Arts Interview: High notes

Jared Leto lost more than 50lbs to play a drug addict in the acclaimed new film Dallas Buyers Club, but music long ago superseded acting as his primary passion, writes James Mottram.

Jared Leto. Picture: Tullio M Puglia/Getty

It's just after 2pm when I arrive to meet Jared Leto in a London hotel. Just five nights ago, he was playing a gig in Mexico City with his band Thirty Seconds To Mars, part of a massive, 13-month world tour that started last June in Warsaw and won't finish until July. But today, he's in town in his other capacity - that of infrequent Hollywood movie star - to promote Dallas Buyers ...