Nick Jonas on posing in his underwear and courting his gay fans: “That’s a really good feeling”

I’m always looking for a reason to post a few pics of Nick Jonas in his underwear.

He recently had a chat with Rolling Stone and talked a bit about posing in his underwear and courting gay fans. Nothing really new but let’s go with it and enjoy the pretty pictures.

Some excerpts:
The photo shoot you did last year where you were in your underwear, grabbing your crotch, pretty much single-handedly jump-started your solo career. Did you know it was going to be such a big deal when you took the photos?
I had no idea. It just kind of happened, and now I have a lot of unexpected new fans. It was pretty interesting to watch it all unfold and travel in the way it did. It’s resurfacing at the moment, as another male artist [Justin Bieber] has done a photo shoot similar to it. It’s one of those things where I’m getting sick of looking at myself like that.

Between those photos, your role as a gay martial artist on the TV show Kingdom and your performances at gay clubs, you’ve become a new gay icon. How do you feel about that?
I don’t know if I’d necessarily call myself a gay icon. But my goal in the last year was to expand and grow as a person and an artist, and embracing my gay fans was a priority. Some of my gay friends have thanked me for that, and that’s a really good feeling.

Were you worried about backlash from your old fans?
Of course. I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t a little fearful. But you have to be willing to say, “I know I’m pushing myself, and if not everybody comes with me, that’s OK.” I’m just thankful that a lot of them did.