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30 Seconds to Mars is an American rock band from Los Angeles, formed in 1998. Since 2007, the band has consisted of actor Jared Leto (lead vocals, rhythm guitar, songwriter), Shannon Leto (drums, percussion) and Tomo Miličević (lead guitar, keyboards). Following the departure of Matt Wachter (now of Angels & Airwaves) in 2007, Tim Kelleher became the bassist for the group, performing live only with both Jared and Miličević recording bass for studio recordings, while Braxton Olita (keyboards) was added to the touring lineup in 2009. Previously, the group also featured guitarists Solon Bixler (now of Great Northern) and Kevin Drake.
To date, 30 Seconds to Mars have released three studio albums – 30 Seconds to Mars (2002), A Beautiful Lie (2005), This Is War (2009) and three extended plays – AOL Sessions Undercover (2007), To the Edge of the Earth (2008), and MTV Unplugged: 30 Seconds to Mars (2011).
30 Seconds to Mars' music has been associated mostly with progressive rock,progressive metal and post-grunge, but they have also included screamo,emo,space rock,synth rock and post-hardcore into their music. They have been compared to Pink Floyd (who were an influence on their work) and Tool because of their use of philosophical and spiritual lyrics, concept albums and their use of experimental music.
Jared Joseph Leto (born December 26, 1971) is an American actor, director, producer, musician, and occasional model. Leto has appeared in both big budget Hollywood films and smaller projects from independent producers and art houses. He rose to prominence for playing Jordan Catalano in the teenage drama My So-Called Life (1994). He later made his film debut in How to Make an American Quilt (1995) and received first notable critical praise for his performance in Prefontaine (1997). Leto played supporting roles in The Thin Red Line (1998) and Girl, Interrupted (1999), as well as the lead role in the horror film Urban Legend (1998), and earned critical acclaim after portraying heroin addict Harry Goldfarb in Darren Aronofsky's Requiem for a Dream (2000). He has worked with director David Fincher in Fight Club (1999) and Panic Room (2002). Since the 2000s, Leto has been nominated for awards for his work in such films as American Psycho (2000), Highway (2002), Lord of War (2005), Lonely Hearts (2006), Chapter 27 (2007), and Mr. Nobody (2009).
Thirty seconds, because I can't take another minute.
Probably a call you'll want to take.
This time I'm asking you to stay.
You won't get far when I'm the villain here.
So think, if it's all up to me
Suppose we don't get out alive, (and ahh you know)
You taught me to think twice.
Seconds, because if I spend another minute,
One final hit below the waist.
Conceived, but misdirected,
Don't ask me, I won't bring it home,
I'll just throw away the key.
So when, it's all up to you
Nothing ever goes my way, (and ahh you know)
You taught me to be brave.
What keeps me here?
I'll never know (is always wrong).
These cruel intentions have lingered on
Seconds, a minute no, an hour
Makes another day you taught me to think twice.
Oh yeah, stand out
Beneath the crowd,
Rebel and re-tell,
Relieved of trivial charade,
Don't break
My own pretend mistakes.