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Nick Jonas sat down with Elle Magazine to talk about the release of his new single, “Chains”. During the interview the star also talked about his new show, Kingdom, fighting, and showed off his new cocktail.

Highlights from the interview can be found below and you can see the recipe for Nick’s drink, “Bombay Dreams” in our gallery.

On getting into shape for his show, Kingdom: “I got really into fitness last year. I have to take my shirt off for a lot of the sex scenes in Kingdom and I wanted to look back and be okay with how I looked. It was actually why I created this drink. I was looking for something low calorie and low carb while we were on tour in South America last spring.

I was training a lot and trying to change my diet. Traditionally I don’t like vodka. I’m a beer and wine person. I mean, I’ll drink vodka, because it works, but I’ve always liked gin. So I walked up to a bartender and told him a bunch of things that I liked. And was like, ‘Please, can you make this really simple gin drink.'”

On if he has ever gotten into a fight in real life: “I mean I had a couple instances, but this was before I knew how to fight. With most men, the instinct is like, ‘Oh, I can handle myself.’ But you learn very quickly, when you’re trained by real fighters, that the art of fighting is a totally different thing. I’m pretty glad I didn’t get into those fights when I didn’t know how to fight. The one thing I’ve learned is that it’s all about submission. I would never kill someone, but I’d put them to sleep. It’s better.”

To read the full interview click here. Make sure to catch the premiere of Nick’s music video for “Chains” when it is released at midnight tonight!