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Jared Leto has written "maybe 100 songs" for Thirty Seconds To Mars over the past year

Thirty Seconds To Mars will "absolutely" be releasing a new album soon according to frontman Jared Leto.

Jared Leto has written "maybe 100 songs" for Thirty Seconds To Mars over the past year
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Emily Carter

Though he’s also been busy shooting new scenes as the Joker in the upcoming Zack Snyder cut of Justice League, Jared Leto has revealed he’s spent a lot of time focussing on new music over the past year.

In a new interview with TODAY (see below), the Thirty Seconds To Mars frontman reveals that, since COVID-19 hit, “I had an opportunity to be really productive with music and wrote maybe 100 songs.”

When asked if that means fans will be getting a new album – the follow-up to 2018's America – “pretty soon”, Jared enthuses: “Oh yeah, yeah. Absolutely. And I hope the world gets back to a place where we can go out and tour again and give people a little break from the madness.”

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Last month, the actor and musician explained on Live With Kelly And Ryan that, “It’s been a great year to make music. As challenging as this time has been for so many people around the world, I think there was some bright spots.

“I’ve been writing a lot,” he continued. “I’ve written about 100 songs and been preparing for some new film projects, and learning what it’s like to a have a little bit of a routine.”

Watch Jared’s new interview on TODAY:

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