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Episode 72: 30 Seconds to Mars Articles

Added 2025-08-07 21:32:23 +0000 UTC

Usually I wait a few more days after the episode is out before I make the Articles post, but let's be honest, if you've listened to the episode: you wanna read these. Jared Leto is maybe the dumbest person we have ever covered. Enjoy it all.

Shoutweb: "30 Seconds to Mars: Welcome to Their Universe" (May 2002)

Jared Leto gets asked some questions about his lyrics that he has nothing but extremely vague answers to, and he thinks touring with Puddle of Mudd was a fantastic opportunity.

UWO Gazette: "30 Seconds to Build a Brand New World" (September 2002)

A smallish Canadian university newspaper somehow gets an audience with Mr. Leto, where he discusses the "Mars Army", why he doesn't appear in band photos, and the disposable nature of America.

Confront Magazine: "Matt Wachter and Tomo Milisevic of 30 Seconds to Mars" (June 28, 2006)

The "other two" guys in the band insist that the band's trajectory is one of slow and measured growth, actually, and has nothing to do with Jared Leto being a movie star.

Rolling Stone: "Jared Leto on Thirty Seconds To Mars' 'Personal' New Album and Ignoring Critics" (May 21, 2013)

The first of two RS pieces on Jared Leto, this is the one where he talks about inspiring children in the Indian countryside with his music, and calls the 30STM live shows "church".

Rolling Stone: "Jared Leto on New Thirty Seconds To Mars' LP, Perils of Touring" (April 5, 2018)

Jared gets his proverbs wrong while talking about music production, living in America, and crypto.