dalsh327 Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 (edited) http://www.inquisitr.com/1206629/has-jared-leto-got-an-unhealthy-axl-rose-obsession/Jared Leto may have an Oscar, 300 million Facebook likes and sold over 10 million albums worldwide but he kind of lacks that crucial element without which no genuine rock n’ roller is complete – credibility. Perhaps that’s why Jared Leto appears to have developed a subconscious desire to pay homage to, and adopt the mannerisms of one of the greatest rock stars ever to crawl out of the gutter and make a desperate grab for the stars, Axl Rose. You can sort of understand Jared’s obsession. Before it all went to hell in a handcart, Axl, Slash, Izzy, Duff, and the cheerful blonde drummer that made up prime era Guns N’ Roses, were the all-strutting, all-singing, all hell-raising personification of a type of take no prisoners rock n’ roll, that no doubt gave Jared Leto the shakes. Jared Leto was recently spotted at a Thirty Seconds to Mars gig in Bangkok dressed very similar to Axl Rose in his rock god heyday. Like an excited teenager who’s been sniffing his daddy’s bourbon, Jared also stared throwing the same sort of serpentine shapes and moves that Axl was once renowned for. The trouble is, where Axl had authenticity and an elemental anger and edginess in his soul that made for great rock n’ roll. Jared is all Hollywood. Jared may boast an impressive arsenal of acting skills, and posses an overwhelming desire to be popular and liked, but sadly for Jared, it just isn’t enough to cut the mustard when it comes to convincing the true believers in the church of rock n’ roll that Jared Leto is for real. Whereas someone like Axl refuses to compromise, alienates just about everyone, crushes expectation and refuses to play the game, he still remains popular because he bleeds rock n’ roll, and it’s nearly always messy. Jared Leto on the other hand could be likened to a career criminal. Jared’s smooth, sophisticated, knows how to make the right moves and look the part, but the groove’s just got no soul Mr Leto. The rhythm ain’t raucous Jared, it’s plodding and pedestrian. There’s a reason why The Subways singer called Jared Leto and his band a ‘smokescreen’ and a reason that his comment about Jared Leto encapsulating everything that was crap about music right now was so popular. It’s what a lot of people who don’t buy into the Jared Leto hype are thinking. In rock n’ roll terms, Jared Leto is a victory of style over substance. An accomplished actor. A creature made of smoke and mirrors. As Holden Caulfield would say, ‘an absolute phony.’ Edited April 12, 2014 by dalsh327 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay410 Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 So he dressed similar to Axl one day, and then this article comes of it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forsaken Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Apparently this = unhealthy Axl Rose obsession Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewbacca Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 I just can't take Leto. He's a boring PC vegan poser. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandallFlagg Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 His best work is getting the snot bashed out of him by Ed Norton in Fight Club Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forsaken Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 His best work is getting the snot bashed out of him by Ed Norton in Fight ClubHe was damn good in Requiem for a Dream, also most recently Dallas Buyers. I won't take anything away from his acting and the movies he's been in, just don't like 30 Seconds to Mars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RNRS Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 I'd say quite a few posters on here have a far more unhealthy Axl Rose obsession. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandallFlagg Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 He was very good in Requiem too, good actor but hate his band. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maynard Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 first 30 seconds to mars album is awesome, one of the best from the 2000s. i wonder what the fuck happened to them after that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forsaken Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 He was very good in Requiem too, good actor but hate his band.Summed up nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fumardude Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 He's actually a cool dude, I flipped him off at a show and he flipped me back off & since then I've seen him a few times.. First time was back in 06 at a kroq festival.. 30stm played before Gnr & I remember him saying its a dream sharing the stage with axl... Also ran into him at the la forum @ another GnR show in 2011 .. Stopped him again he actually remembered me haha .. I think we share the same movie theater, I've seen him there a few times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay410 Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 I feel like I'n the only person who hated Requiem for a Dream. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forsaken Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 I feel like I'n the only person who hated Requiem for a Dream.In the minority for sure, that was a powerful film. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nosaj Thing Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Yes, take the chance to insult Jared Leto or state how much you hate his music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandallFlagg Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 No one seems to have a problem when it happens to Axl every minute lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoSoRose Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 I must have an un healthy obsession with Chris Farley because I'm fat and like cheese burgers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nosaj Thing Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Apparently this = unhealthy Axl Rose obsession For unhealthy and batshit crazy, see Warchild's awful pics. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdHeartBreaker Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Whereas someone like Axl refuses to compromise, alienates just about everyone, crushes expectation and refuses to play the game, he still remains popular because he bleeds rock n’ roll, and it’s nearly always messy. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Terrible musician, excellent actor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bumblefeet Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 I seriously don't know who Jared Leto is nor do I care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandallFlagg Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Whereas someone like Axl refuses to compromise, alienates just about everyone, crushes expectation and refuses to play the game, he still remains popular because he bleeds rock n’ roll, and it’s nearly always messy.Good quote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosidam Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 So he dressed similar to Axl one day, and then this article comes of it?I liked back then when I saw it for the first time. Now I consider it a shitty teenage movie. It's an over-exaggerated drama, good only for indie-emo-boys who lack a good literature. If it is to choose a depressing movie about drugs, prostitution and a climate of hopelessness, I stay with Christiane F.: Drugged, Prostituted, and Completely Fucked Up. And Jared Leto sucks. He's the DJ Ashba of the movies. And the two use girly shade in the eyes, which is a shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IncitingChaos Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Good quotes about Axl in there. Glad to see some still enjoy Axl's attitude in his music career. It's too easy to take shots at Axl, but few ever value what he brought to music. As far as Jared, idk apparently they've never been to this forum if they think he's obsessed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandallFlagg Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Ellen Burstyn is the real star of RFAD she ought've won academy award for that and the under rated as an actual film, The Exorcist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iftheworld Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Jared Leto is a saint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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