Nick Jonas says he relinquished some control over his career in an effort to explore new avenues.

The singer told Harper's Bazaar that he wanted to indulge in creativity after the Jonas Brothers split in 2013.

The US star since went solo and has now released three albums.

Jonas said: "I think the biggest thing was I had to give up control first and kind of say, all right, I was gripping it all too tightly; let me just take a step back and work with some new people, get creative and not be afraid to just go there.

"So the biggest piece of that was opening up and being willing to explore new things, and then in return I wrote some music that I'm really proud of, that really connected, and found some great projects that I could evolve in."

Jonas meanwhile released his latest album 'Last Year Was Complicated' on Friday (June 10).

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