Nick Jonas Opens Up About ‘Tragic’ Duet with Kelsea Ballerini: From Mockery to Therapy
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Nick Jonas detailed how performing a duet with Kelsea Ballerini turned ‘tragic’ on stage which ultimately put him to therapy.
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Nick Jonas admits he still receives backlash for his performance with Kelsea Ballerini
Nick Jonas sat down for an interview on the ‘Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard’ podcast where got candid about his all-time ‘worst moment’ on live television.
Moreover, Jonas went on to reveal that his ‘tragic’ performance with Kelsea Ballerini prompted him to seek counseling.
If you didn’t know, the incident took place in 2016 when Jonas joined hands with Ballerini to perform her hit single Peter Pan at the Academy of Country Music Awards.
Why Nick Jonas' Performance With Kelsea Ballerini Sent Him to Therapy Nick Jonas would've preferred if this performance had stayed in Neverland. The Jonas Brothers singer admitted that his 2016 ACM Awards appearance with Kelsea Ballerini—during which he had a… pic.twitter.com/ovsybWcIQ8
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In addition, after Ballerini sang her part of the track, Jonas took the stage and seemingly performed a painful guitar solo with his electric guitar.
He said, ‘In retrospect, I can kind of laugh about how big I thought it was. But it did travel more than I wish it would have, and it did cause me to go to therapy.’
He continued, ‘I come out for my thing. I rehearsed it a million times. I’m feeling really confident about it — not even really thinking about it like it’s a thing that’s going to be problematic.’
Additionally, he mentioned, ‘I started off, it was fine and as I walked towards her, I just went completely blank and I hit a wrong note and blacked out basically and clocked that it was wrong and I couldn’t stop.’
How did netizens react to Nick Jonas’ performance with Kelsea Ballerini?
Nick Jonas reportedly gained notoriety immediately after he made the mistake on stage with the fans pointing out his error.
Additionally, some users provided him with guitar instructions on how to play the version he perfor med incorrectly.
Nevertheless, as per US Magazine, the New Jersey native tried his best to laugh along with the memes.
However, a few internet users could not help but make fun of Jonas again for his statement about therapy.
A user wrote, ‘It put me into therapy as well.’
It put me into therapy as well.
— kevin hanson (@KevvyJHanson) May 22, 2023
Another fan noted, ‘Ayo, his solo was funny af but mistakes happen, i think he got bullied enough.’
Ayo, his solo was funny af but mistakes happen, i think he got bullied enough
— anto (@admlt01) May 22, 2023
Someone else chimed in to say, ‘Oh no. I had a bad day at work. I need a therapist!’
Oh no. I had a bad day at work. I need a therapist!
— Belladreamz (@BelladreamzMS) May 23, 2023
🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡
Nick Jonas went to therapy after bad country music award show performance https://t.co/Y6JkGGwHWY #FoxNews
A different fan remarked, ‘They went to therapy after listening.’
The went to therapy after listening.
— Salt Pile PharmD (@skyrimsaltpile) May 23, 2023
Also, another user penned, ‘Shoulda sent him to Music School…’
Shoulda sent him to Music School…😁😁😁😁
— Frederick (@Frederi32464870) May 23, 2023
