Shannon Leto is not only a famous American rock musician. He became famous as one of the creators of the band "Thirty Seconds to Mars". The drummer is called one of the brightest drummers in the world. The musician and businessman is engaged in production activities.
Shannon Christopher Leto is the brother of actor and musician Jared Leto. Little is known that once Summer Sr. performed under the pseudonym Shanimal. Translated into Russian, it sounds like “Shevotnoe”.
On the way to vocation
The biography of the future celebrity began in 1970. The child was born on March 9 in the town of Bossière City. Parents soon after the birth of their youngest son, Jared, broke up. Mom got married again. Her chosen one gave the children his last name Leto.
The boys grew up in an atmosphere of creativity. Not surprisingly, Shannon was fond of music from an early age. Moving in family life was a frequent occurrence. Adult towns usually chose small towns, but one day they moved to New York. The new home was located near the Metropolitan Opera House. Shannon enriched such a neighborhood with a love of classics.
The child actively learned to play various musical instruments, especially singled out drums. The kid with great pleasure from 4 years old pounded, in the absence of the best options, on the pots. Very soon they were replaced by a drum kit. The eight-year-old kid independently mastered the games on it. Shannon, putting on his headphones, listened to the recordings of his favorite musicians, playing to himself on the drums. So he invented his own unique manner of speaking.
Shannon became famous as one of the most inventive drummers. He not only supplements the songs with an additional rhythm, he decorates them with solo losses, a full part of the overall sound harmony. His energy at live performances of the audience is simply mesmerizing.
The Ascent to Glory
Summer did not study at a music school, but this did not stop him from starting to play in a jazz workshop. However, ignorance of notes rather successfully begun to a courier overshadowed. The team had to leave after the first audition.
Together with his brother in 1998, Shannon organized the group "Thirty Seconds to Mars". The title was given by Professor Harvard's progress article. Jared was and remains her leader, and her older brother got the role of a drummer. In this role, Shannon with considerable pleasure acts today. Both Summer call their brainchild a family business. The main direction of the new team was alternative rock.
There is no competition in the team, therefore, we are not talking about battles for the championship. This especially helps create new songs and perform them. The drummer admitted that he really likes to stay behind and work with his brother. Shannon said in an interview that for continuous growth and improvement of style, the group needs openness. It is not only a way of life, it is life itself.
Rehearsals took at least 6 hours. The guys were so carried away that they forgot about the rest. In 2002 came popularity. The musicians presented their debut album "30 Seconds to Mars". The source of inspiration was the work of conceptual groups such as Depeche Mode, Pink Floyd.
The team chose the phoenix with its logo with a motto calling for moving further, rising higher and striving for the unknown. The cover of the disc was based on photographs taken by Shannon.
Confession
Three years later, the new A Beautiful Lie collection was introduced. On the inside cover of the special edition of the disc the names of the most devoted fans were indicated.
In 2009, the audience was presented with the album "This Is War". Starting with him, the team moved on to a style that represents a mix of progressive rock, metal and electronic rock. At the same time, the team did not leave the same direction of melodic rock.
In 2018, the disc "Love, Lust, Faith And Dreams" again showed a change of direction: the group chose electro-pop sound. According to the established tradition, Shannon was engaged in the creation of all covers.
Off the stage, the musician is a very secretive person. He does not say anything about his personal life. It is not known whether he has a wife, children. Journalists do not even manage to find out if Summer has a chosen one. This led to the emergence of information about the fact that the musician has a girl, but he keeps the relationship secret.
At the same time, the press publishes data on the musician’s new novels. The artist himself did not officially confirm either one or the other rumors. He explained that he was not obliged to talk about his personal life, since most of his biography was already known to the public.
