"Jared Leto formed a connection to National Geographic as a kid, since his mother subscribed. He remembers the 1986 book A Day in the Life, in which hundreds of photographers around America shot photos from a single day. "I was always inspired by that," Leto tells Billboard.
Now, Leto is tapping into that inspiration on both Thirty Seconds to Mars' recently confirmed upcoming album, as well as a documentary he will direct called A Day in the Life of America. Leto says while starting work on the band's latest album, 'Certain themes started to arise, and it just seemed really timely to create this portrait of America.'"
-Billboard Magazine