Life to Go On, But Jonas Brothers Call It Quits Sic transit gloria mundi; a flower blooms and then wilts; a great empire flourishes and then fades away. And so, too, must time eventually take its toll on the Jonas Brothers, the pop-rock act that announced its breakup on Tuesday after the abrupt cancellation of a planned tour. "It's over for now," the oldest brother, Kevin Jonas, 25, told People magazine. The youngest brother, Nick, 21, added: "It's really hard to say "forever." We're closing a chapter, for sure. "It was a unanimous decision," said the middle brother, Joe, 24. He's such a trouper. The Jonas Brothers, three fresh-faced siblings from Wyckoff, N.J., found musical success before any of the brothers was old enough to vote: first in the Christian rock category with their 2006 album "It's About Time," then in the mainstream with albums like "A Little Bit Longer" and "Lines, Vines and Trying Times," released by Disney-owned Hollywood Records. The band was also featured in the Disney Channel's popular "Camp Rock" TV-movie series, and starred in its own Disney Channel show, "Jonas L.A." (originally titled "Jonas"). But a silence fell over the band's excitable young listeners when it was announced this month that the Jonas Brothers were canceling a 19-city North American tour that was to begin Oct. 11. A spokesman said at the time that there was "a deep rift within the band" and "a big disagreement over their musical direction." No support line for grieving fans was immediately announced. An earlier version of this post misstated the ages and birth order of Joe and Nick Jonas.