Nick Jonas' Disney days couldn't be further behind him.
The former Jonas Brother turned solo artist and actor opened up in the fall issue of Wonderland to discuss movie roles, sexuality and growing up in the spotlight .
The 24-year-old held nothing back as he dished about his latest album, Last Year Was Complicated, and the process he went through to record it.
"I am way more connected to my music when it comes from a personal place, and so I wanted to find a way to present those stories and lay them out," Jonas said. "I really want to see this music resonate with people."
And how did that affect the artist himself?
"It's helped me learn a lot about myself," he confessed. "I think vulnerability on any level, and having the confidence to dive into areas of your own life that are tough to speak about at times, is incredible."
Jonas also told the mag about his upcoming movie about frat culture, Goat, which also stars James Franco—and opens in theaters today.
In the film Jonas plays a fraternity brother whose relationship with his actual brother is put to the test following the group's annual brutal hazing process.
As for why Jonas was attracted to the role, he says he felt the controversial practice of hazing is an issue that needs talking about.
"I think it's a conversation that is important in this moment because there's so many of these stories in recent years of young men pushing each other to a point where it's all just so dangerous." Jonas told Wonderland. "And at the center of the film, as far as themes go, is masculinity: and what that looks like at 16, and the pressures forced onto these young men, and the stakes that become so high. So being able to tell that story in a way that feels very grounded and very real, and starting a conversation, was important."
Advocating kindness, fairness and equality has been important to Jonas for a long time, particularly in his role as a major supporter of LGBT causes.
"I'm totally aware of my intentions in any and all of my attempts to be an ally to the LGBT community: they are pure, and from my heart, and from my passion to be there for a community that's been there for me from an early age," Jonas says. "I've made so many great friends belonging to the LGBT community, and some of the most talented men and women in the community I'd like to pay my respects to."
But does the inevitable negativity from those who don't get it ever bother him?
"The positive impact is 10 times more important than the negative comments," Jonas assures.
And after being in the spotlight since age 12, Jonas feels he has a good handle on balancing the the personal and the professional in his life.
"I think I have a balance of it. I accept and understand that my circumstances and my life have been pretty unusual, to a certain degree," he says. "But also embracing it as my normal, I've gotta grow, make mistakes, in the way that everybody else does, only with a few more eyeballs on me. I don't think like it's been forced, and it feels like I've grown naturally."
Be sure to check out the fall issue of Wonderland for more steamy pics of the hot singer and to read more about his latest projects.