Tomo milicevic interview with swedish magazine
30 Seconds to Mars have, with Jared Leto in the front, managed to conquer the world with their genuine rock and fantastic appearance.
The trio is dedicated and committed in everything they do, and their latest album ”This Is War” is, according to them their greatest in their career so far. OKEJ sat down with guitarist Tomo Milicevic to hear if this really was true.
”Jared is the brain behind everything!”
Is ”This Is War” your best album so far?
-When it comes to the songwriting and the sound we’ve chosen, the result is completely different to what we’ve previously done. Jared’s writing has become a lot better. We have all become better at what we’re doing. And by the end of the day, that’s what matters.
Why did you decide to have 2000 different album covers to “This Is War”?
-We’ve always tried to share what we do with people, invite them instead of pushing them away, you know?
We invited people from all over the world to participate during “The Summit” when we worked with the album. They could participate in the recording and see how far we’ve come. 1000 fans came and contributed with vocals to our songs on the new album! That’s when the idea to Faces of Mars, as we call it, was born. That was our way of thanking our fans all over the world!
So Jared had a big importance in this experiment?
-Absolutely, he is the brain behind everything. He really is a man with a plan. He’s the one who comes up with all the original ideas for our songs and writes everything. Jared runs all the shit in the studio too, haha!
What song are you the most proud of?
-Personally for the band I have to say ‘Alibi’, we recorded it live and that was a big thing for us to do that! Then I really love ‘Night of the Hunter’!
It’s now been 3 months since you released your album, are you just focusing on the present or are you already planning the next album?
-No, right now we’re only focusing on the tour but…Jared always write, all the time. Haha!
Are you helping any kind of charity?
-Yes, absolutely. Since the earthquake on Haiti we’ve done a lot. We use the audience to reach out and act together with them, we try to unite people in this. Everyone should help!
How does it feel to be recognized wherever you go?
-Me, recognized? Well, I can say this: if someone recognizes me it would be 30 Seconds To Mars fans and no one else. I’m happy I get to travel around the world, work with music, meet a lot of people and still be me. It’s the greatest thing there is. Jared however…Haha!
He get recognized a lot, huh?
-Yes, he does! Everyone knows who Jared is!
Have you ever had groupies?
-Not me. I have a girlfriend since 9 years back and stick to her. I get along fine there, if you know what I mean.
When it comes to questions about Jared and Shannon’s private life, Tomo doesn’t want to answer at all. He laughs and tries to wave away all the curiosity.
-You have to take the girlfriend question with them, but I don’t honestly think anyone cares if they have one or not. Do you think?
Of course! But…would you as a musician ever date a fan? Ever been through some really bad pickup lines?
-You can fall in love with anyone, whether it’s a fan or not. Concerning the pickup lines…a “Hi, how are you?” is enough, if you feel something for someone you don’t need any typical lines.
Back to the tour. You are coming to Stockholm in just a few days, do yo know any Swedish?
-I actually have a Swedish friend in Los Angeles, but he has not wanted to teach me any Swedish. Maybe it’s because I’ve refused to teach him any Croatian. Can you teach me?
(Around here we are abruptly interrupted by the record label that says – last question)
Tomo tells us he’s only been to Sweden once before, in Stockholm, related to their last tour when they opened up for Linkin Park.
Despite that, he only have nice things to say about the people and the city. On the question whether they’ll play their hit songs ‘The Kill’, ‘From Yesterday’ and ‘Kings & Queens’ at Fryshuset, he responds;
-You’ll have to be there to know. See you there.
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Jared Leto - 30 Seconds to Mars
Exclusive interview
April 10, 2010
Jared Leto is one of the very few artists who have successfully jumped the arts from film to music. Starring in such powerhouse movies as "Fight Club," "Girl, Interrupted," "Panic Room," "American Psycho," "Alexander," "Requiem for a Dream," "Lord of War," and "Chapter 27" to writing and recording very successful albums with 30 Seconds to Mars (2002), A Beautiful Lie (2005) and This Is War (2009), Leto is living the dream. A dream that Kevin Costner (solo), Russell Crowe (30 Odd Foot of Grunts), Kevin Bacon (The Bacon Bothers) and Keanu Reeves (Dogstar) will never know.
Leto and his brother Shannon started 30 Seconds to Mars in 1998. They quickly rose from opening band to the headliners that they are today. Armed with movie star charm and rock star good looks Leto chooses his own path...not really caring if we follow or not. He paints many of his songs in hues that many would find dark and discomforting. A sample of "This Is War" lyrics:
A warning to the prophet, the liar, the honest
This is War
To the leader, the pariah, the victim, the messiah
This is war
Its the moment of truth and the moment to lie
Its the moment to live and the moment to die
The moment to fight, the moment to fight, to fight, to fight, to fight
Livewire's Karen Bondowski got a few minutes to speak with Leto on the the things that go bump in his head.
Livewire: How's Vegas right now?
Jared: Vegas is good. We just got here. So far we've been rehearsing the show. Tonight's the first show of our very first US tour in three years.
Livewire: Have you had a chance to go gambling?
Jared: No, I don't gamble actually. So, I'm not a very big Vegas person. It's a fun place to come to for a second.
Livewire: Well, I know we don't have much time today before the show, but I have to ask you...rumor has it that last time you were in Milwaukee, you painted a mural in the basement of The Rave, is that true?
Jared: Hrm...That may or may not be true depending on if there are any cleanup fees.
Livewire: No, no. There wouldn't be any! (In no way, shape or form does The Rave endorse this statement)
Jared: Yeah, I had a little bit of fun at that show. It was a great night. We really enjoyed it.
Livewire: So what was your motivation for "This is War?" The lyrics are really strong, I have to say.
Jared: Thank you. It was an intense time for us and with this record we had an opportunity to say something new, to really transform and we took advantage of that. It was a fascinating time to make the record. The world was in a really challenging place. And we were as well. We had our own battles going on. So I think it's an appropriately named CD.
Livewire: Your music has been called progressive metal to even emo and post grunge. How would you label your band's music?
Jared: Polka!
Livewire: Really??
Jared: I think Andy Warhol said it best, he said "labels are for cans, not for people."
Livewire: I agree. Where do you see yourself in rock history when all is said and done? What are you going to leave?
Jared: I'm not so much worried about what I leave, it should be while I'm here, I suppose.
Livewire: What's one of your most bizarre moments on tour?
Jared: We've had a lot of pretty interesting moments. When I think about this recent tour that we've done, we just completed our first ever arena tour in Europe. The most surreal thing is just how big these places are that we're playing. It's just mind boggling and so humbling and just makes you feel grateful for all of it. It's a blessing. That was an incredible experiences and now we came back to rediscover America. It's going to be an incredible journey and we hope everyone in Milwaukee comes out and celebrates with us.
Livewire: Speaking of Europe... I watched a recent interview that you did there at Absolute Radio and you mentioned something about phobia's. Got me thinking...What's yours?
Jared: Oh yeah, yeah! When they asked me about what's the name of a phobia for a thing or other.
Livewire: Yeah, and you said death phobia.
Jared: Yeah, I mean I'm not so scared of death. I would be more afraid of not living well.
Livewire: So that would be it?
Jared: Definitely, yes.
Livewire: Why do we love hello and fear goodbye?
Jared: I don't fear goodbye. I think we close one door and another opens. It's your perspective, you know?
Livewire: Do you find yourself religous?
Jared: I find myself...that's funny...I've been doing a documentry called "Artifact" and I interviewed Steve Lillywhite and I asked him about faith and religion. He said, "Well, I'm not very spirtual, but I'm very religous." And then he started laughing uncontrollably and said "I've always just wanted to say that because no one ever says that."
Livewire: What do you plan to leave with your fans after your Milwaukee performance next week?
Jared: I hope to leave them with an unforgettable night and a small piece of joy and excitement and a great memory. Much hope to see you there!
http://www.concertlivewire.com/letoint.htm
Джаред Лето - 30 Seconds to Mars
Эксклюзивное интервью
Джаред Лето - один из очень немногих артистов, которые успешно перепрыгивали через искусство от кино к музыке. От ролей в таких фильмах как «Бойцовский клуб», «Прерванная жизнь», «Комната страха», «Американский психопат», «Александр», «Реквием по мечте», «Оружейный барон» и «Глава 27» до записи очень успешных альбомов 30 Seconds to Mars (2002), A Beautiful Lie (2005) и This Is War (2009), Лето живёт мечтой. Мечтой, которую Кэвин Костнер (соло), Рассел Кроу (30 Odd Foot of Grunts), Кэвин Бэкон (The Bacon Bothers) и Киану Ривз (Dogstar) никогда не узнают.
Лето и его брат Шеннон основали 30 Seconds to Mars в 1998. Они быстро выросли от разогрева к хэдлайнерам, которыми они являются сейчас. Вооружённый шармом кино-звезды и привлекательной внешностью рок-звезды Лето выбирает собственный путь…не заботясь о том, последуем ли мы за ним или нет. Он пишет многие песни в тонах, которые многие могут найти мрачными и дискомфортными. Пример – строки из "This Is War":
A warning to the prophet, the liar, the honest
This is War
To the leader, the pariah, the victim, the messiah
This is war
Its the moment of truth and the moment to lie
Its the moment to live and the moment to die
The moment to fight, the moment to fight, to fight, to fight, to fight
Кэрен Бондовски из Livewire получила несколько минут, чтобы поговорить с Лето о вещах, которые бьют ему в голову.
Livewire: Как Вегас сейчас?
Джаред: Вегас – замечательный. Мы только что приехали. Пока мы репетируем шоу. Сегодня первое шоу в нашем самом первом туре по США за последние три года.
Livewire: У тебя была возможность поиграть?
Джаред: Нет, я на самом деле не играю. Поэтому я не частый гость в Вегасе. Это весёлое место, чтобы заглянуть на секунду.
Livewire: Хорошо, я знаю, у нас немного времени сегодня перед шоу, но я хочу спросить тебя… слух, что когда ты был последний раз в Милуоки, ты разрисовал стены в подвале The Rave – правда?
Джаред: Хм…это может или не может быть правдой в зависимости от того, есть ли какая-либо плата за очистку.
Livewire: Нет, нет. Никакой! (Ни в коем случае, или форме The Rave не одобряет это утверждение)
Джаред: Да, я немного повеселился на том шоу. Это была замечательная ночь. Нам действительно очень понравилось.
Livewire: Итак, какое было твоё побуждение к «This is War»? Я должна сказать, что тексты очень сильные.
Джаред: Спасибо. Это было для нас напряжённое время и с этой записью у нас была возможность сказать что-то новое, действительно измениться и мы использовали эту возможность. Это было увлекательное время для создания записи. Мир был действительно сложным местом. И мы тоже. У нас были свои собственные продолжающие в то время битвы. Так что я думаю это подходяще названный CD.
Livewire: Твою музыку называли прогрессив-металлом и даже эмо и пост-гранжем. Как бы ты квалифицировал музыку своей группы?
Джаред: Полька!
Livewire: Правда???
Джаред: Я думаю Энди Уорхол сказал лучше, он сказал: «Этикетки - для банок, не для людей».
Livewire: Согласна. Где ты видишь себя в рок-истории, когда всё сказано и сделано? Что ты хочешь оставить?
Джаред: Я не слишком обеспокоен тем, что я оставлю, это должно быть пока я здесь, я полагаю.
Livewire: Какой у тебя был один из самых странных моментов в туре?
Джаред: У нас было множество интересных моментов. Когда я думаю про этот недавний тур, который мы отыграли, мы только что завершили наш первый арена-тур в Европе. Самая сюрреалистическая вещь – это только то, насколько большими были места, где мы играли. Это невероятно и просто заставляет тебя чувствовать благодарными за всё это. Это благословение. Это был невероятный опыт и мы вернулись, чтобы заново открыть Америку. Это будет невероятное путешествие и мы надеемся, что каждый в Милуоки придёт и отпразднует это с нами.
Livewire: Говоря о Европе…Я видела твоё недавнее интервью на Absolute Radio и ты упомянул что-то о страхах. Заставил меня задуматься…Какой твой?
Джаред: О, да-да! Когда они спросили меня о названии страха за вещь и другое.
Livewire: Да, и ты сказал страх смерти.
Джаред: Да, я имею в виду, я не слишком боюсь смерти. Я бы больше боялся не жить полноценно.
Livewire: Итак, было бы это?
Джаред: Определённо, да.
Livewire: Почему мы любим «привет» и боимся «прощай»?
Джаред: Я не боюсь «прощай». Я думаю, мы закрываем одну дверь, а другая открывается. Это твоя перспектива, знаешь?
Livewire: Ты находишь себя религиозным?
Джаред: Нахожу…это смешно… Я снимал документальный фильм, который называется «Артефакт» и брал интервью у Стива Лиллуайта. Я спрашивал его о вере и религии. Он сказал: «Хорошо, я не очень духовен, но я очень религиозен. Потом он начал бесконтрольно смеяться и сказал: «Я просто всегда очень хотел сказать это, потому что никто никогда не говорил.»
Livewire: Что ты планируешь оставить фанатам после выступления в Милуоки на следующей неделе?
Джаред: Я надеюсь оставить им незабываемую ночь , маленький кусочек радости и впечатлений и замечательную память. Очень надеюсь увидеть тебя там!
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Shannon Leto: Homemade Hugeness
“I remember my mother pressing the record button on one of those big ol’ tape recorders and me hitting the bottom of a potato chip can while my brother was hitting the guitar and babbling. That’s the first time I can remember us playing together. I was probably seven, he was like five. I actually have the recording.”
Since that day, the brothers Leto and their band, 30 Seconds To Mars, have rocketed to multi-platinum status, complete with three acclaimed albums, two Top 5 singles, and more than 500 live performances. Younger Jared handles the songwriting and frontman duties, while big brother Shannon keeps the planets aligned from the drum throne.
We got to taste snippets of their upcoming release, This Is War, and it is big, big, big. But that should come as no surprise. It seems everything these guys do is big. From shooting videos in the People’s Republic Of China to enlisting taiko drummers and Tibetan monks, Shannon Leto and company always go big and never back down.
“We do what we do and we like what we like,” Leto shrugs. “Some of my favorite bands — Pink Floyd, Zeppelin, so many others — are big. And our experiences, things we’ve done in our lives, contribute to the album. It’s hard to explain, but I think it comes from me and my brother’s upbringing and our perception.” That could be the case, but they’re a long way from the tambourine-shaking hippie communes where they grew up. These guys go epic or go home, and War seems to be no exception. Come on, the album took two years to make. They started with what Leto recalls as “a couple hundred ideas” and whittled them down to one record. A quick listen to any tidbit of the material and you’re sure it’s monster-budget, mega-studio, ride-the-machine stuff, created in some planet-sized battle station with technology we don’t even know exists. Or, er, what’s that? … Wrong.
“Everything you hear on the record is real,” reveals Leto. “We recorded it at our house, including the drums, so all the sounds you hear are unique sounds. No one else has ever recorded at this house. The sounds that came out of that house are pretty amazing.”
Shut. Up.
“Yeah, me and my brother’s house. There’s a little studio with a vocal room and board and we built it out, took a lot of the furniture out of the house. We put the drums in the center of one big room and we just tried it. As soon as we listened back to the test recording, we were all blown away. So I recorded a lot of drums in the big room, did some in the kitchen — mostly snares — and recorded some more drums in my closet, which has cement walls and ceiling and gives a real dead sound. We did some drums in the hallway with mikes everywhere. We’d mike the windows, everything. We took a lot of time to get the sounds we wanted.
“And a lot of the kit you hear is live. There are no samples, no manipulation. It’s all real. It’s all the room. What you’re hearing is the actual room, which is pretty amazing. Everything else ranges from tapping on a bucket to hand claps, and on and on. Then we’d tweak those sounds electronically to sound the way we wanted.”
By recording the album in their house while essentially living in the studio for two years, Leto and the guys could approach things as they never had before. “It was like writing pre-production in the studio,” he says. “We’ve never recorded in a house like this, in this type of environment. It allowed us to record as we were coming up with ideas, and just log them in. It adds spontaneity and excitement to the songs. It’s refreshing. I like to capture the raw, the real, and the honest while playing. How I prefer it is to have a general outline, then go in and play an interpretation of that outline, for that moment.”
And he used the essentially unlimited time schedule to its fullest. One track in particular, “Night Of The Hunter,” hosts a tom part that makes Phil Collins sound like Dr. Phil on toy bongos. Big and epic are vast understatements. Leto took ten days to get just that one part the way he wanted. He wasn’t shooting for perfect — perfect isn’t real or honest — he just wanted it to sound right.
And think about how much you could learn with two full years to sit in your house and mess with your music. Leto did think about it, and yes, he did learn a lot about himself and his drumming. “Playing drums on this album, I learned a lot about myself. I learned that there are more sides to my playing. I learned to trust people’s vision and to develop a relationship with that vision as well as with my own. I learned I can combine those visions and make a sound out of it.
“This album is the most honest work I’ve been a part of. I wanted every drum, every sound, to be as real as possible. I wanted the drum to sound like the drum. No samples on any of them, no masking with digital trickery. Everything was well thought out. Nothing was rushed. Everything is just … real.
“And I learned the importance of space. Not just the logic of it. I learned to internalize it and sit with the space, instead of filling it up with a guitar or drums or vocal melodies. I learned how important that space is. You can say a lot in that space.
“And patience. I learned that patience is very important to creating. I think our first album was everything I ever thought I should play. Everything I’ve ever experienced or witnessed. The second album is more me fitting in with what was going on around me and not really developing a relationship with what I’m playing. This album shows my voice. Here’s the real Shannon Leto and here’s what I have to say. It’s a nice evolution and that’s what I hope to do: Evolve and change and grow and have an open mind.”
Vitals
Band 30 Second to Mars
Current Release This Is War
Birthplace Bossier City, Louisiana
Influences “Everyone!”
Web Site thirtysecondstomars.com
Gear
Drums Sonor
Cymbals Sabian
Sticks Vic Firth
Heads Remo
Hardware DW
Accessories Roland, RockenWraps
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30 Seconds To Mars Songwriter Jared Leto Talks Business
In preparation for the upcoming performance by three-piece rock band 30 Seconds To Mars, The Dead Hub though it would be a grand idea for our Chicago readers to get to know a little bit about the group’s lead singer, rhythm guitarist, and sole songwriter Jared Leto. 30 Seconds To Mars also includes Shannon Leto (yes, Jared and Shannon are brothers) on drums/percussion and Tomo Milicevic on lead guitar, violin, and keyboards. The band, hailing from Los Angeles, released their third studio album This Is War in December of 2009. The new record features lead single “Kings And Queens,” which is to be followed by “This Is War” as the second single. Opening acts for 30STM’s Chicago show include MuteMath and Neon Trees.
Read my interview with Jared Leto from 30 Seconds To Mars after the jump…
After researching your writing and publishing credits (ASCAP), it’s obvious you’ve never written with anyone else. If you were to co-write, do you believe you’d have to work harder to get your point across?
“No. I think that if you collaborate with someone, you are sharing the experience,” says Leto. “I would love to work with Robert Smith, Bjork, and many others.”
Do you feel that you’re recognized more for one talent over another when it comes to your songwriting, singing, and guitar playing?
“I love the process of songwriting,” Leto admits. “I love creating, writing, and touring. I love being in the studio, playing the guitar, bass, synthesizer, and programming.”
Do you prefer fans and critics to praise one skill more than the other?
“That is an interesting question,” Leto says while carefully contemplating his answer. “It is a dangerous business seeking praise,” cautiously warns Leto. “However, it is nice to get it when it happens.”
What is the writing process like for you and how does it begin? Acoustic guitar? Piano? Lyrics first? Tough/easy?
“Every song has its own rules; a beginning, middle, and end,” explains Leto. “Quite often, I write most of our songs sitting in front of the piano, which was the first instrument I ever learned to play.” Leto goes on to say that, “I will hear a melody and work on it in my head for weeks and weeks.” A few of the songs that Leto has written for 30 Seconds To Mars were composed with the lead singer sitting in front of a computer. Leto says that “Stranger In A Strange Land” was written entirely in front of a computer.
How did you first learn to play the guitar and piano?
“We had a beat up old piano in our house,” recalls Leto while reminiscing about his childhood with drummer brother Shannon Leto. “It was rescued from a junkyard, or some place like that. It was an upright piano that had broken keys and was completely out of tune.” Leto says that he remembers “constantly hammering away on the piano” to the point where he could play familiar tunes and write his own songs with the skills he had acquired.
As someone who can actually play the guitar, how do you feel about the whole Rock Band / Guitar Hero game phenomenon?
“I think it’s great. It’s wonderful. Music is changing. Music is leaving one format, such as the CD, and heading to another format, such as video games,” says Leto. The singer makes it clear he believes that, “Music is not disappearing, just changing. Going from format to format.” The rhythm guitarist admits that he has “never played it [Rock Band or Guitar Hero] before.”
How much of the business side of the music industry did you understand when you first started out in your band? Publishing deals (APOCRAPHEX MUSIC)? Recording contracts? Licensing deals?
“I was pretty naive, which is not ideal,” confesses Leto. “I am a quick learner, though. There are good books out there. We learned the hard way.” This last statement is in reference to the very public battle that 30 Seconds To Mars had with their record label. A battle that revolved around a $30 million lawsuit to be precise.
As someone whose band has had their fair share of record label conflicts (i.e. lawsuits, release dates), what advice would you give to someone about to enter the music industry and sign their first contract with a label?
“My advice is that you should surround yourself with people who are very knowledgeable in the music industry,” says Leto. And that is exactly what he and his two band members have done.
What’s the best lyric you’ve ever written? What’s the worst?
“There are lots of worsts, I’m sure,” laughs Leto. “Writing lyrics is not an area that I have struggled with,” exclaims Leto. “I probably obsess over everything, but I do not get hung up on lyrics. They come when they are ready,” Leto says. Thinking about it, Jared explains that his lyrics can take anywhere from a week, to a month, or even a year to finish. “There’s enough people already criticizing my lyrics. I don’t need to criticize the words to our songs as well.”
What do you sing and/or play around the house? Any under-the-radar artists that you’re listening to who people should hear and know about?
“Right now I am listening to Jónsi from Sigur Rós,” says Leto. Doing a little research on Jónsi, I discovered that he is the guitarist and vocalist for Sigur Rós, a band from Iceland now taking “an indefinite hiatus.” In addition to his recently released solo album Go, Jónsi performs together with his boyfriend/partner Alex Somers as an art collaboration called Jónsi & Alex. “I’m really into Fever Ray’s new album [Fever Ray] and have been playing a lot of M83,” Leto says.
What challenges, if any, did you face putting the new album This Is War together (production, writing, recording)?
“Quite a few,” replies Leto honestly. “We had a public battle with our record label. We terminated our contract and have since re-signed once we all reached an agreement.” 30 Seconds To Mars is signed to Virgin Records, under the EMI umbrella. “There were personal and creative battles with this album, too.” At this point during our phone interview, I get the sense that Jared is being distracted by something. “Sorry, I’m walking through my neighborhood. It looks like they’re doing somebody’s landscaping,” Leto says while apologizing for the momentary lull in conversation. “There’s a cat. With six toes. Bizarre.” Bizarre, indeed.
How much do you rehearse for a tour?
“Quite a bit, actually,” Leto earnestly replies. “I’m off to rehearsal as soon as I’m done talking to you. I’m headed there right now.” Wow. That was weird. “We just got back home. We landed in Los Angeles two days ago and shot the music video for our second single ‘This Is War.’ Now we are preparing for our first U.S. tour in three years,” says Leto. 30 Seconds To Mars kicked off their current spring tour last Friday, April 9th in Las Vegas, NV. The band will be stopping in Chicago this Friday, April 16th playing the Aragon Ballroom.
How do you think the economy is affecting touring and festivals? Has the economy affected your touring cycle this year?
“I think the economy has affected touring in a big way,” says Leto. “Going to a show is a luxury. The first thing that goes when people are strapped for cash are luxuries.” For the record, one ticket for the 30 Seconds To Mars concert in Chicago is only $25.75. I cannot even remember the last show I attended where the ticket price was that low. “We try our best to keep our ticket prices affordable to our fans. We are not out to gouge people.” Obviously not. One ticket to see Mariah Carey in concert when she performed in Chicago this past February cost $250.75. What the heck was that about?! Extortion? Yes, indeed…
What prevents you (if anything) from playing different sets every night? Or from changing songs midshow, depending on your mood?
“We change our set from night to night,” admits Leto. “The last thing we want to do is be up on stage and have everything be programmed.”
How involved are you in the decision-making process of licensing your songs to films, television shows, and commercials?
“It is unbelievable. People just use it [any song of the group's]. That’s not even licensing!” exclaims a frustrated Leto. “We have to email them [those who use the band's songs without permission] and ask, ‘Why didn’t you ask us?’ It recently happened to us,” says Leto regrettably. “But people make mistakes,” Leto says reluctantly. “Depending on the country, we don’t even have a choice in the matter,” Leto tells me. This is because of a clause placed in many licensing agreements that gives the media outlet (studio, network, brand, ad agency) a “one-time use” of any of the artist’s songs. Therefore, if the licensee obtains permission of a “one-time use” from the work’s owner [i.e. 30 Seconds To Mars], the licensee can only use the material one time in one film/tv episode/commercial/etc., not in subsequent uses.
What question about your music has become your pet peeve?”
“We don’t really have a pet peeve question. We just have questions that we get asked a lot,” confesses Leto. According to Jared, “How did you come up with the name of your band?” used to be the most frequently asked question the band heard during interviews. Clearly those journalists did not do their homework. Or didn’t check out the band’s Wikipedia page. Or do any research at all. Leto says, “Now, every interview is global. As long as it is put on the Internet.” This interview will definitely be on the World Wide Web. My goal is for fans of 30 Seconds To Mars on every continent to be able to access this Q&A between Jared Leto and The Dead Hub. I hope that fans gain information that they may not have had previously. “People from all over the world can read any one of the interviews we give; all the way from Russia to Texas,” says Leto.
Thank you very much for taking time out of your busy day to chat with me. The Dead Hub will be attending the 30 Seconds To Mars concert in Chicago. We will be photographing and reviewing your band’s performance.
“Very cool. Make sure to bring a long lens. You’ll be shooting from the soundboard. We don’t let photographers shoot from the photo pit.”
Sounds good. Thanks for warning me. I’ll make sure to be prepared to photograph your band with my long zoom lens.
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Отредактировано requiemformysoul (14 Апр 2010 10:50:40)
а кто бы не стримился?))))
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