-Our first guest tonight is a Grammy-nominated musician,
a Jonas brother, and a coach on this season of "The Voice,"
which airs live episodes on Monday and Tuesday nights,
right here on NBC.
Please welcome back to the show,
one of my favorite people to day drink with, Nick Jonas!
How are you, Nick? -Hi. How are you?
-I'm doing well. I did hear you say
you recently had a biking accident, and you cracked a rib.
How are you doing?
-I'm good. When I sit upright like this, I'm totally fine.
But, yeah, it's been a weird couple days recovering from
a rib injury because they basically tell you
at the hospital, "There's nothing we can do."
-Right. -And so you just have to
wait it out. But, you know, it's all good.
-Did you know when you hit the ground
that something had cracked? -Yeah.
Well, we were shooting something for NBC, my brothers and I.
-Gotcha. -And it was a competitive thing.
But we all looked at each other beforehand because the race
was actually, you know, pretty intense.
We said, "Just take it easy. Let's not overdo it."
And so I was being responsible.
I wasn't being overly competitive.
But just something happened. It was one of those things
where the steering wheel or whatever --
the handle bars just kind of got out from under me,
and I just tumbled, man.
And when I hit the ground, I actually felt like, "Oh, no.
I'm gonna hurt one of my brothers," because we're all,
like, this close racing.
But then when I got up, I was, like, "Nope, nope, it's me.
It's me." -On the upside, at least,
it happened while you're doing something for NBC
and you get that workers' comp. -Exactly.
But I have the other show for NBC, "The Voice."
[ Laughter ] But I get to sit in a chair
for that the whole time, too, so that's fine.
-That's true. Hey, before we move on,
I mean, you were one of the last people
I had a civilized drink with when we went day drinking
with our brothers and our friend, Jack McBrayer.
We drank your tequila.
-Which was just way too much fun.
-That was a lot of fun. We had some Villa One then.
And I'm gonna pour some now, and I think you've got some there.
How have you been -- How've you been drinking yours?
Have you been drinking more or less during the past year?
-Funny you should ask. [ Laughter ]
You know, I would say I've probably been drinking more...
-Yeah. -...because I've just been home,
not working as much.
And, you know, being a founder and a fan of this tequila
that we created, I think it's important just to
do some market research of my own and just make sure...
-Of course. -...it's good still, you know?
And, in fact, it is, so... -Well, cheers to you.
I know from experience that it's a very good tequila.
-Yes. -And I thank you very much
for sending it. I, myself, have not seen
my brother much this year because he's in L.A.,
and I, obviously, am in New York.
You live right down the street from Joe.
Have you managed to see him a fair amount?
-I have, yeah. Priyanka and I have been
spending a lot of time in the U.K. as well as the U.S.
because she's shooting over there.
So coming back and forth this year, which has been nuts.
But when I'm here in L.A., Joe and Sophie are just,
you know, 7 to 10 minutes away, depending on the L.A. traffic.
And we see each other quite a lot, which is really nice.
But, you know, when I'm in London, obviously,
little harder to see each other. -Yes.
You -- I think this is very exciting not just for you
but your fans. You and your brothers are gonna
perform again for the first time in a long time, obviously,
at Summerfest in Milwaukee. I will tell you,
I think it's just gonna be a boom time for live performance.
Is that your expectation, that it will be so exciting
not just to be performing in front of audiences again
but audiences that haven't been out for over a year?
-Yeah. Well, you know, I think that,
obviously, this last year and a half
has been insane for everybody.
And now that it feels like things,
at least here in the U.S., are kind of getting back to normal,
I think there is definitely an appetite for live shows.
I know that I am craving, you know, a live show,
and I feel really lucky in that I get to sit in a chair
and watch great vocalists sing every Monday and Tuesday
right in front of me. But as far as getting back
on stage, I know I can't wait, the brothers can't wait,
and I'm hopeful that the fans and people feel ready
to come out and celebrate, hopefully, the kind of
turning point of this whole thing.
-Do you think you'll have to do more rehearsal than usual?
Do you feel as though you guys will be rusty, or do you think
you'll pick it right back up again?
-Well, I think Joe might. -Yeah, I thought so, too.
-He requires just a little bit extra rehearsal
to remember lyrics. -Yeah.
-Even while we're on tour, he can't remember them.
So a year and a half off, we'll see if he can stick it.
-I asked because, if you hadn't said that,
we were gonna recommend maybe getting Joe
in the rehearsal room a little bit more than the rest of you.
[ Laughter ] -So you know.
You know us too well at this point.
-You're also hosting -- And this is going to be
in a theater with an audience, the Billboard Awards?
-Yeah. So they've done something really cool.
That the set is, you know, basically kind of an
indoor/outdoor situation with people
that have been vaccinated, and, you know,
it's gonna be a celebration of a strange but great year in music.
And, you know, the fact that they asked me
to host is such an honor, and I just can't wait
to get out there and, again, listen to some live music.
It's been so long. And the fact that there's
gonna be real fans there will be really special.
-So, I want to ask about "The Voice," as we mentioned.
I guess we'll be down -- when this airs,
we'll be down to nine contestants.
And how have you felt so far about the season?
-Actually, I think at this point
we've just locked in our finalists.
So, you know, who knows what could happen?
It's up to America to decide now who wins this thing.
And that's kind of the brilliant part about this show is,
you know, the coaches, we get it.
You know, we make the decisions up until the live shows,
which started a couple weeks ago.
And then America decides. And we're often surprised
by who, you know, they feel they want to bring to the finale
and who they don't, which is also very surprising.
Because we have our favorites, of course, but it's up to them.
And so I'm blown away by the talent this year
and just the fact that 20 seasons into the show,
they're still finding people
who are so brilliant is pretty impressive.
-So, last year, were you surprised
that you finished second to Blake Shelton?
Because I asked him, and he said
he wasn't surprised at all that he won.
-Yeah, well, he's a liar. -Yeah.
-Okay. Let's put that on the table, first of all.
He was shocked he won.
-But such a charming liar, don't you think, as liars go?
-A charming liar. I was so mad.
You know, we were shooting the live shows
last year in quarantine, so we were all at home.
So I didn't really get to, like, address him head on
and tell him how frustrated I was.
But he certainly lit up the text thread
with all of us just gloating.
So this year, we can't let that happen again.
He's got some very talented people on his team.
But this would be his eighth win if he wins, which is insane.
I mean, he's been there from the beginning.
So I don't know, the numbers game, it's --
you know, it is what it is.
But he's kind of poised to be in a good spot with this one, too.
He's got some great people.
-He's the Tom Brady of "Voice" coaches.
-People keep saying that, and his head just keeps getting
bigger and bigger, and I think we need to bring him down now.
-I mean, that's hard because he just physically
already has a pretty large head.
-He does. -Yeah.
-He's a large human being. [ Laughter ]
-Hey, I was wondering because, you know, I think
one of the things that draws a lot of people to "The Voice"
is the very fun, lighthearted trash talking
you guys use amongst yourselves.
Do you ever have to, like, tone it down when you
get around people that are non-"Voice" coaches?
-Oh, absolutely. I will come back from --
You know, we shoot the blind auditions, things like that,
for about 8 to 12 hours, depending.
And so, I come home for dinner. I've got, you know, Priyanka,
a couple friends over, and I'm still in that zone.
So I'm talking trash at the table,
and everyone's like, "Nick, like, chill, bro."
But it's a real thing. It's like you got to leave
"The Voice" on the set and come home
and be a nice, you know, host.
-When you come to the dinner table,
do you insist that your chair starts
with its back to everybody, yeah?
-Yeah, absolutely.
-And then you turn around based on smell.
-And then, if they say something interesting --
And if they say something interesting,
then I turn my chair around. -It's conversation-based.
That makes sense. [ Both laugh ]
You had a mega mentor, Snoop Dogg...
-Yeah. -...and I want to ask,
how was your time spent with him?
-He's brilliant. You know, he's obviously
a legend, and he is, I think,
best known for his rapping, obviously.
But his, you know, production,
his awareness of just musicality.
He's like a record player.
Like, he knows every single song ever recorded, it seems.
And he smells great.
[ Laughter ]
-He does? Yeah, he does have a very unique...
-Smell. -A very upbeat odor.
-Yeah, it's wonderful. -Yeah.
-It's just...yeah. -Yeah, you just kind of feel --
I don't know if it's crazy to say this.
You can kind of tell when he's in the room.
-Yes, totally.
And I think the whole crew, myself, we're all very happy.
-Did you -- Did he have any of your tequila?
Is that something when you have guests around, do you say,
"Hey, you know, I've got this Villa One thing.
I'd love for you guys to have a taste"?
-No, I sent him some after. -Gotcha.
-But I have -- I've brought the Villa One
to set for the other coaches.
And I think John has a winery, and Blake has a vodka.
So Kelly's the only one that has to launch her own something.
-Right. -And then we've got basically
a whole barback covered with just the coaches.
-Well, that is -- I think when we're talking about
music and musicians, it's obviously very important,
from what I've read, historically,
to have a well-stocked bar.
So they've certainly picked the right people.
-Yeah, they certainly have. -[ Laughs ]
I'm surprised. Does Blake really have a vodka?
-Mm-hmm. That's --
I can't remember the name of it right now, but, yes, he does.
And, you know, he likes it.
He likes to enjoy his -- [ Laughter ]
-Blake does seem to like Blake stuff.
That's, uh... -Yeah.
[ Laughter ] -He does. His thing, though.
-Does he make it in, like, a bathtub?
What is his vodka like? [ Laughter ]
-Don't make me laugh. [ Laughter ]
-Oh, right. [ Laughter ]
Hey, thank you so much for being here.
It's always a pleasure to talk to you, and do get well soon.
-Thank you. Great to talk to you.
All the best.