Jared Leto Remembers The Difficult Period Of Thirty Seconds To Mars Which Had BEEN Debt For Millions Of Dollars

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JAKARTA - Behind the success of Thirty Seconds To Mars, there are difficult moments that must be passed in the early days of his journey. Jared Leto explained the band's lowest point when it owed millions of dollars.

The frontman recalled the difficult times of Thirty Seconds To Mars which actually appeared when the album A Beautiful Lie (2005) achieved success in the market and the band became increasingly well known.

Meskipun album tersebut terjual tiga juta kopi, perjuangan dengan label rekaman mereka membuat Jared Leto cs menghadapi utang yang sangat besar.

"We sold millions of copies, and then we found out that we weren't just going to be paid a penny, we were also in debt for millions of dollars," Jared Leto said during a recent interview with Kyle and Jackie O Show.

Leto said the band had to face a lawsuit with a value of 30 million dollars or equivalent to Rp. 466.3 billion due to the dispute.

"We were at odds. They sued us for 30 million dollars for violating the contract and then we made a film about it," said Leto.

"So, we're living the crazy part of our lives and happy to be on the other side," he continued.

Meanwhile, the film that Leto meant was 'Artifact' (2012), which tells the story of the current music industry and follows a lawsuit for contract violations worth 30 million dollars between the band and EMI.

The lawsuit was filed against musicians in 2008, when they failed to release their third album of the album deal they gave and clashed with the label over royalties.

Leto also spoke openly about the case, and felt the dream that Thirty Seconds To Mars had designed would be destroyed.

Then, Thirty Seconds To Mars settled the lawsuit and signed a new deal with Virgin Records.