Joe Jonas doesn’t want to make a “bang” with his new album after the breakup

Joe Jonas avoids drama with his new album.

In an interview with Billboard The 35-year-old singer stressed in an interview published on Monday, August 26, that he does not want to “make a big splash” with his upcoming second solo album. Music for people who believe in lovedespite major changes in his personal life over the last year.

Jonas described working on the album as “sometimes scary, but also liberating.”

He went on to talk about how his personal experiences played a role in the creation of the album, but noted that he won’t focus on the negative. “I’m not trying to disparage anyone on this album. I’m not trying to denounce things. I have a beautiful life that I’m grateful for,” he said.

The Jonas Brothers member praised his “two beautiful children” Willa and Delphine – who he has with estranged wife Sophie Turner – and said he is “a lucky person.” However, the singer also explained that he has come a long way to get to where he is now in life and that he wants that to be reflected in his music.

Last September, Jonas filed for divorce from Turner after four years of marriage. That same month, Turner sued Jonas, demanding that their children be returned to England as they were on tour with him at the time. She later withdrew the lawsuit against Jonas and they currently share custody of their daughters.

Looking back on the past few years, Jonas said in the interview that he has “gone through a lot of changes in his life, figuring out who I am as a person, a father and a friend, and living under the microscope of what the music industry can be.”

He added: “And I think in such a crazy time in my life, I saw music as an outlet.”

Overall, Jonas hopes that the album “helps people get through what they’re going through.”

Earlier this summer, he released the album’s first single, “Work It Out,” which was originally intended for the Jonas Brothers before Joe asked his brothers for permission to use it for his solo project.

“I listened to it and I was like, ‘Damn, I really like this song,’ and I started thinking, ‘I don’t know why, but I want this song for myself,’ not just the (Jonas) Brothers, and I also feel like it’s not DNCE, another band I’m in,” Jonas said on Jake Shane’s Therapuss podcast.

“I asked my brothers for their blessing. I want to do something of my own, and I don’t feel like it’s DNCE, and I just need to express some things for myself. And they say, ‘Do it,'” he added.

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Earlier this month, Jonas revealed in an interview with Weekly entertainment that the album was “packed” with guest artists. “I contacted a lot of different people because I felt like I wanted different narratives and different voices and a lot of duets,” he teased.

Music for people who believe in love is scheduled to be released on October 18th on Republic Records.