In a 2013 interview with Vulture, Joe Jonas reflected back on his time with Disney when he was starring in the 2009 sitcom "Jonas" along with his brothers Nick and Kevin Jonas. He admitted that working with the network came "with certain expectations." Just like actor Stefanie Scott, Joe felt as if he "had to sugarcoat" most of his life because he was a Disney star.
While Joe credited Disney for making his band, the Jonas Brothers, "more famous than we ever knew we could be," he did reveal that they were restricted from doing things that didn't look right in the eyes of Disney. "We didn't want to disappoint anyone — our parents, our fans, our employers — so we put incredible pressure on ourselves, the kind of pressure that no teenager should be under," he said. Adding that they were "expected to be perfect," Joe also admitted that the band was not allowed to come up with any lyrics that were "slightly sexual," stating, "It felt like we couldn't be creative, so we stopped listening to them and just started handing s*** in."
After Joe's Vulture piece came out, fellow Disney actor Dylan Sprouse called him out for stating that the company had hindered his ability to be creative. "I think it's bulls*** that they were robbed of choice of creativity," Sprouse said on his Tumblr, adding, "If they wanted to, they could have told Disney 'NO.' Cole and I did this hundreds of times and we ended up alright."
