Throwback Thursday: Before Marrying Priyanka Chopra, Nick Jonas Had To Seek Therapy Due To A 'Huge Brain Fart'

Nick Jonas Sought Therapy: Nick Jonas found himself in therapy as a result of a series of unfortunate mishaps during live performances, which he describes as "tragic." These experiences, according to him, have influenced his tendency to place immense pressure on himself to strive for perfection and constant excellence.

During a recent episode of the "Armchair Expert" podcast hosted by Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell, Nick Jonas candidly discussed his ongoing struggle with stage fright. He shared several instances from his career where he experienced bouts of anxiety and nervousness while performing on stage.

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Jonas recalled an incident from his teenage years when he was tasked with performing a tribute to Cole Porter. He had rehearsed to sing Porter's classic song "Let's Misbehave," but when he took the stage in front of Porter's family and Kristen Bell, he experienced blanked and forgot the lyrics.

"I literally start scatting ... Your wife may not run remember this, but she was like the first person I saw coming offstage. She was just like 'good job,' like gave me a thumbs-up knowing that I just completely s— the bed," the pop star told Shepard.

 

 

 

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"I spent weeks thinking about how I could've better handled the situation and looked more like a pro. But I was 17 or 18. I was horrible. I flew right to Austin do something for South by [Southwest] the next day," he recalled.

Meanwhile, one of Jonas' brothers mentioned that he immediately sought therapy to address the situation, while Shepard joked that he would have visited a bar instead.

"I was just so in my head that it was going to come up and [that] they’re gonna ask me [about it] and nobody cared. But your wife was very sweet," Jonas said.

According to the former Disney Channel star, he has experienced similar incidents multiple times, considering them as significant memories from his early days on Broadway. During that time, he had the opportunity to perform in productions like "Annie Get Your Gun" and "A Christmas Carol."

"[I went up] and I forgot the lyrics and it was traumatising. I know it didn't matter as much as it felt like it did. And that's always the case," the "Camp Rock" star added.

However, in 2016, his perspective changed after a live performance mishap during the 51st Academy of Country Music Awards. Jonas revealed the incident, referring to it as a "really, like, tragic guitar-solo debacle" that occurred on live television. The mishap took place when he was performing "Peter Pan" alongside Kelsea Ballerini at the prestigious awards show, in front of a large audience of fellow musicians.

Six years ago, his underwhelming performance garnered attention and became a topic of discussion in the media. In response to the incident, the singer took to Twitter and acknowledged his mistake by admitting that he "screwed up the solo" due to "huge brain fart."

Just landed in London to all these videos from Sunday nights performance..So funny. Yes. I screwed up the solo thanks to a huge brain fart.

— Nick Jonas (@nickjonas) April 5, 2016

"In retrospect, I can kind of like laugh about how big I thought it was, but it did travel more than I wish it would have. And it did cause me to go into therapy," Jonas said.

"Same deal: I'm guest performing with Kelsea Ballerini, playing guitar. So basically it was during the time that the [Jonas] Brothers were broken up. I'm doing solo stuff. Kelsea and I had a couple performances together and this is one of them. And I come out for my thing and again I've rehearsed it a million times.

"I'm feeling really confident about it, not even really thinking about it like it's a thing that is going to be problematic," he said. "I started off, it's fine, and as I sort of walked towards her I just went completely blank and I hit a wrong note and like blacked out basically clocked that it was wrong. And I couldn’t stop.

"To this day and like hours of unpacking it, I can't really figure out exactly what happened but I was rushed right into a car and right to a plane after and I looked at my manager and was like, I think that was bad. I was like, in shock kind of, and then it was like, a really traumatic moment that shaped the pressure I put on myself to be perfect and to always be on," he added.