Show 30 Seconds attacks attacks' crowd an Uncut Interview with 30 Seconds to Mars Mar Amanda Chamberlain The Globe When every inch of a ft room sits occupied occupied occupied pied by a mass of sardine- sardine packed fans who still manage to smile through every second second second sec sec- sec sec- ond of it it you know you are at ata ata ata a 30 Seconds to Mars con con- cert The power pop passion- passion fueled rock band 30 Seconds to Mars hit Salt Lake City on Nov 14 with to play at the Lo-Fi Lo Cafe Caf moved from Saltair The show reigned in a complete success success suc suc- cess gauged by the amount of horned hand wielding wielding wielding wield wield- ing fans the energy of the bands band's exciting and stimulating stimulating stimulating ing stage presence complete with frontman Jared Letos Leto's reckless swinging guitar-swinging antics and the obvious and mostly genuine to band ence relationship So when The Globe caught up with two of the four 30 Seconds to Mars members guitarist Tomo Torno and drummer Shannon Leto it was not at all a surprise to find that the band of rising rockers stand for more than just refreshing and invigorating ing music but they are also fueled by its members' members sturdy background The engaging ideas behind the songs like an infallible love for music and an unshakable set of ideals build upon each other other fittingly gly to fo make the ideological ical masterpiece that thatis is 30 Seconds to Mars Led into dark room with only the moonlight from the window as a guide the mysterious mysterious mysterious mys mys- and lasagna consuming consuming consuming ing and Leto emerged from the shadows where The Globe sat down with the lined eye-lined duo to dig diginto diginto diginto into two of the minds behind 30 Seconds to Mars The Globe Prior to have any of you had music-career music experience like other bands or even air guitar guitar guitar gui gui- tar Leto A blow dryer laughs Ive I've never been inter- inter r I f 1 gill 4 1 S r d. d L dU Arlt l i f kr 3 I. 4 4 J a af K 0 J f L I yf I y IY Y 1 hi j I 11 W JD 1 Iii r I I l' l J t I 11 iI J J Jf 1 i. i n i N f J r r r r y 4 m 11 S il Ji 1 7 j p pr r Ai Ait t j lit litE jL E I 0 Eu Eo o u CD c i L 4 5 30 Seconds to Mars spoke with The Globe while they were in their concert at the Cafe ested in joining any other bands F For r my iny br brother ther thera a and d' d Mme me-h me really personal was Ive I've been in a million different bands but they were all just part of the road leading to here The Globe What are some of your favorite artists M Bjork Rush Iron Maiden L Bjork Led Zeppelin Pink Rush Yes all Floyd the good metal out there nods in agreement agreement agreement agree agree- ment The Globe Have they influenced you in any ways M Of course in lots of ways The Globe How Li L Lots Lots' Lotsof of different Ways 1 songwriting big good themes were we're all about that The Globe There is such a passion behind the melodies the lyrics and the vocals Where would you say this passion comes from L The passion comes from life experiences and the emotional emotional emotional emo emo- experiences that you have Like different situations situations situations situa situa- with yourself and with friends The Globe Your self titled self titled debut album was released in 2002 then A Beautiful Lie this year Are there plans for any other releases in the upcoming year L Were We're going to try to toled la DVD DVD DVD- not sure when We Ve are also I going to release re-release release re A Beautiful Lie this month The Globe Will it have some extra songs T No Nor not extra songs but it will have some extra stuff in there You'll just have to pick it up The Globe What does the band try to portray to th the audience if anything wRen when you are onstage L Truth and honesty The Globe From what Ive I've read all of the members have come from pretty diverse walks of life How did you all come to the consensus to toM bC ro b bariti lI u Al ami M Its It's 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