The Jonas Brothers
Kevin Jonas has admitted that his popular group with his siblings The Jonas Brothers split up because there was "too much friction".
The sibling trio which included Kevin, Joe and Nick Jonas, went their separate ways after plans for a tour were scrapped in autumn of 2013.
Now Kevin thinks that the three were right to call it a day when they did.
Speaking in a new interview with HuffPost Live he explained: "Being able to play shows and travel together was great, but then once at the end there, the friction was too much and we just really needed to break away and kind of do our own things for some time."
Kevin believes that their family relationship was saved by the split of the band, as they now get on much better without the constant "butting of heads" over their career.
He added: "I think that's why we're close now, because we're not in the band. We chose to be a family, not a band."
Kevin's brother Nick has successfully launched his own solo career and admits he believes his image is "cooler" away from the group.
Nick commented: "I definitely feel cooler. I think that was a big part of approaching phase two [of my career], being true to who I am.
"This is way more organic and natural to me than anything I've done in the past. I do get to start over in a lot of ways, so I'm trying to embrace that."
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