Nick Jonas Sets the Record Straight on the Purity Rings He and His Brothers Wore

Nick Jonas participated in one of Reddit's famous AMAs this afternoon (AMA stands for Ask Me Anything) — and just as you'd expect, he was asked a whole variety of questions, ranging from the silly to the serious.

In case you were wondering, yes, he's seen the South Park episode he and his brothers "guest-starred" in; of course he has a favorite flavor of beef jerky, and it is teriyaki. But one of the most intriguing questions he was asked was about the purity rings that he and his brothers wore during their time as a band (you know, the Jonas Brothers).

I came from an incredibly religious home, growing up my dad was a pastor, and much like The First Family or people in front of the public eye, we were highly scrutinized as a family within the church and looked at as, well I guess you would call an example of what that family image should be. So long before our career started in music, that was what we were dealing with.

There was a person in the church who at one point demanded that all the kids in the youth group put these purity rings on and make this commitment, so without a full understanding of what we were stepping into, we all made this commitment.

But as you do, you grow up, you live life, you gain some world perspective and you develop your own views and opinions as it relates to faith, as it relates to sex, and everything that falls under the bounds of what your parents teach you and what comes from religion and you get to make your own choices.

So I started making my own choices, fell in love with somebody, made the choice to have sex with them, and from that point on it was about me being a man and being okay with my choices. And then it related to my art and people's view of me and the public eye.

He also says that he gets why people were fixated on the concept, explaining: "It was such a strange thing to a lot of people to wear these purity rings especially as young men in a pop boy band. But I think when I'm looking back on it, although it was challenging to live with that, to be seen and have that attached to our name was very tough. I think it was a good thing. It gave me a really good perspective to where as now my main thing is about being okay with who I am as a man and the choices I've made."

He added that "everyone should have a good and solid conversation with either their parents or loved ones about sex and about what they want to do with their life, because it shouldn't be taboo. It's a big part of who we are and what makes us human, and if we can't address these things head on, then I think that it can really be challenging."

Other things we learned in the AMA: He's really excited for ex-girlfriend Miley Cyrus' new turn as an actress in Woody Allen's new project, and explained where the title of his new album Last Year Was Complicated, came from. And when one user tried to troll him about what it was like to be in Hanson, he served the troll right back, saying it was almost as good as being in the Bee Gees.

Nick Jonas: 1. Internet: 0.

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