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“These songs were all important to me at some point in my life,” explains Jonas, “Some of them make me remember my childhood, or a time in my life that I’d lean on the song for help.”

Joe Jonas

“The first three songs I chose were no brainers as they’ve always been on my most-played list, but after that it started getting tricky to narrow down. But I was glad to go back and collect the songs that have moved me the most, and I’ve been listening to the playlist a lot between shows.”

Jinjoo

Speaking about Queen classic “Bohemian Rhapsody”, Jonas says: “Queen and Freddie Mercury are heroes to me and musically they inspire so much of what I do now. As a band we walk out on stage to this song, so it’s really important for us as a unit. It sets the mood, especially at a big show like the show at Hyde Park: you walk out to Queen and it makes you proud!”

Cole Whittle

Jonas revealed how he took inspiration from the performers he idolises to shape his identity as a frontman: from the flamboyance and artistry of Freddie Mercury and Boy George, to the rock ‘n’ roll sex appeal of Rod Stewart. “For a long time Rod was a hero and an icon to me. “Da Ya Think I’m Sexy” is just such a confident song. I think all artists have a different persona they go into, or a switch they hit when they walk on stage, and I would listen to this as a warmup song to get to that place before I performed.”

Jack Lawless

Speaking about Nirvana’s “Come As You Are”, Jonas says: “As a ‘90s kid, Nirvana was the best rock ‘n’ roll band of the era, and this is my favourite of their songs. Kurt Cobain was such a great frontman - he obviously cared a lot about his family and his music but he didn’t take himself seriously and he wore what he wanted on stage”

DNCE

“This one is kind of a rare bird,” says Jonas of Jefferson Starship’s 1979 song “Jane”. “It’s one that I think rock lovers from the ‘70s and ‘80s will know. It brings back childhood memories, but it’s also just a badass rock ‘n’ roll song. I love southern rock and it definitely has an influence on the music I make with DNCE now.”

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