There’s no such thing as too much Jared Leto
I’ve been having a very Jared Leto-filled week. First, I (and half the world’s population) saw him win an Oscar last Sunday for his performance as transgender AIDS patient Rayon in Dallas Buyers Club. Despite not actively rooting for him, being his fan for such a long time meant deep down I kinda wanted him to win, and I was glad when he did. It also helped that he gave a marvelous speech that made me well up a little bit. You can check that out here:
Now, I’m happy to share that yesterday I bought tickets to go see the Academy Award-winning Leto live on stage later this year, along with his band 30 Seconds to Mars.
Jared will visit the nearby city of Chula Vista, California on September 16th (it’ll be an awesome way to celebrate the 204th anniversary of Mexican independence) as part of the Carnivores Tour, co-headlined by Linkin Park and 30STM, with special guest AFI. I’m ecstatic for this sure-to-be-great concert; I can just imagine how my high-school self would’ve felt (I probably would’ve exploded back then).
His performances in Fight Club and Requiem for a Dream, as well as this killer song were responsible for me thinking Leto was the coolest guy ever. I still kinda do.
Can’t say I’m the biggest fan of 30 Seconds to Mars to be honest, but can’t deny Leto is a very cool and very talented guy. Sounds like it’ll be a pretty awesome show you’re going to!
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I hope so 🙂
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Leto is definitely very talented.
My favorite actor/musician is Saul Williams. (Obviously not quite as mainstream as Leto.) 😉
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Never heard of him! :O I’ll look him up.
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He is a poet who puts his spoken-word poetry to music. He also starred in Slam (1998), that year’s star at Sundance and ha some smaller roles in larger movies, like K-Pax.
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Oh, cool!
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Nice man! I bet that 30 Seconds concert is gonna be a good one. Always wanted to see Kings & Queens live. You jerk. . . 😉
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*evil laugh*
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Awesome post Fernando! I have to admit I’m not that familiar w/ Leto’s work, both as an actor and musician, so I’m learning something new here today. He’s certainly very talented!
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Thanks, Ruth! He is 🙂 Hope you see more of his work!
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A fine post Fernando! Just remember that when you’re seeing Leto, live onstage, that that will be the same time that I’ll be celebrating my birthday. 😉
That aside, there’s no doubt in my mind about my favourite actor/musician… That happens to be the marvellous Tom Waits! Without question. !!
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I’ll keep that in mind 😉 And yeah, Tom Waits is pretty cool.
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I’m not a big Leto fan but he definitely has more talent than the roles he usually gets. Nice to see him getting some recognition
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I absolutely agree. Hope the Oscar helps.
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I was glad he won too, I thought his speech was lovely. I don’t know much of his other work, either acting or singing, but i hope to remedy that. Have fun at the concert!
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Thanks, P! Hope you enjoy Leto’s body of work.
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Love Jared Leto! And he’s from here. 🙂 Cool video!
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Didn’t know that. Cool!
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