Q&A: Jared Leto

'My most embarrassing moment? It had to do with karaoke and Eye Of The Tiger'

The closet Jared Leto's come to death? 'It had to to with a gun and some cocaine.'

Jared Leto was born in Louisiana in 1971. He went to New York's School of Visual Arts, and in 1994 was cast opposite Claire Danes in the television series My So-Called Life. His movies include Fight Club, Requiem For A Dream and Alexander, and he put on 67lbs (more than 30kg) to play John Lennon's assassin, Mark Chapman, in Chapter 27. Next February, he will tour the UK with his band, 30 Seconds To Mars.

What is your earliest memory?
Fireworks and a wolf.

When were you happiest?
I'm hoping that hasn't happened yet.

Which living person do you most admire, and why?
Stephen Hawking – a great example of triumph in the face of adversity.

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
The need to sleep.

What is the trait you most deplore in others?
Sycophancy.

What was your most embarrassing moment?
It had to do with karaoke and Eye Of The Tiger.

Property aside, what's the most expensive thing you've bought?
Collectively, as a band, we paid for and built our own recording studio.

What would your super power be?
The power to wipe out greed.

What makes you unhappy?
Obvious and uncontrollable machiavellian tendencies.

What do you most dislike about your appearance?
The computer chip in the back of my brain.

If you could bring something extinct back to life, what would you choose?
Megalodon.

Who would play you in the film of your life?
Robert Pattinson, Zac Efron, Gary Coleman or Christopher Walken.

What is your most unappealing habit?
A relentless pursuit of perfection.

What is your favourite smell?
A campfire.

What is your favourite book?
The Catcher In The Rye.

What would be your fancy dress costume of choice?
Authentic period Genghis Khan body armour or the original Ziggy Stardust outfit.

What is the worst thing anyone's said to you?
Anything that is a lie.

Cat or dog?
Wolf.

What is your guiltiest pleasure?
Art.

What do you owe your parents?
My blood and bones.

To whom would you most like to say sorry, and why?
The planet, for the horrible way we have all treated it.

Who would you invite to your dream dinner party?
God, the devil – and Natalie Portman.

Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
"One more time…"

What is the worst job you've done?
Dishwasher when I was 12.

When did you last cry, and why?
It was a fight with some onions. I lost.

What is the closest you've come to death?
It had to do with a gun and some cocaine. The golden days of youth…

What song would you like played at your funeral?
Sigur Rós Untitled #1 or anything by Aphex Twin.

How would you like to be remembered?
I wouldn't.

What is the most important lesson life has taught you?
That many things are not as big a deal as they seem in the moment.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/ … -interview

"Kings and Queens" and "This is War" on RockBand

Our songs "Kings & Queens" and "This is War" will be available to purchase for the game RockBand on Dec. 15 & 17 (PS3)
http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuse … =522031535

Jared Leto in 20 minutes french newspaper

What inquired you to make music?

Jared Leto: The hippies, vagabonds, my origins on the outskirts of the Mississippi River full ofmusic. I work by instinct, not to make me look different. Pink Floyd, the Clash, it also stimulates.

Films, songs, concerts, girls: you find time to sleep?

Yes. In transport. Currently, with the promotion of the film Mr. Nobody, the album and world tour, everything is speed. The girls go after all that. Finally, it all depends on the girl.

Working with the producer of U2 and the Smashing Pumpkins, what's the final result ?

That puts the pressure, but we are proud that he trusted us. Mr. Flood has arrived with tools at which we weren't used. We groped-together. We crashed all too! Compared to the previous album, we've added African sounds and old synthesizers alongside turntables and guitars.

You write all the songs?

Yes. And each is a chapter. This album is my chapter "deflowering." It is much more "sexual" and powerful than its predecessors.

What is the definition of your music?

Modern and open. A hundred musicians from around the world have come to record songs in our studio in Los Angeles. A young Iranian, who couldn't come to a session "Sonatas around the world, gave me the idea to do a live version online, where users can register.

How do you predict the public-Bercy in Paris in March 2010?

Really? Bercy is in March? I didn't know! I got up and I take my guitar, basta! I love the French public, because he has good taste.

http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuse … =522216353

30 Seconds to Mars: From heartbreak to celebration

1217 FLI LETS GO 30 seconds to mars.jpgCourtesy Photo“It's our most honest album,” 30 Seconds to Mars drummer Shannon Leto says of the band’s latest release, “This is War.” “It's our most raw, poignant album. We recorded it in my and my brother's house.

The road leading to the Dec. 8 release of 30 Seconds to Mars' third album, “This is War,” was an interesting, thought-provoking one. A new president was elected and 30 Seconds to Mars, fronted by singer/actor Jared Leto, was sued by EMI's Virgin Records for $30 million for failing to deliver the third of five albums, as required by contract. The lawsuit was settled and the band re-signed to the label, but without these events, “This is War” wouldn't have turned out the way it did, said Jared Leto's brother, drummer Shannon Leto.

“Yeah, we were being sued for $30 million,” Leto said matter of factly via telephone from a gig in Houston. “There was a lot going on. We were getting a new president. We'd be in the studio and running out to watch the debates. That was exciting. It was an important time. We were going through personal changes. Each of us was evolving in our own kind of way.

“What's great about the album is it represents that time pretty well. There are moments of heartbreak on the album, and there are moments of celebration and that's basically what we went through.”

Most importantly, Leto explained, “This is War,” which features the five-minute single “Kings and Queens,” captures the personality of the band members and the essence of 30 Seconds to Mars.

“It's our most honest album,” Leto said. “It's our most raw, poignant album. We recorded it in my and my brother's house. Everything you hear is unique in sound because it's all been recorded there. Being home like that, instead of a studio, was a much more intimate experience. Much more special. We'd wake up, go to the studio and lay down anything we felt like we needed to lay down for the song.

“There were moments of relaxation but moments of stress, too. We had the monkey on our back of the record label suing us for $30 million. ... It kind of interrupts somewhat of a creative experience. At the same time, it added to it as well. Without that, I don't think the album would sound the way it does.”

But Leto said fans can expect something a little different on “This is War.” The first two albums — 2002’s self-titled album and 2005’s “The Beautiful Lie” — were filled with sweeping epic rock tunes. This one, thanks to producers Flood (U2, Nine Inch Nails, Depeche Mode, and Smashing Pumpkins) and Steve Lillywhite (Rolling Stones, Travis, The Smiths), has a little different flavor.

“We have one song literally with a microphone in a room and Jared playing the piano and singing and Tomo is playing guitar,” Leto said about guitarist/former Detroiter Tomo Milivecic. “That's how we recorded it. When we listened back to it we could hear dishes being washed in the background. We just left it. We left it raw like that. We had another song, which was more electronic, which was filled up with keys and synths and drum loops and all sorts of things that we created. Another song, that's more anthemic, is called ‘Vox Populi,’ which kind of shows what we did with the ‘summit’ that we came up with, which we had people fly in from all over the world to participate in this album. They would chat, stomp, clap, yell, hoot and holler and that song really represents that really well.”

Some fans were able to hear the album prior to its Dec. 8 release, thanks to a leaking of the album online. Leto said that has its good points and bad points.

“We know (who it was) and it's a bummer,” Leto said. “It's a bummer. It's a bum…mer. But at least it wasn't leaked a couple months ago, which can work out. People get to hear the songs before the show and recognize what's going on.

“Actually it's pretty amazing, man,” he added about 30 Seconds to Mars’ holiday shows, which includes a gig at The Fillmore Detroit on Friday. “I have to say. You'll just have to see the live show. People have to check it out. It's a lot different from our past shows, the last album cycle. It's pretty amazing. It's more intimate in a way and it kind of reflects the album. It's honest, vulnerable and exciting and spontaneous and we have the theatrics going on. It's cinematic. It's pretty cool what we're doing. This time we want to bring the audience closer to the live experience. There's some things we're gonna do to support that thinking.”

http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/flin … eartb.html

Голосование за следующий сингл:
http://thirtysecondstomars.thisisthehiv … log/?p=256

Отредактировано Fallen Soul (16 Дек 2009 17:37:33)

Transmission: What should be the new single?, 'This Is War' in Stores NOW!, 12 Steps to Mars, Tonight Show w/ Conan O'Brien

This Week - 12/16/2009

Over the past week Thirty Seconds to Mars were back on the West Coast in the US and played a string of radio shows in Los Angeles, Oakland, San Diego, and Seattle. They also performed Kings and Queens LIVE on the Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien.

Tonight the guys are performing in Chicago, then off to Milwaukee, Detroit and Cleveland before taking a break. The 2010 world Tour starts in February!

Kings and Queens is the first single off the new album, but we are giving you the chance to let us know what you think should be the next single from This Is War.

Upcoming Appearances:

Toronto, Canada
MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2009
5:00 p.m. EST - Much OnDemand
Jared will be live on the show.

7:00 p.m. EST – 102.1 THE EDGE
Jared will be live in-studio at 228 Yonge co-hosting for a full hour with Bookie.

Have you found your face yet? Many of the Faces of Mars are popping up online and you can find some of them posted on the profiles below.

Help us spread the word about Thirty Seconds to Mars and the new album This Is War. Below is a link to the 12 Steps to Mars that should help us gain awareness about the music.

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http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuse … =522505675

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спасибо!!!))

Марсианский народ учат терпению №2:
Теперь надо дожить до фильма! 

Сегодня в 2 часа ночи Джаред был на радио 102.1 The Edge в Торонто.
В эфире прозвучала песня которая выбрана следующим синглом... "барабанная дробь"... Night Of The Hunter!
Качаем тут:
http://www.mediafire.com/?3zn2mzmztyv

What's your favorite song off THIS IS WAR?

Besides "Kings and Queens", what is your favorite song off our album "This is War"?

Let us know by voting for your favorite on OUR WEBSITE. The poll is located on the right sidebar.

http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuse … =523104402

30 Seconds to Mars Emerge With New Sound

This is War, the new 30 seconds to Mars record, is different than the band’s previous two records- stop if you’ve heard this before. Don’t most bands claim each record is different? So you decide if this is different.

Who else invites 1,000 fans to sing chorus on a song? Who else records chants, whisperings, even the sound of a Hawk outside their house to mix in with their music? This Is War even featured 2,000 different album covers featuring individual photos of fans from around the world. The band asked fans to submit pictures of themselves, and then selected the 2,000 best images. The images were then used as covers for the album itself and shipped randomly to stores around the world.

When you have four years between records, you can afford to be a little more creative, and that’s what 30 Seconds to Mars has done.

"We even recorded (the sounds of) a hawk that lives above us. That’s in the beginning of ‘Kings and Queens.’ We recorded crickets, everything. Conversations were recorded with friends," drummer Shannon Leto told Alternative Addiction. "We wanted to show who we are. This album does that. This album is definitely letting people into our world. It’s a lot different than our last two albums."

The time between to two records and the issues with their label helped the band tap into their creative vibe.

"We didn’t have a label for a really long time so we were making, we actually did the album at my brother’s and I house. We paid for it. It was all us and so that allotted us the time. There’s no deadlines, and we could create and express ourselves for a longer period of time," Leto said. "Having that time allowed us to fully, fully express ourselves, and just pour everything that we had inside ourselves into the art."

Recording the album at a house not only gave 30 Seconds to Mars a different sound, it gave them the freedom to go after the sound they were searching for no matter how long it took.

"We have a one song called ‘Night of the Hunter.’ it took 10 days to get the drum sound. I wasn’t happy. I wanted a specific sound," Leto said. "And on another song we listened back to it and we heard dishes being washed in the background so we just kind of felt like it should remain there. There’s moments of true intimacy, moments of true rawness and there’s other songs that are more poignant and explosive and we have electronic songs."

It’s been quite a ride since 30 Seconds to Mars released the platinum selling "A Beautiful Lie" in 2005. Since then, the band was sued by its record label for a whopping $30 million. The suit was settled in April of 2009 and 30 Seconds to Mars then released "This Is War" in early December. It sold over 67,000 units in the United States, entering the Billboard 200 at the No. 18. The album had debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard Alternative Albums chart.

"It took a couple years to make the record and a lot happened during those years. We were being sued for $30 million dollars. We had a new president so that was an amazing thing that was going on, an important thing," Leto said. "We had an economic fallout so the record that we were recording reflects that. It represented a time in our life. You can hear that in the album. Right now we’re touring, we’re doing the Christmas shows and preparing for the world tour next year."

30 Seconds to Mars began their winter tour in Salt Lake City In November and they will continue through December before embarking on a world tour that begins in England in February.

"It’s pretty cool man. It’s definitely a live album. We wanted to bring the audience a little bit closer to us. So far to me it seems like we’re succeeding with that. We’ve always been interested in the people who listed to our music. We do things to support that. My brother came up with the idea of having 2,000 different album covers so people got the first couple 1,000 people could send in the photos and be on the album and be on the CD."

They band opened the door to their fans, and in appreciation their fans are responding.

http://www.alternativeaddiction.com/mus … -New-Sound

Listen To Alternative Addiction's Interview with 30 Seconds To Mars
http://www.alternativeaddiction.com/int … asp?id=527

Jared Leto's Crazy Hair: Caught In A Windstorm? Bed Head?

Jared Leto visited MuchOnDemand in Toronto, Canada, yesterday with a hair raising look. The typical grunge-like star looks more cleaned up than usual, but perhaps he should tone it down a bit. What do you think? See more photos after the jump.

Jared reportedly lost out on the coveted role of "Green Lantern" in Warner Bros.' live-action film based on the DC Comics hero to Ryan Reynolds.

The actor most recently starred in "Mr. Nobody" about a man close to death who ponders the many lives he might have led. As Nemo considers the many different paths his life could have taken, his memory begins to fail him, and he finds it increasingly difficult to be certain which was his real life and which is a product of his imagination.

Jared also sings in the band 30 Seconds to Mars . They just released their latest album, "This Is War."

http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php … _in_a_wind

And finally, another of last week's high debuts, 30 Seconds to Mars' This Is War, did a belly flop in week two, falling 40 spots to #58 as business dropped 58 percent to 28,000.
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/162876 … icia.jhtml

Отредактировано Fallen Soul (23 Дек 2009 21:57:17)

это одна из самых любимых песен! она действительно самая лучшая! в миллион раз лучше оригинала!

Я вижу, Воткинс просто страх потерял......

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Восход солнца над склонами Rocky Mountains

С НОВЫМ ГОДОМ!

Это последние деньки 2009 года и Thirty Seconds to Mars взяли тайм-аут перед репетициями для Мирового Тура, который стартует в феврале.

Ранее, в этом месяце, У Джареда "The Guardian" взяла интервью. Если у вас не было возможности прочесть его, вы можете увидеть его здесь

На прошлой неделе на Спиннере появилась заметка о "Лицах Марса".

Помогайте нам распространять информацию о Thirty Seconds to Mars и новом альбоме. Кликните здесь, чтобы, ежедневно выполняя "12 Шагов к Марсу", помочь нам.

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Ответы в Purgatory:

Вы когда либо сомневались в своей музыке? Думали ли вы, что она недостаточно хороша и было ли у вас желание, все бросить и начать сначала?
МЫ ДЕЛАЕМ ЭТО 1000 РАЗ В ДЕНЬ

Какое ваше определение успеху?
ВЫ СЧАСТЛИВЫ? ЕСЛИ ОТВЕТ - ДА, ТО ВЫ УСПЕШНЫ.

Книга недели - П.Коэльо "Алхимик"
Фильм недели - Амели (реж. Жан-Пьера Жёне, 2001)
Альбом недели - Jeff Buckley - Grace
Сайт недели - http://www.cityharvest.org
Ресторан недели - Longrain - Sydney, Australia

@Attack@
Боже......  :jumping: 
Вот это новости!!!  :insane:

yes! Забрали все представленные номинации :shine:

*фильмфильмфильм*

30 Seconds To Mars Has Film In The Works
By: Don Kaye

30 Seconds To Mars has chronicled the making of its new album, This Is War, in a documentary that singer Jared Leto hopes to show next month at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah and release sometime next fall. Although the film initially focused just on the record, Leto told us that it expanded to include the band's legal battle with its label, world events and even the 2008 presidential election: "The film started as a 'making-of'piece, but then everything that was happening -- I mean, we couldn't ignore that, so we started to talk to people and address some of the things that were happening in the world, you know? We're still editing and shooting, we have 3,000 hours of footage, and it's been pretty interesting. I mean, we've been following everything."

Leto added that the tentative title of the documentary is Artifact.

30 Seconds To Mars was sued by EMI/Virgin Records last year for $30 million after the band attempted to leave its contract. The parties eventually settled and the group is still with the label.

This Is War sold 67,000 copies in its first week to debut at Number 18 on the Billboard album chart on Wednesday (December 16th). The group's previous effort, A Beautiful Lie, has sold more than 1.2 million copies.

The group will begin a headlining tour in March 2010, with Leto telling Billboard.com that it will "have an interactive element . . . that's kind of unlike anything that's ever been done before, we're hoping."

http://www.ezrock1049.com/news/music/87/1040457

Отредактировано @Attack@ (4 Янв 2010 17:56:59)

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Thirty Seconds to Mars в Милуоки

Эта неделя началась с Нового Года. Новый альбом Thirty Seconds to Mars "This is War" вышел почти месяц назад и скоро мы собираемся отправиться в новый Мировой Тур!

Название тура, который посетит все уголки земли, будет "Into the Wild". Новая информация, обновления будут доступны на сайте.

В этом месяце, благодаря "Альбому Месяца", журнал Rocksound напечатал статью о Thirty Seconds to Mars.

Чтобы всегда быть в курсе последних новостей, появлений группы, статей о ней посетите Библиотеку Марса

Помогайте нам распространять информацию о Thirty Seconds to Mars и новом альбоме. Кликните здесь, чтобы, ежедневно выполняя "12 Шагов к Марсу", помочь нам.

Ответы в Purgatory:
Даже несмотря на возрастание вашей популярности, вы всегда уделяете время на общение с фанами. Очевидно, что вам это ничего не стоит, но почему вы все-таки всегда стараетесь пообщаться с фанами?
ПОТОМУ ЧТО МЫ ЛЮБИМ ВАС РЕБЯТА И ЛЮБИМ С ВАМИ ГОВОРИТЬ И СЛУШАТЬ ВАШЕ МНЕНИЕ.

Как вы определяете, что песня/альбом уже готовы? Вы полагаетесь на свои ощущения?
ПЕСНИ НИКОГДА НЕ МОГУТ БЫТЬ ЗАКОНЧЕННЫМИ, МЫ ПРОСТО ОСТАНАВЛИВАЕМ СЕБЯ.

Книга недели - Ларри МакМертри "Одинокая голубка"
Фильм недели - Последний император
Альбом недели - Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works Vol. II
Сайт недели - http://www.theuniformproject.com

Fallen Soul
спасибо большое!!!

@Attack@
Wow... Отличная новость 
Спасибо Даш!!!