At 7.20pm, my phone rang at exactly the moment I was told it would and Nick Jonas cheerily welcomed me into his cab with him and his two brothers for a chat.
By 7.26pm I started to wonder whether there's a clause written into their contracts to ensure they mention their fans every other sentence.
All chipping in through the speaker phone, the boys manage to turn almost every answer into a plug for the droves of teenage girls who would not think twice about skipping school to see "the best boy band EVER".
"We wouldn't be here without our fans," says Nick. "Here" being in a limo heading across South America following a gig in Brazil. "No matter where we are, they are always amazing. Breathtaking. They never let us down."
I don't think I can be blamed for assuming they were done with that line of thought. "So where next-" I begin. Apparently not, I discovered, as my question is cut off.
"There is always an energy which never dies and it reminds us why we are here. We are truly blessed to have fans like ours."
Staying grounded
Okay, okay — enough already. I roll my eyes, sigh as inwardly as I can keep it, and give up on another question.
"It would be so easy to get above your station and believe we are something we're not," says Nick. "But we try and keep ourselves grounded and spend time with the people who have given us the opportunity to do what we love."
The opening of this thrilling read is potential car-crash journalism. Hang in there. There is a method to my madness.
You see, it wasn't until I worked out that this obsession with their fans was 100 per cent genuine that I really allowed myself to get into the pure souls of these three religion-bound boys.
Whoever said religion and rock 'n' roll don't mix? Raised by a pastor with a penchant for Christian rock, the Jonas Brothers were performing on Broadway before they even considered teenage life. The brothers are the Disney fairytale of three normal lads who strive and achieve global domination.
Unlike other Disney tales though, these boys did it with their clothes on.
A suggestive Vanity Fair shoot (Miley Cyrus) or head shaving meltdown (the Mickey Mouse Club-bred Britney Spears) just doesn't seem due any time soon.
"We really are just normal boys," says Nick. "A regular day means time at the gym, a trip to the city or pulling together some people for a game of football."
In the time it took me to ask whether he meant American football or soccer, we were back on the fans thread.
"A big part of our time is for doing press and meeting fans. We do lots of meet-and-greets because we want to give back as much as we can."
At a recent event in Spain the boys were literally lifted from a crowd as things looked like they could get out of hand.
"They thought we'd get 5,000, but 25,000 showed up. It was intense — a little scary at times but exciting."
But it wasn't always this easy. Just five years ago Nick and his brothers were playing their spiritual tunes at gigs for audiences of less than 10 people across New Jersey.
Traditional values
Now they are platinum-selling artists the world over, have played to millions, been Grammy-nominated, and last year were the first artists in history to hold three top-ten spots in the Billboard charts at the same time.
Cue the grateful fan speak.
"We really have nobody else to thank but our fans."
In a music world saturated by sex and drugs, the Jonas Brothers have cracked the opposite, making traditional values and chastity cool while producing the most wholesome music since the Jackson 5 told us we never can say goodbye.
And they'll be in Abu Dhabi Thursday night.
"We are very excited about the show. We don't really know what to expect but hope it will be a lot of fun. We have heard lots of things about the UAE. That it's beautiful, hot and full of culture. We'd love to go to Ferrari World too."
Cue the fan-fare.
"It's always a bit nervous when you play somewhere new, but technology keeps us close to our fans, and that helps. We are always connected on Twitter and Facebook and it reminds you that people are following you from all over the world. The world of technology is actually very exciting. Joe tweets all the time," adds Nick.
"I prefer to be a little more connected with the real world and live in the moment a bit more."
Nick, Kevin and Joe have played to millions of screaming young fans, throngs of teenage girls with ribbons in their hair and boy bands on their minds.
Fainting, weeping and screaming is usual and apparently you can even suffer from OJD, or Obsessive Jonas Disorder.
So when did it become cool to be square? They wear purity rings which they generally refuse to discuss and avoid describing themselves as a Christian band. But it oozes from them without consideration.
"We never fall out — we are best friends," says Nick, as brothers all over the world resound "whatever".
On the phone it has to be said the Jonases are adorable. Sickeningly polite, courteous and considerate, I can almost picture the halo of cherubic curls glowing above their heads as their parents look on proudly.
You almost wish the most well-mannered rock gods in history would just lose it, just for a second. "We're pretty easy-going guys and we all get on really well," says Nick. "I think people think we just say that, but we really do.
"We're brothers and we don't actually argue."
This in response to a question about what, if ever, they fall out about. Should have known.
‘Get competitive'
They don't even comment on Demi Lovato last week quitting her tour with the boys and heading into rehab after citing "emotional and physical issues".
"We wish her all the best and would prefer not to be drawn on anything."
Searching desperately for a proverbial bone to be lobbed in my direction, this is the best I came up with: "Sport is the only things which creates any kind of tension. We get extremely competitive and sometimes it can ugly."
As I said, the best I could do. Even as the word ugly is batted about, I can't help but picture three boys standing calmly on a football field, one asking the other whether it would be okay if he scored a goal.
They make the '90s band Hanson look like The Sex Pistols — so it's a good job the music is good.
The message you need to take from this interview: If you're a Jonas Brothers' fan, they love you, worship you (maybe slightly more than you do them) and would love to meet you tonight. If you're not, you will be after the gig. I wasn't a fan, but you just can't help it. I'm converted.
Don't miss it
The Jonas Brothers are performing at the Yas Arena in Abu Dhabi tonight. Tickets cost Dh150. For more info, visit thinkflash.ae
