Miley Cyrus' '7 Things' Is About Nick Jonas, Director Brett Ratner Seemingly Reveals.
He recalled discussing the video with the young star during a visit to her home, where she told him how much the song — which she co-wrote — means to her, and said that it's about an ex-boyfriend. (
Cyrus told MTV News last month that much of the album is about ex-boyfriends.)
While Ratner declined to reveal who exactly that ex is, he gave away a significant detail — perhaps inadvertently — that seems to confirm the song is about Nick Jonas. Cyrus recently admitted, after months of unconfirmed speculation, that
she dated Jonas for two years.
"She had me come out to her house," Ratner recalled. "She started showing me all of her personal items from under her bed that her ex-boyfriend gave her. So she pulled out his dirty socks and a bunch of photographs.
"The necklace she's wearing in the video is the necklace he gave her," he said. "She's wearing his diabetes or medical necklace."
Nick recently made himself a de facto spokesperson for awareness of the disease: Earlier this month, the group held a press conference where he said the title track to their new LP,
A Little Bit Longer — for which he wrote the lyrics — is a "life song"
where he addresses his affliction.
He also pointed out what he sees as her emotional maturity, and her comfort with being a 15-year-old superstar.
"She's not, like, frustrated with where she's at," he said. "You can tell by the lyrics that they're very personal and that's how she'll make that transition. The stuff she talks about in the video is clever and emotional and fun at the same time. You can be 18 and enjoy it too."
MTV.
Oh, young love: Miley Cyrus' '7 Things' song is about Nick Jonas
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