Miley Cyrus' half-brother Trace has launched a stinging attack on his younger sister's pals the Jonas Brothers - calling the trio "totally fake."

Trace Cyrus, who fronts his own band Metro Station, has defended his image as a grungy, tattooed rocker - insisting he is much happier than his pop peers.

And even though his 16-year-old sibling once dated Nick Jonas and remains close friends with the bandmembers, Cyrus has slammed the Disney stars for their clean-cut personas.

He tells Details magazine, "I'm not trying to clean my image to make anyone happy. I could have gone the route of the Jonas Brothers. Those guys can't live their lives freely. They have to put out this image that's totally fake."

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