Joe Bonamassa recalls reaction to Nick Jonas’s 2016 performance at the AMC awards as an infamous example of toxic guitar culture. Joe Bonamassa has a blunt message for the “armchair quarterbacks” and keyboard warriors who fuel toxic guitar culture online. Bonamassa tells Guitar Interactive Magazine. He points to one infamous example: Nick Jonas’ widely mocked performance with Kelsea Ballerini at the 2016 ACM Awards. Recalling the performance, Jonas explained how quickly things unraveled.