30 Seconds To Mars - Closer To The Edge

Closer to the Edge by 30 Seconds to Mars

Before I go through my bedtime routine, I just had to make sure everyone knew about this amazing video that Jared Leto, aka Bartholomew Cubbins, directed. This is the music video of one of the songs of my favorite band 30 Seconds to Mars off their third album This Is War! This is the band in their raw form. In an interview on the This Is War DVD off the exclusive album, they note that this is a mini-version of a tour documentary. This song sat in the trash can for several months before it was rescued and it is truly amazing!

Yes, lead singer Jared Leto is sporting a blonde, black, brown and "pomegranate, not pink" (his words not mine) mohawk in a good chuck of the clip. He often has different hair styles in each music video (but don't go looking at all the music videos if you do not want to see some inappropriate things). This is one of the cleaner music videos as they wanted to capture their tour and their fans (more like family, or, The Echelon as they are called) in the raw pure form that they are. The band plans on (eventually) releasing their official tour video (apparently the video is still with their record label EMI and being reviewed).

The people being interviewed for the video are fans, literally fans that Jared pulled from the crowd to film. He sat some of them down and simply said "I want to hear your story...Go!" and what came from it was amazing. Yes, this video shows just how insane the concerts are, the passion in the band, the drive and commitment of the Echelon and the band and the dedication and hard work this band puts forth (they have been signed since 1998 and have been working super hard to promote their music ever since).

Some things of note...yes, Jared's eyes are that blue and no he does not wear contacts. I find him rather attractive and he will be turning 40 in December (yeah, I was shocked too). His brother Shannon just turned 41 and Tomo, the guitarist, turns 32 this year. They look young in many videos and interviews. Jared's quote is "follow your dreams...no matter what." Yes, he is a dreamer and believes everyone should be. I will post a video with him talking about dreams later. But for now...

ENJOY!