Joe Jonas Says He Sought Therapy After His Solo Album Underperformed
Joe Jonas has revealed that the underwhelming commercial reception of his 2011 solo debut album, Fastlife, led to panic attacks and physical pain severe enough that a doctor recommended he see a therapist. He made the disclosure on a recent episode of Hey Jonas!, the podcast he hosts with brothers and Jonas Brothers bandmates Nick and Kevin, explaining that he had expected the record to replicate the trio's earlier success and had wrongly tied its performance to his own self-worth.
Fastlife peaked at No. 15 on the Billboard 200, with its lead single "See No More" reaching only No. 92 on the Hot 100, results Jonas found deeply deflating. He initially resisted the idea of therapy, instead coping with long bike rides away from his phone, before eventually finding renewed success first with his band DNCE and its 2015 hit "Cake by the Ocean," and later with the Jonas Brothers' 2019 reunion album Happiness Begins, led by their first ever Hot 100 No. 1, "Sucker."
- Joe Jonas says Fastlife's flop caused panic attacks and physical pain
- A doctor's advice led him to consider therapy, which he initially resisted
- He later rebounded with DNCE and the Jonas Brothers' reunion success
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Joe Jonas is one third of the pop-rock band Jonas Brothers, alongside his brothers Nick and Kevin, who found huge fame in the late 2000s. After the group went on hiatus, Joe released a solo album called Fastlife in 2011, hoping it would match the success he'd had with the band.
The album did not perform as well as expected, reaching only a modest chart position, and its lead single fared even worse. Jonas has now said this disappointment affected him badly at the time, causing panic attacks and physical symptoms that led a doctor to suggest he see a therapist, though he initially avoided doing so.
He shared these details on Hey Jonas!, a podcast he presents with his brothers. The wider context is that the Jonas Brothers later reunited and returned to major chart success, while Joe also found further success with a separate band called DNCE, showing how his career recovered after this difficult period.