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Joe Jonas recently sat down with MTV News, and in the middle of the conversation, he recalled what had to be one of his worst days ever. It was a day that included a stolen bike, a ruined ice cream cone and a loss for his favorite baseball team, the Yankees.

Here’s the tale of woe, straight from the source. He said, “All the time [I go biking]. Actually, my bike was stolen – it really was. I had a bike; literally it was my best friend. I rode it everywhere and in the middle of the day, it was sunny out me and Nick were shopping in SoHo. I locked it up on Prince and Mercer, so it’s a pretty busy street.

“Locked it up, a good lock, I mean it wasn’t a heavy duty lock,” he continued. “And I came back ten minutes later and it was gone … it’s really tough. I’m OK now, but at the time I was pretty depressed.”

Nick, being the good baby bro he is, tried to cheer him up. “Then Nick was like, ‘Let me buy you ice cream. It’ll make you feel better,’ cause ice cream makes anyone feel better for that five minutes and then you feel like crap afterwards. But then I dropped my ice cream cone on the ground and everybody around me was literally like, ‘Awww.’ It was so sad.”

But, it gets worse. “And then I went to a Yankees game and the Yankees lost horribly,” he added. “It was the worst day ever. I was [like], ‘Can I just go to bed now?’”

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To all the Joe Jonas fans out there in the Philippines, here is your chance to see Joe Jonas LIVE in the Philippines. I heard it was FREE. Here are the locations:

Joe Jonas live in Manila and Cebu at the Ayala Malls
May 25 – Trinoma 4PM
May 25 – Grennbelt 7PM
May 26 – ATC 7PM
May 27 – Ayala Center Cebu

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By Eden Univer

This swoon-worthy singer wants to raise money and awareness for the special olympics, mentor teens with a dream, and dress like David Beckham. Read on to find out what else he has in store.

Joe Jonas, the middle brother in the famed Jonas Brother trio, isn’t simply content to make music, movies, and television. His fans inspired him to get involved with the Special Olympics and he’s since gotten thousands of people involved in his “fun runs” across the country.

When ACUVUE approached Joe about being involved with their 1-DAY Contest, he jumped at the chance. The contest gives people the opportunity to be mentored for a day by stars like Joe, Demi Lovato, Tyler Blackburn and more. If you’re interested in meeting one of your favorite celebs, log on to ACUVUE’s YouTube channel to find out how to enter.

Joe also spilled on which stars influence his style and why he thinks he’s a fashion risk taker.

How did you originally get involved with the Acuvue 1-Day contest?
“About two years ago, they reached out to me about working with them on this project. It made sense because I wear contacts and I also love the idea of being able to help somebody and mentor them through a dream they have. For me, my 1-Day dream was always to do something with the Special Olympics.”

Did you have a vision when you were younger of your 1-Day and has that changed over time?
“It has changed over time. I have a bigger, broader spectrum of what I can do. At first, it was talking with my friends about a fun run for the Special Olympics. And we wanted everyone to get together and run and raise money for the Special Olympics. It went from about six hundred people to thousands. I thought it was crazy that this small idea can actually happen—what else can we do?”

“A few years later, I went in front of Congress. Not every state has the Special Olympics. The fact that I could walk in with camera crews, and these heads of states are obviously not going to just say no, it was encouraging and exciting! Taking it full circle and being able to encourage someone else was a dream come true.”

What made you chose the Special Olympics as your charity?
“I would get on stage and perform in front of different crowds around the world and see—whether they were Special Olympics athletes or teens affected with intellectual disabilities—the joy that people had at my concerts. I had to do something for them because they were bringing me such joy.”

Do you have any advice for teens that want to set long term goals and tips for achieving those goals?
“I know it sounds clichéd, but practice makes perfect. With music and acting, you can never just be the best. You always have to challenge yourself, and, growing up in a band with brothers, we pushed each other to make better music and to focus. On the charitable side, it’s about coming up with bigger and newer ideas. It’s not always about money, it’s about community and getting people involved.”

How do you recommend someone start the ball rolling if they feel inspired to help others?
“Get your family and friends involved. They’re the ones that are going to support you the most. They’re the ones that’ll be there no matter what. Don’t be afraid of asking people around you because you never know—at least ask.”

What are some qualities that you think make someone a good mentor?
“My father is my mentor and a friend. As an adult, from father to friend, he’s encouraging no matter what. As a mentee, learning to take creative and constructive criticism is important. You understand what you have to do to further your career and ideas. You have to be able to listen.”

How would you describe your personal style?
“I like colors—they’re really fun. Compared to my brothers, I’m more of a risk taker when it comes to clothes.”

Are there any celebrities past or present that have influenced your look or inspired your look?
“I always look at artists or other musicians or actors. I love athletes like David Beckham and Dwyane Wade and how they wear clothes. They dress up, look really sharp, and have a sense of style. They aren’t just athletes that wear big suits. I’ve always observed Mick Jagger and he’s always worn cool clothes and gotten away with it.”

How would you describe your personal style?
“There’s this thing called the Peanut. It’s a beard trimmer and it’s really good. It’s really phat because I wake up, use it, and go. It’s safe!”

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May 11 2012 6:53 AM EDT
By Jocelyn Vena

What do Nicki Minaj, Katy Perry and Joe Jonas have in common? Well, aside from being internationally renowned pop stars, all three are involved in a new campaign Pepsi has just launched. “Live for Now” focuses on the motto “carpe diem” and celebrates spontaneity through events, digital marketing and, of course, musical partnerships.

For Jonas, the opportunity to spread that message fits with his own philosophy about living life to the fullest. “It’s, I think, a good match. A lot of stuff that I love to do is spontaneous, last minute and living in the moment,” he explained to MTV News. “And what better way to encourage people and my fans to be able to live in the moment? ‘Live for Now’ is tweeting about it and getting them involved.”

As for being the face of the campaign alongside Perry and Minaj (whose Pepsi ads already debuted), well, for Joe, that was icing on the cake. “I’m in great company: Nicki Minaj, Katy Perry, more people to come, it’s an incredible little circle right now,” he explained.

“So, hopefully, we’ll all be able to do something together one day. But, as for now, just being able to do it individually and encourage their fans, my fans to get out there, or whomever, and be able to send in their little videos or pictures of them doing things that are in the moment.”

And, he added, those moments can be big or small. “I love being able to travel, take trips,” he said. “I called my buddies up. I literally called one of my best friends [brother-in-law Mikey Deleasa], he showed up to my house in New York, and I’m like, ‘Hey, what are you doing tomorrow? Let’s go to Vegas. Let’s do it!’ We had an incredible trip. We went to the Mayweather fight, and living in the moment and having a good time.

“But, if you can’t take Vegas trips on the weekend, there’s amazing things to do probably in your area,” he added. “Or, a road trip with your friends is always great.”

Earlier this month, Pepsi announced that Michael Jackson, who struck a deal with the brand in 1984, will be featured on Pepsi cans as a part of the campaign. The cans arrive Stateside later this month.

Whose Pepsi ad are you most excited to see? Share your pick in the comments below!

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Joe Jonas seems, by all accounts, like a nice young man. Nice enough that we even kind of buy that he’s doing Pepsi’s “Live for Now” campaign for something other than the money.

“It’s cool to be able to go to this platform and check out different pop culture things that are going on,” he told us, explaining the global promotion aiming to inspire people to live in the moment.
But, moving on, let’s talk underwear and flirty faxes.

On his forward fans’ actions
“The boldest is probably throwing articles of underwear on stage. That has happened. And then I’ve had a fan once ask me to punch them, which I thought was crazy, and they were like, ‘Well because then, you know, I’ll always remember it.’ I’m like, ‘You know what? I really don’t wanna do that.’ That was a female fan. I didn’t hit her.

Wait — how many undies?
I don’t really collect them. How many has the stage collected? It could be in like the 50 range.

On getting a girl’s attention — the non-underwear method
I faxed somebody once. I was asking somebody on a date. I met her at a store and I sent her a fax that said, hey would you like to go out with me, here’s my number. She faxed me back.

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Joe Jonas teams up with Pepsi’s “Live For Now” global campaign to help inspire fans around the world to live in the moment. Check out the following interview with Joe on how it will work…

Mike Ragogna: Joe, how’s it going?

Joe Jonas: It’s been going really well. It’s a pretty easy day, we’ve been running around, but it’s been pretty good.

Joe, how are you involved with the new Pepsi Pulse initiative?

Pepsi and I have teamed up together to encourage my fans and encourage people out there to go to this cool page where they can understand a little more about what’s going on with pop culture and get them connected a little easier, also to encourage my fans to go out there and hash tag “Live For Now,” which is an awesome campaign to help people get inspired to live in the moment, showcase what they’re doing to live in the moment, and I’m able to share my live in the moment.

What are some of the “Live For Now” activities you’ll be doing, what would a normal day of posts be like for you?

It can vary, it can be anything. Personally, I think it’s going to be everything from keeping up with what’s going on that’s in the entertainment world that I really like to things that could be spontaneous twists, or it could be trying a new food that I’ve never tried before. It could be from anything to everything.

Very nice. What about its association with Twitter? It’s going to be a Twitter-ish, right?

Yeah, it’s all platforms thrown together. Mostly, Twitter is where people can go on and Tweet and hash-tag this. But there’s also a web site that’s been created that going to be really cool for people to go to. My content is going to be on there, and there are other artists like Nicky Minaj, Katy Perry, and others that are going to be announced soon. It’s going to have a bunch of different stuff, which will keep people involved and updated on what’s going on in pop culture.

Your fans would also be able to post, right?

Yeah, absolutely. They can post creative, interesting stuff that might even make it on the Pepsi page. Or I might re-Tweet it, depending on whether I really think it’s cool stuff or a little bit different, just to be able to encourage them to keep active on it.

It seems like Pepsi Pulse is trying to bring to people those things in pop culture that are relevant in the moment.

Yeah, I feel like that’s always something that’s vital for me and for young people. I think that’s why this is so cool with Pepsi. It’s very visual; there’s always the difference between reading something online or seeing visuals and videos. It keeps you excited and educated and keeps you up to date with what’s going on in your city or the world.

You mentioned before about posting stuff that you like, such as concerts and music. What have you got your eye on lately? What are you listening to and what are you looking out for?

Right now I’ve been looking into the new Norah Jones record, which is truly fantastic, I really like it. I’ve been listening to this artist, Frank Ocean, who is really great. The Weekends are great, this DJ, a seventeen-year-old who’s name is Madeon. I just saw The Avengers movie, thought it was fantastic, a really great movie and looking forward to the second one already.

Yeah, I thought it was amazing too.

It was funny because I was like, “OK am I really going to love this film?” because it’s just a lot going on, a lot of characters. But I was really shocked, blown away because I thought it was really great.

My favorite thing about that movie is that every time a character was up at bat, it was their movie.

Yeah, literally they each had their own piece of the puzzle, it was so great. I was really happy to see that The Hulk looked really good in it, it made his character really awesome.

Finally, right? So will there be other kinds of posts that you’ll be making on Pepsi Pulse, like when you’re working on something, will you be using this as your platform to try it out with fans?

Absolutely. I think it’s a great way to keep people involved and showcase the new music that I’m creating with my brothers again and even share places that I’m traveling to.

I was a little shy of asking that. You’re working on your own stuff, but you’re also working on projects as The Jonas Brothers?

Yeah, I just started up again in a studio with my brothers and we’re just creating music right now. I’m excited to share it with the fans, the songs I’ve gotten so far, and it won’t be too long before they start hearing stuff.

So what about mentoring? Are you in a place in your life where you feel like your role is looking at some acts and discovering new music, maybe trying to help folks out a little?

Yeah, it’s funny you say that. There are a couple of opportunities that might be a possibility for me to be in those kinds of roles. I find it funny to be the old guy on the block now that all these young artists are coming out, and I think I’ve gone through so much, everything from personal stuff to the music side of it. The wins, the defeats, and carrying on where you’ve been doing it for six or seven years now and we understand both circles of both sides, the good and the bad and what’s going on. So the mentorship side of things has always been interesting to me.

Were you guys mentored?

There were certain people who have said things to us that have really struck a chord. Everybody from Nick Carter from the Backstreet Boys, who said to me a long time ago, “Watch the people around you and their mistakes so that you don’t make the same ones.” I felt like that was really incredible. My dad has been a big mentor, musically and personally. He’s a friend to me and as I’m older we’ve become closer friends now. Our relationships have changed but only for the better. He always said to us, “Live like you’re at the bottom even if you’re at the top.” We still live by that.

Beautiful. That leads to my traditional question, which is what advice do you have for new artists?

I think the biggest advice I have for new artists is know that all this can go away tomorrow and really respect the people around you and treat them right. This isn’t an opportunity that many people have. Also, even though you might not have one, have a photographic memory if you can. There are small things from people you meet that you’ll feel like, “Wait, I can’t believe I didn’t even stop to appreciate this moment.”

What is Joe Jonas’ future?

My future is probably focusing on the band and being able to do everything I can right now to make the band bigger than it’s ever been and continue to make music that I’m proud of. Then I think music and acting is something that I want to be involved in, or also internships for other artists, whether on my own label, or making projects for each of them. I love to create.

Joe, thank you so much for your time, I really appreciate it.

Thank you, nice talking to you!

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