Jared Leto Finds Juggling Acting and Music Easy

Jared Leto doesn't find it difficult switching from his role as a frontman to being an actor.

The Thirty Seconds to Mars singer, whose recent performance in Dallas Buyers Club as transgender AIDS victim Rayon has seen him win a string of awards, insists moving between the two professions comes naturally to him.

"You could stick me in front of a pile of rubbish, and I'll make something out of it. It all comes from the same place, I'm a creative person, I find creative solutions to problems, and the difference is process. The process of making music is very intimate, because at least for me, and Thirty Seconds to Mars, I write the songs, my brother [Shannon] plays the drums, and we have so much responsibility from the music to the production to the videos to the design to the marketing to the tours and the production of the tours ... everything."

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Quote of the Day: Jared Leto on Thirty Seconds to Mars’ New Album

“We went to war and fought for what we believed in, and we refused to give in or give up until they addressed our concerns.  One day, they finally addressed our concerns and we were able to make peace and move forward.  But it was a long and sometimes vicious, brutal, and bloody battle.  It occupied every waking moment, and I carried a lot of it.  I tried my best to shield Shannon and Tomo from it so we could all focus on the creative aspects of making this record on our own.  We are very, very glad we took on that fight.  We never doubted it was the right decision, but we didn’t know how it would end up…. But we’re stronger as a result of it, and it will always be a part of our story.”

-Thiry Seconds to Mars’ Jared Leto explaining why their new album is titled This Is War.

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Jared Leto Dumps His Band’s Managers

Singer/actor Jared Leto has reportedly fired his management team. The decision comes just one month before his band, 30 Seconds to Mars, was expected to release its new album This Is War.

The 37-year-old star is known for taking his music career very seriously and refusing to discuss films while promoting records.

“Jared is too controlling. This latest move just feels like self-sabotage,” a source told The Sun. “It’s very strange timing as his management team was very good. His tour manager has now left too. No one can quite believe what’s happening.”

A record company spokesperson could not provide details on the supposed firings. “I have heard rumors of the guys parting company but nothing has been confirmed,” a rep stated.

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