A
multi-hyphenate, artist, actor, musician, and entrepreneur, Jared Leto
has been a leader in all endeavors he tackles. A true artist.
I
have taken his interview on 30 Days of Genius with Chase Jarvis,
extracted the information, and used it to answer common questions by
readers just like you, who are looking to take their lives to the next
level, or at least a different level than the one they are on.
Please enjoy.
How Do I Decide What To Do? Photography or Music?
Everything
works together. It is all the same thing, an all-encompassing creative
path. You don’t need to choose, you have already chosen art. It is a
better time than ever to be on this path. You no longer have to ask
permission to be an artist, you just create. Technology has given us all
the permission we need. The “gatekeepers” are obsolete.
So create.
Experiment.
Experimenting is the foundation of art.
Andy Warhol said, “keep making art, let others decide if it is good or not. And while they are deciding, create more art.”
We
all have the right to succeed or fail gloriously. Don’t pigeon-hole
yourself to one medium, they all work together. My approach to acting is
the same as it was with photography, sculpting, and painting.
It is all
about the immersion. You need to figure out all of the aspects in order
to dive deeper. The reward, contribution, and authenticity all
exponentially increase the deeper you go. You never know where you are
going to find the bit of information that will take you over the top,
which is why you look everywhere, even in other artistic mediums.
You
can express yourself in a lot of different ways, even failure. I have
had mistakes that turned out to be great art. If I had known the error
in my ways while creating I never would have uncovered the greatness, or
as I like to call it, the Holy Mistake. I will take it a step further
and say that I only have a little success because I have made a lot of
mistakes. Failure leads to success which then leads to more failure.
It’s a beautiful, tortuous cycle.
You
have to put yourself out there, stretch yourself, your art, your
learning, and your creating. It all works together for the collective
good: Art.
Can I Just Create, Or Do I Need To Learn The Business?
Whether you like it or not, you will learn the business. It’s inevitable.
You
will learn as you go through the process. From starting, to sharing,
selling, repeating, then making a living, making it sustainable, who can
help you, connecting with them, etc. It is self-fulfilling. Unless you
want to create for creations sake, the business aspect will come. You
might as well embrace it so you can get the most benefit out of it and
not have to rely on others as much.
Quotes
“We all have the right to succeed or fail gloriously.”
“I only have a little success because I make a lot of mistakes.”
“Failure leads to success which inevitably leads to more failure.”
Jared Leto Links
Chase Jarvis Links
Joey Links
