played a major part in the brothers' lives growing up in Wyckoff， New Jersey. Their parents are both musicians， so gathering around the piano for sing-alongs was an essential part of regular family bonding， yet each brother found his own musical calling in a different way.

The oldest， Kevin， who plays guitar and sings backing vocals， was home sick one day when he found a guitar and a Teach Yourself Guitar book lying around the house. \"I spent the next three days learning how to play the basic chords，\" Kevin remembers. \"That was about four years ago.\"

Nicholas， who shares lead vocals with Joseph in the group， began singing as soon as he could talk. \"From the time I was two years old， I would wake up in the morning and start singing all the time， every second of the day，\" he says. Nicholas， whose voice has been compared to that of previous prodigies Stevie Wonder and Taylor Hanson， was \"discovered\" singing while getting his hair cut in a local barbershop. His poignant voice caught the attention of a woman in the shop who immediately referred him to a professional show business manager.

Joseph's original plan， however， was slightly different than his brothers. He first dreamed of becoming a comedian and wanted to audition for sketch comedy shows. \"But I was always attached to music and loved listening to different kinds of music， especially rock，\" he says.

Meanwhile， Columbia Records， after hearing Nicholas' incredible voice， began planning a solo record with him. And then fate intervened... Nicholas and his brothers began submitting songs that they'd written together with the intention of having them appear on Nicholas' solo album. When the label became aware that Nicholas had musically talented siblings， a group performance was arranged. After a spectacular group audition was held for the label， the direction was clear. \"All three of us were signed pretty much on the spot as the Jonas Brothers，\" Kevin says.

For the Jonas boys， the real fun began as they combined their musical abilities to write and record their debut album together， quickly realizing how lucky they were to have each other for both personal and professional inspiration. \"It's awesome to have my brothers on stage and in the studio with me，\" explains Nicholas. \"You have a security that everything is going to be okay， even when you mess up.\"

As Kevin puts it， \"It feels like the most natural thing we could be doing. When we write a song we get in a triangle. I start playing the chords that we've chosen over and over and then we'll keep going around in a circle until we have figured out the lyrics for our song.\"

They're all particularly proud of their vocal chemistry as well. \"Nicholas is the powerhouse vocal，\" says Joseph. \"He's just got this young， soulful voice that catches everyone's ear.\"

\"Joseph just has this really cool， smooth rock voice，\" Nicholas points out. \"He really knows how to get the crowd going. Kevin is the one that holds us all together. Joseph and I are the singers and we take turns on keyboards， and percussion， but Kevin mostly plays the guitar and that's the part of the group that we need—he's the glue that keeps it together.\"

Joseph sees them all collaborating for years to come. \"We're brothers so it's not like if we got upset at each other that we can be like， 'Well I quit.' They're still my brothers. We love to do this and we know we're going to keep doing for a very long time.\"

Inspiration for the group's songs comes directly from the boys' personal experiences—from the highs and lows of dating to being on the road to having been given the opportunity to follow their dreams at such a young age. \"A lot of it is about typical teenage love stuff like 'Oh， what am I going to do if I can't see her today?' It's not stuff that we don't know about，\" says Nicholas.

\"There's been heartbreaks and there's been crushes so we know how it feels and can write about it，\"explains Kevin， but overall， the songs of the Jonas Brothers celebrate the joy of living and encourage people to feel good. \"The album is meant to get people up and have fun and raise their energy，\" says Joseph.

Songs on the album that stand out for the boys include their tune Time For Me to Fly， a catchy， fast track that is about \"following our dream of making music\" according to Kevin. \"The song is about us working hard， playing music every night and trying to make things happen.\"

One of the more personal tracks on the record is the first single， Mandy which is about a girl that their mother， a sign language teacher， taught to sign so that she could pursue her dream of working with the hearing impaired. Nicholas， Joseph and Kevin each formed a special friendship with Mandy. \"We were writing songs one day and decided we wanted to write about something really nice — so we wrote a song about Mandy，\" recalls Nicholas. \"She's the nicest girl you will ever meet. She knows what you're thinking all the time.\"

For now the brothers are just relishing in the experience of having other people hear their music live and making new fans one city at a time while they are on the road. \"We've known for a while how it felt to be on stage， but we never knew how it would feel to have people love music that we've written and which we both play and sing. It's very gratifying when fans come up to us after shows and tell us how much they relate to our songs，\" says Joseph.

\"We all have such passion for what we do and for our band，\" explains Kevin. \"Our dreams have really come true and we're just so lucky.\"

Meet the group!

Kevin Jonas was born on November 5， 1987， in Teaneck， New Jersey. Kevin has been playing guitar since he was 12. He picked up a guitar and a Teach Yourself How To Play Guitar book one day and started to teach himself to play. He is the lead guitarist of the band and he also does back-up vocals

Joseph Jonas was born on August 15， 1989， in Casa Grande， Arizona. Joe originally wanted to be a comedian (He always wanted to be on All That)， but he has always loved music， especially rock. He plays guitar， keyboard， percussion (tambourine)， and shares lead vocals with his brother Nick.

Nick Jonas was born on September 16， 1992， in Dallas， Texas. Nick has been singing since he was little. He had starred in several Broadway musicals (such as Beauty and the Beast， and A Christmas Carol). The band actually started as a solo project of his. Nick plays guitar， keyboard， drums， and shares lead vocals with his older brother Joe.

從兩年前開始，3個富有才華的兄弟闖進了全美少年的生活，現在他們的影響力正與日俱增。從不猶豫——19歲的凱文·喬納斯這樣描述他和他的兩個弟弟創造出的激情四射的音樂。那時尼古拉斯14歲，喬瑟夫17歲，而他們剛剛發行自己的首張專輯《時間剛好》。可以確定的是喬納斯兄弟已經為他們充滿活力的音樂生涯做好了準備。正像凱文說的：“我們在舞臺上會變得瘋狂，這太有意思了！”

音樂在三兄弟的生活中一直起著至關重要的作用。在新澤西的家中，因為父母都是音樂人，一家人經常聚在鋼琴旁邊彈邊唱。而三兄弟發現自己音樂才能的故事卻各不相同。

年紀最長的凱文有一次獨自在外，思念家人的他找了一把吉他和一本《吉他自學教程》。凱文回憶說：“我花了3天時間學習基本的和弦，那大概是4年以前的事。”

和喬瑟夫一同擔任主唱的尼古拉斯自從會說話就開始唱歌。他說：“從我兩歲時開始，每天早上醒來就開始唱歌，我會唱一整天，每一秒鐘都在唱歌。”現在尼古拉斯的嗓音被拿來與史帝夫·萬德和泰勒·漢森這樣的天才相媲美。他的歌唱才華是有一次他在理發店里剪頭發時被發現的，當時他極具特色的嗓音被店里的一位女士注意到，并很快把他介紹給了一位職業音樂經理人。

喬瑟夫最初的愿望和他兄弟們的略有不同，他最初夢想著成為一名喜劇演員并準備參加一些喜劇小品的試鏡。但是他說：“我一直喜歡音樂并且喜歡聽不同類型的音樂，尤其是搖滾樂。”

那時，哥倫比亞唱片公司的負責人聽了尼古拉斯的美妙歌喉之后，計劃讓他單獨出專輯，然而命運之神使這一計劃發生了改變。尼古拉斯和他的哥哥們拿出了一些他們自己的作品，希望能夠放到專輯中。當唱片公司了解到尼古拉斯的哥哥們也富有音樂才華時，就給他們安排了組合演出的形式。在錄音室里進行了精彩的試鏡之后，方向就定了下來。凱文回憶道：“我們3個人幾乎當場就簽約組成了‘喬納斯兄弟’。”

對于喬納斯家的3個男孩來說，真正的樂趣開始于他們把各自的音樂才華聯合在一起創作歌曲并錄制專輯。很快他們就意識到自己是多么的幸運，個人在私下里和專業創作上互相啟發。尼古拉斯解釋說：“在舞臺上和錄音室里有我的哥哥們在旁邊真是太好了。這有一種安全感，你會覺得即使你出錯了，事情也不會太糟。”

正像凱文說的：“我們覺得這是我們做的最自然的事情，寫歌的時候我們形成一個穩固的三角。我會開始彈一些我們選好的和弦，然后不斷地演奏，直到我們寫好適合歌曲的歌詞。”

他們都為3人在一起的合聲而自豪。喬瑟夫說：“尼古拉斯的嗓音很具力量感，他擁有一副年輕而充滿靈魂的歌喉，能夠感染每一個人。”

尼古拉斯則指出：“喬瑟夫的嗓音酷勁十足，又很干凈，是很好的搖滾歌手的嗓音。他很會和觀眾互動。凱文是我們三人的中心。喬瑟夫和我負責唱歌，輪流彈琴，有時候負責部分的打擊樂。而凱文主要負責吉他演奏，這對組合來說是最重要的部分。他才是使我們在一起的靈魂人物。”

喬瑟夫認為他們在一起合作的時間會很久。他說：“我們是兄弟，所以我們不能一言不合就要退出。無論如何，他們仍是我的兄弟。我們熱愛我們現在做的事情并且會堅持很長時間。”

歌曲創作的靈感直接來源于三兄弟的生活，比如時好時壞的約會經歷和對在如此年輕的時候就被給予了實現夢想的機會的感受。尼古拉斯說：“我們創作的歌曲很多是關于典型的少年人的戀愛經歷，比如‘如果今天見不到她我該怎么辦。’這些都是我們所了解的。”

凱文說：“我們也有因戀愛而心碎或者暗戀別人的經歷，所以我們了解那種感受并創作了這樣的歌曲。”但是總的來說，組合的大多數歌曲歌唱生活的美妙并鼓勵人們積極生活。喬瑟夫表示：“我們的首張專輯主旨是為了讓大家活躍起來，熱情百倍地享受生活。”

在專輯中能夠代表三兄弟心情的歌曲是《我飛翔的時間》，這是一首朗朗上口，快節奏的歌曲。正如凱文所說：“這是一首描寫我們追求音樂夢想的歌曲，描述了我們如何努力，如何每天晚上演奏音樂實現夢想的。”

而另外一首更加私人的歌曲是《曼迪》，歌曲講述了他們的媽媽（一名手語老師）的學生如何學習手語以實現自己雖然聽力退化仍然堅持工作的夢想。尼古拉斯、喬瑟夫和凱文都是曼迪的好朋友，尼古拉斯回憶說：“我們有一天寫歌的時候決定要寫一些真正美好的事情，然后我們就決定寫一首關于曼迪的歌曲，她是你能夠遇到的最善良的女孩。她總是能夠了解你在想什么。”

目前，三兄弟正品位著讓他人現場聆聽他們演唱的滋味，并且在各個城市巡回演出，擁有著越來越多的歌迷。喬瑟夫說：“我們已經了解在舞臺上的感受，但是我們從來不知道自己創作并演唱的歌曲被人們熱愛是怎樣的感受。當歌迷到后臺告訴我們他們是多么喜歡我們的歌曲并從中找到共鳴時，我們會有很大的滿足感。”

凱文解釋到：“我們對自己正在做的事情和我們的樂隊充滿激情。我們的夢想已經成真，我們真的很幸運。”

樂隊成員

凱文·喬納斯出生于1987年11月5日出生在新澤西州的提耐克。凱文9歲就開始彈吉他。某天他拿起一把吉他和一本《吉他自學教程》自學了吉他的基本演奏方法。從此再也沒停止。他是樂隊的主吉他手并兼任配唱。

喬瑟夫·喬納斯出生于1989年8月15日，出生地：亞利桑那州的大卡薩。喬原本想成為戲劇演員（他一直想參與《所有那些》的演出）但是他也熱愛音樂，尤其是搖滾樂。他是樂隊的吉他手、鍵盤手，有時擔任打擊樂（小鼓手），并和他的弟弟尼古拉斯共同擔任主唱。

尼古拉斯·喬納斯出生于1992年9月16日出生在德克薩斯州的達拉斯。尼克很小的時候就開始唱歌。他曾經出演了幾出百老匯歌劇（比如《美女與野獸》和《圣誕頌歌》等）》樂隊原本要以他個人演出的形式出道。尼克擔任樂隊的吉他手、鍵盤手、鼓手并和他的哥哥喬一起擔任主唱。

◆編輯：譚添夏