Kevin Jonas Quotes

I see myself as like the lead singer of a band or something.

Lead singers not only do the majority of the work, but their personalities are singled out and taken as the general attitude of the unit.

I've never been uncomfortable being a frontman.

Joel? He's the rock star! When you see Joel step on stage... he's born to be a rock star.

What I do is I'm a bandleader, frontman, entertainer.

I don't have the genetic make up of a frontman, but I'm learning how to do it.

That's what being a front man is all about - the idea of having something supple underneath you, that machine that roars and can turn on a dime.

It's weird but I've never really been the type to have fixations on the leading man actor. I've always been drawn more to the rock star. I love a guy on the microphone commanding an audience.

Someone asked me what the key to being a good frontman was, and I think having a sense of humor about it is pretty near the top of that list. It's a very strange place to be in, and I don't take that role too seriously.

I feel like I can be a frontman; I feel like I have good songs.

Mick Jagger can sing. Mick Jagger is a great entertainer.

You know, when Michael Jackson does the moonwalk, he's showing off! When Prince or Hendrix do a guitar solo, it's confidence! I would hate to be at a show and some nervous wreck is sweating up there and doesn't feel like he deserves to be there.

I feel like I own the stage.

I was the lead singer in a lot of the bands I was in. You have to be comfortable. You gotta get up there and sell the song. You have to get up there and sell the lyric. You gotta be able to feel it.

All the bands I've played with have had dynamic front men.

I do like my rock stars to be a little larger than life. I don't mind the earnest ones at all, but I do like a bit of individuality.

If you don't own the stage, you shouldn't be in rock n' roll.

Cyndi Lauper knows how to work a crowd.

I look up to Mick Jagger because he's an amazing performer and he's such an individual. I respect him and admire him eternally.

I've always thought of myself as so unsuited to be a frontman.

I'm happy with the way everyone presents themselves onstage.

I guess I'm a born ham.

I really don't think of myself as a singer. I think of myself as an entertainer, and the best place I do it is onstage.

Own the stage, command the stage, and don't be afraid to be the best you can be.

Most frontmen are not born hams like David Lee Roth. We're more like Joey Ramone: awkward geeks who somehow find our place in the world on the stage.