30 Seconds To Mars: "Record companies want bands to work for free"

Despite being sued by their record label, Virgin/EMI for a reported $30 million, 30 Seconds To Mars have begun work on the follow-up to their 2005 breakthrough album A Beautiful Lie with producer Flood (Depeche Mode,, U2, Nine Inch Nails).

However, because of the law suit, frontman Jared Leto has warned fans not to expect it any time soon.

Speaking to MTV News, he said: ''It's all about fairness. It's about companies treating artists fairly. It's an age-old debate and, unfortunately, it will probably continue into the distant future. Record companies - and in particular, EMI - want their bands to work for free. They want their bands to work for slave wages. We would do this for free, because we love doing this - but there's a principle there."

"We feel really confident that this is the right thing to do - to confront this and not shy away, not to be scared, to challenge the status quo," he continued. "The great news is the music is better than ever. We're making the best album we've ever done."


Posted by Dan at 10:31AM | December 5, 2008
TOO FUCKING RIGHT

Records labels need to let bands make their music, pay them and thats it. the labels earn too much money out of them as it is so why worry about how much you pay the people MAKING you money?

I'm sure people will moan how 30stm are shit and dont deserve money and crap like that. But everyone wants to be paid and if you want to prove jared wrong start a band and do everything for free and see how far you will go

Posted by Tony | December 5, 2008 10:44 AM
fuck yes.....

i agree....
labels need to let them make their music and the labels get soo much money anyways.....
some bands dont make that much money....so....
but cant wait for their new album...
30stm rule!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by simon | December 5, 2008 12:25 PM
Woo !

yay go 30 ! can't wait for the new album the other twlo are overplayed =/ but i hope things work for them now after that stupid record deal grrr. haha.

<3 you guys

Posted by Cole =] | December 5, 2008 12:34 PM

Oh god. Probably the most overrated band excluding My Chemical Romance and Mindless Self Indulgence!
I don't mind some of their songs but it's just annoying how it took people so long to notice them!
Their breakthrough re-release 'A Beautiful Lie' was originally released in 2005! Along with their three singles.
I probably won't bother buying the album, just wait for a friend to buy it then put it on my iTunes library.

Posted by Sophie | December 5, 2008 1:23 PM
Woo hoo!

Oh my! I have been waiting for that to be said for ages!
Yay! Even more music by 30stm to listen to :)
They are the sex!

Posted by Alex | December 5, 2008 1:44 PM
Can't wait!!

Can't wait til 30stm new album! I know we have a long time to wait but it is something to look forward too right? (: Hope things get sorted for them with the whole "Money situation!!" Cheeky how the company sue them for MORE MONEY after 30stm made them enough as it is.

Ahh I can;t wait (:

Posted by Aimzykins | December 5, 2008 2:47 PM

30STM, I hear they like scat sex.

Quite apt really when considering their music.

Posted by meee! | December 5, 2008 3:34 PM
OH Great

OH Great 30 second to mars are back

WHY? i mean there chrap and i am a better drummer then there drummer

i just hope 30 second to mars die and so do all there fans

Posted by ggg | December 5, 2008 3:38 PM
OH Great

OH Great 30 second to mars are back

WHY? i mean there chrap and i am a better drummer then there drummer

i just hope 30 second to mars die and so do all there fans

Posted by ggg | December 5, 2008 3:40 PM
OH Great

i think you mean "their"

and "than"

i dont think you are a better speller.

oh. and seconds.
and i haven't heard of "chrap", must be a slang term for amazing.


30 seconds to mars are beautiful. beautiful.

Posted by lizzie | December 6, 2008 12:50 PM
Lizzie this is for you

FUCK OFF

YOU ARE FUCKING ME OF

GO DIE OF CANCER.

I WILL BE HAPPY WHEN YOUR OF THIS WORLD

YOU CAN'T EVEN SPELL

SO I DON'T NOW WHAT YOUR GOING ON ABOUT. NOBODY CARES WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY

Posted by Amber | December 9, 2008 8:56 AM
Lizzie this is for you

FUCK OFF

YOU ARE FUCKING ME OF

GO DIE OF CANCER.

I WILL BE HAPPY WHEN YOUR OF THIS WORLD

YOU CAN'T EVEN SPELL

SO I DON'T NOW WHAT YOUR GOING ON ABOUT. NOBODY CARES WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY

Posted by Amber | December 9, 2008 8:57 AM

yay 30 seconds to mars ! XD well its about time ive missed these guys!

& wtf
dont be mean 30STM are a great band :O

i hope you die for even saying that.

Posted by nicole | December 5, 2008 5:11 PM

i don't care what you have to say

you must be one of those 30 second to mars lovers

if you love them so much go give them all blowjobs and get aids and DIE

CUNT FACE CUNT FACE

Posted by ggg | December 5, 2008 8:42 PM

I actually really like this band, and they aint what I would usualy listen to.

They are pretty good- and amazing live.

Posted by Mia | December 5, 2008 5:23 PM

I hope all of the people that are slagging bands off on these kinda things die.
choke on your own bile and die

Posted by KK | December 5, 2008 5:58 PM
:|

Not a fan of 30STM but Jareds speaking the truth.

Posted by Mike | December 5, 2008 6:23 PM
:|

My thoughts exactly, just because you're not keen on a band doesn't mean you have to hate them or their members.

Some people must have a shit life if all they do is bitch about other peoples.

Christ people take a fucking chill pill or something but enough with the death threats.

If you don't like a band go start your own supposedly better band instead of sitting on your arses.

Posted by Joel. | December 5, 2008 11:12 PM

OWNED!!!!!
haha
screw 30 seconds to mars

OWNED YOU BUNCH OF FAGGOTS

Posted by ticklewhacker | December 5, 2008 6:26 PM

....... weird

Posted by LABYRINTH | December 7, 2008 3:51 PM

and umm..how exactly did you own?

Posted by Marissa | December 8, 2008 5:57 AM

I hope their 3rd album is really good =).

First was amazing.
Second was just as good :D

Posted by Bananahead! =P | December 5, 2008 6:47 PM
.

Mia you're right.
They were the best gig I've been to.
It's sadsadsad that you want them to die for trying to make the world a better place, its what their video for a beautiful lie was all about.
Name one other band that travelled to the arctic to make a video about global warming.

Posted by M | December 5, 2008 7:58 PM
.

i dont really like 30s to mars, but its true, they take so much.

Record Labels are filled with wankers.

peace =)
x

Posted by alex | December 5, 2008 8:06 PM
Gay

Thats is so gay
i've wanted a folow up since 2007
why can't they back off
i hate record labels

Posted by Heather | December 5, 2008 8:39 PM

What's with all the death threats by people who can't spell? If you don't like their music, fair enough, but saying you wish the the band gets cancer and die along with their fans who apparently are all gonna get AIDS is just pathetic.

Posted by MyK | December 5, 2008 9:45 PM
comments

sorry but why the hell is their so many death treats being like 'oh i hope you all die of cancer painfully for liking this band'
have none of u twats heard of everyone is entitled to their own oppinion whether we like the band or not, fair enough if u don't like the bnd voice ur oppinion in a decent way, none of this dying of aids or cancer or shit, just either don't read the article or post a comment saying i don't care, simple as.....you guys are just lame people putting death threats at people you have never met and will thankfully never know

now please go back and sit in the hollow you belong in

Posted by Lisa Martin | December 5, 2008 11:38 PM
comments

Look love Just Fuck off

Why don't you die NOBODY WANTS YOU ON THIS WORLD ANYMORE

Just Let me fuck u and then u can get aids and DIE

Posted by Amber | December 9, 2008 8:51 AM

I agree that 30STM should get paid by their record label but I'm sure the fee they got from taking over the MTV Europe Music Awards will pay their bills for a while!

Posted by MPD | December 6, 2008 10:00 AM

you can't say the music people like is crappy. its thier choice. you probably like shit music you stupid fucktard

Posted by cameron | December 6, 2008 12:17 PM

just ignore him, he's not worth our time

Posted by Samara Jane | December 7, 2008 3:47 PM

YAY! New album! :)

record companies suck though.

Posted by poisonedarrow666 | December 6, 2008 12:36 PM
30STM

OMG I can not believe the crap some ppl are posting here, they obviously have nothing better to do with their time for them to have to post such dribble, if they dont like a band and its fans thats fine, but why slag them off with such horrible threats, its childish.
Honestly I really hope 30STM win the fight with the label, so many record companies bleed bands dry and take the credit for their popularity, its about time someone stood up to them and gave them what they deserve.

Posted by Dawnie65 | December 6, 2008 2:00 PM

deal with it.

this "band" have no technical skill or posses anything other than 12-18 year old fans.

Posted by FTW | December 6, 2008 2:59 PM

deal with it.

this "band" have no technical skill or posses anything other than 12-18 year old fans.

Posted by FTW | December 6, 2008 3:00 PM

deal with it.

this "band" have no technical skill or posses anything other than 12-18 year old fans.

Posted by FTW | December 6, 2008 3:01 PM
wahey

good luck with that Virgin/EMI (Y)

dont think is gonna happen lmao

Posted by Nikki | December 6, 2008 3:08 PM
my Grans flaps will eat you

Ive heard better noises comming out of the rear end of my dead Grandmother

Posted by oli the happy pig | December 6, 2008 3:39 PM
my Grans flaps will eat you

Ive heard better noises comming out of the rear end of my dead Grandmother

Posted by oli the happy pig | December 6, 2008 3:39 PM
GIVE THEM A BREAK!

I don't mean 30 Seconds To Mars, they are doing fantastic, they have it all, undeniable talent , smarts, looks , amazing fans....
Give the "tards a break"

They can't spell because they never finished school, it upsets them now.
They play drums on Rock Band (beginner)and think they are the shit.
They have no manners because they raised themselves while their parent was working the streets.
They know all about their Granny and her parts because they are sick creepers, and like to spy on and smell old people.
Some of them were breast fed until they were nine, and still have issues.
The fact that they post at all is amazing for their limited skills and we should cut them some slack. Posting here and shitting on bands they know nothing of is a way to feel superior.
It won't last because their attention span is that of a six week old puppy.
Soon they will continue playing with their own feces again, and will forget to post here.

Merry Christmas :P

Posted by Undeniable | December 6, 2008 5:35 PM
the revolution is now

if everyone were to ignore who the band in particular are, and concentrate more on the fact that more and more bands are trying to screw the record labels, which is brilliant because 99.9% of the labels are greedy fucks that have lost control over the distribution and cost of music thanks to the internet. which is why the keep coming up with complete shit like "file sharing should be illegal" just because they need to make money. we should be pushing to enter a new era where artists should completely embrace the internet and follow the examples of NIN and radio head (once again ignoring the fact that you love or hate those bands) completely cutting out the middlemen between artist and listener. the revolution is now.

Posted by graham | December 6, 2008 5:49 PM
People forget fast...

I just hope that these people posting suasticas don't actually know what they stand for...shame on you! You are IGNORANT! Get a life...Wishing people to die? STUPID! Wish for a brain!
Jared Leto is right! Record labels suck!

Posted by Sara Lopes | December 7, 2008 1:48 AM
wow...

Good = 30 Seconds standing up to EMI and making a new album.
Bad= The people who don't have respect or indeed, have minds.
Kerrang should do something about idiots like that.

Posted by Tish | December 7, 2008 6:25 PM

wat a load of shit it shud be bout music not money

Posted by satans kid | December 8, 2008 11:01 AM
what i dont get is

how loads of people obsesse and possibly cream over this band
there average at best

Posted by apocalypse please | December 9, 2008 12:23 PM
blogggggy

well.
1.You sick and twisted fuck... (Truthtard)
and maybe some others.
2. OMG YES YES YES! i love 30stm and can't wait for the new album. ily guys!
3.stupid record companies >:[

i'm in a bad... not big time or anything yet... had a few battle of bands and minor gigs lol. But if i got as big as 30stm and i didnt get any money for it... i wouldnt be able to get very far... praise to 30stm for doing this well.
So yeh... dont diss till ur in that situation... cos u probably dnt even understand.
*peace out*

Posted by aha_Sophie_ | December 9, 2008 12:35 PM
bloggggy

band*

i'm not in a bad lol.


i'm in a band....

Posted by aha_sophie_ | December 9, 2008 12:37 PM
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