Alex Warren on Collaborating with Joe Jonas on "Burning Down"

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00:00So, we're at Jingle Ball. How excited are you to be here tonight and who are you most excited to see?

00:04Oh my god, I'm stoked. I saw my friend Benson, which I'm really stoked about.

00:08I want to see Teddy, because he's the sweetest human in the earth.

00:12I think Katy Perry's right there, which is crazy! Nuts!

00:16Insane.

00:17And you actually just released a song yourself. You got Birdie done with Joe Jonas.

00:20So, how did that collaboration come about and were you a fan ahead of time?

00:24Oh my god, who's not a fan of the Jonas Brothers and Camp Rock?

00:27Oh, Camp Rock is the shit. Sorry.

00:30No, truthfully, I've been blessed and he told me later that he was a fan and I've always been a fan.

00:36It's no secret. So, it's really cool.

00:38It's also really hard to be in a video with Joe, because he's so good looking and I look like Voldemort.

00:45So, it's awesome. So, it's really cool.

00:47You look great. Don't self-deprecate.

00:49Thanks.

00:50I wanted to ask too, the song is so emotional. Do you want to talk a little bit about the inspiration behind it?

00:55Yeah, I mean, Burning Down for me, I've been in a lot of toxic relationships, I guess.

00:59Not a lot, but one very public one.

01:02I think something really important to me is taking something that affected my life in a negative way

01:09to turn it into something beautiful in my story and I'm really excited about it.

01:14It's also about, I grew up in an addicted household, an abusive household.

01:18Getting out of that situation is really important and realizing that you're not alone.

01:23That's beautiful and it's great that you're sharing your story. A lot of people appreciate it.

01:26Thanks so much.

01:27Did you have a favorite Jonas Brothers song growing up? Because you bring up Camp Rock. I'm a fan, I have to ask.

01:32You know what's funny? Burning Up, which is so funny because I wrote Burning Down, but Burning Up, yeah.