Jared talks ARTIFACT and MARS with MEUSE

November 15, 2012



From ARTIFACT’s acceptance into the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival to the future of MARS, read Jared’s full interview with MEUSE’s Trace Ball here.

SOURCE:  MEUSE MAGAZINE – November/December 2012

  • Moises Pio

    ARTIFACT IS A WORK OF ART ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY TO EVERY SINGLE ARTIST WILLING TI GET INTO THIS SOMETIMES AT LEAST COMPLICATED WORD. IT S AN ADVISE TO THOSE NEW COMERS WHAT NOT TO DO AND THAT S THE GREAT PART. I M ALWAYS LISTEN CRITICS AND EXPERTS IN ART TELLING YOU WHAT TO DO…I WAS NEVER SURE, EVEN IN MY STARTING OUT IN TO THIS WORLD OF ARTS, WHEN I WAS A LITTLE BEAT MORE NAIVE THAN I AM NOW, IN PEOPLE TELLING ME, """"TO GET THIS…YOU MUST DO THIS""""". ARTIFACT HAS NO PRETENSIONS TO TEACH YOU WHAT TO DO, BUT YES, TO SHARED WITH EVERYBODY WHAT NOT TO DO, WHAT IS AMAZING AND WISE, ALL COMING FROM A VERY SCARING MOMENT IN THE LIFE OF 30 SECONDS TO MARS, THEREFORE ,,,THE MEMBERS OF THE BAND, WHEN A DREAM COME TRUE BECAME THE MOST HORRIBLE NIGHTMARE. THE DREAM OF HAVING A CONTRACT WITH A LABEL…A FAMOUS MUSIC A SEAL END UP IN THE LABEL ///EMI/VIRGIN/// SUE THE BAND IN 30 000 000 DOLLARS . NO LAUGHING MATTER, BUT ARTIFACT SHOWS HOW THE BAND USE THIS AWFUL MOMENT TO TRANSFORM SOMETHING SO WRONG IN ART AND WISDOM, BECAUSE THE WISDOM ALWAYS COMES AFTER A HUGE BREAK, A CRACK IN YOUR LIFE, A SO HUGE HAPPENING AND SO DEVASTATING THAT COULD END ALL YOUR EXPECTATIONS OF BETTER DAYS, OR END UP WITH YOU LOVE AND FATE IN YOUR CARRIER. HOW MANY FACED THE SAME PROBLEM IN A MINOR LEVEL AND GAVE UP. JARED LETO, 30 SECOND TO MARS, PROVE AND ADVICE WITH THIS AMAZING WORK OF ART, INTEGRITY AND SPONTANEITY WHAT NOT TO DO, TO WAIT TO GET A CONTRACT TO THINK YOU CAN SELL YOUR WORK IN MANY OTHER WAYS AND SOMETIMES BETTER WITHOUT A LABEL, AND WHEN PREPARED TO READ A 100 PAGES OF A LABEL CONTACT, DO IT WISELY. ARTIFACT IS A WORK OF LOVE FAITH AND TRANSFORMATION, A PROVE THAT NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE AND WITH LOVE AND TRUST IN YOURSELF YOU CAN OVERCOME ANYTHING EVEN A SUE OF 30 000 000 DOLLAR AND CONTINUE YOUR WORK EVEN BETTER.

    Moises Pio

  • jolieme

    Great interview ,it must be very uncomfortable to share with people a warts and all documentary about the worst time of their lives but important to expose the corruption within the music industry and to show if right is on your side and you never say die justice will win out.

  • http://www.talenthouse.com/koryn KORYN5

    It was a huge challenge, you did it guys.

  • Nitta

    Great, warm feeling and so nicely written article. And what sounded specially good was the answer to the question when and where the rest of the world expect to see Artifact. "We're working that out now, and figuring out what type of release, and when we're gonna release it, but I think sooner rather than later. We're going to do our best to make sure that we get it to people in a timely manner." Thanks Jared & the whole Artifact group! Can't wait to see it! And waiting for that day with big interest. =O)