Meaning.

Words can not even begin to express how much 30 Seconds to Mars has impacted my life. I have been a fan since the beginning and have enjoyed every second of it. I was 13 when their first album came out and most people were listening to pop music and here I am listening to this alternative/dark music. To me it was never dark, but passionate. Every single song seemed to help me in one way regardless of what my emotions were at the time. It was the first time music had really touched me. Jared puts his heart and soul into every single lyric he writes, and you can tell. He wants his music to touch you, to move you, to make you feel alive. Shannon and Tomo are full of the passion as well. Everytime they play you can see it on their faces that there is no where else they would rather be. There were so many nights when I was a teenager that I spent locked up in my room blasting 30 Seconds to Mars because they were the only thing that would ease my emotional pain or calm me down when I would have an episode. I battled severe depression as a teenager, and yes (as many times as people tend to say this) they did in fact save my life. I was lucky enough to see them in 2007 when they were on the Taste of Chaos tour with The Used. I was also lucky enough to be able to see them at the Roseland Ballroom in NYC on April 21 and at The Tabernacle in Atlanta April 29. Some of my best memories are from those concerts, and some of my best friends have been made because this band brought us together. Jared, Shannon & Tomo are amazing men with HUGE hearts. They love their fans and they appreciate them. They even consider their fans as one big extended family, The Echelon. This band saves more lives then they could imagine and for that I am grateful. Its hard not to respond to their music. So much passion is just pouring out of every single song. People spend their entire lives wanting to belong to something, and with 30 Seconds to Mars they can.


Laurel Elise
Asheville, North Carolina