--- title: Shia LaBeouf's Heartbeat Livestream SXSW description: "Like cats have whiskers, we too are born with a guidance system: our heart" canonical: https://time.com/3748998/shia-labeouf-heartbeat-livestream/ author: Laura Stampler article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-03-18T15:33:43.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:47:52.515Z og:title: You Can Now Listen to Shia LaBeouf's Heartbeat Online og:description: "Like cats have whiskers, we too are born with a guidance system: our heart" og:url: https://time.com/3748998/shia-labeouf-heartbeat-livestream/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte2da5bec0169b608/6987841ecd68486f3209a352/468234327.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: 'Nymphomaniac Volume I (long version)' Premiere - 64th Berlinale International Film Festival og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: You Can Now Listen to Shia LaBeouf's Heartbeat Online twitter:description: "Like cats have whiskers, we too are born with a guidance system: our heart" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte2da5bec0169b608/6987841ecd68486f3209a352/468234327.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # You Can Now Listen to Shia LaBeouf's Heartbeat Online > Sponsored content. 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But he might have finally topped himself by setting up a [live stream of his heartbeat.](http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/shia-labeoufs-heartbeat-is-now-available-for-livestreaming-10113546.html) The actor [announced at SXSW](http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/shia-labeoufs-heartbeat-is-now-available-for-livestreaming-10113546.html) that people can [click here](http://follow-my-heart.net/) to check in on the actor’s beating heart through March 19. LaBeouf explained in a statement, “Like cats have whiskers, we too are born with a guidance system: our heart. It is our inner GPS, our map, and our guide. It promises to lead us down the path of maximum fulfillment.” Here’s how he led up to the announcement on Twitter: > [](https://twitter.com/thecampaignbook/status/573166028496093184) > [](https://twitter.com/thecampaignbook/status/573528424213426176) > [](https://twitter.com/thecampaignbook/status/573890870547644416) > [](https://twitter.com/thecampaignbook/status/574253198946369536) > [](https://twitter.com/thecampaignbook/status/574615649764274178) > [](https://twitter.com/thecampaignbook/status/574962863405592576) > [](https://twitter.com/thecampaignbook/status/575325297991512065) > [](https://twitter.com/thecampaignbook/status/575687644165709825) > [](https://twitter.com/thecampaignbook/status/576050063064989698) > [](https://twitter.com/thecampaignbook/status/576555960048570369) ### See Photos of Celebrities When They Were Kids  Scarlett Johansson Getty Images; AP  Leonardo DiCaprio Getty Images (2)  Christian Bale Getty Images (2)  Emma Watson Getty Images (2)  Daniel Radcliffe Getty Images (2)  Rupert Grint Getty Images (2)  Kristen Stewart Getty Images (2)  Neil Patrick Harris Getty Images (2)  Kirsten Dunst Getty Images (2)  Dakota Fanning Getty Images (2)  Elijah Wood Getty Images (2)  Shia LaBeouf Getty Images (2)  Sean Astin Getty Images (2)  Drew Barrymore Getty Images (2)  Christina Ricci Getty Images (2)  Shailene Woodley Getty Images (2)  Wil Wheaton Getty Images (2)  Zac Efron Getty Images (2)  Michelle Trachtenberg Getty Images (2)  Taylor Lautner Getty Images (2)  Haley Joel Osment Getty Images (2) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3748998/shia-labeouf-heartbeat-livestream/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3748998/shia-labeouf-heartbeat-livestream/"},"headline":"You Can Now Listen to Shia LaBeouf's Heartbeat Online","datePublished":"2015-03-18T15:33:43.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:47:52.515Z","description":"\"Like cats have whiskers, we too are born with a guidance system: our heart\"","url":"https://time.com/3748998/shia-labeouf-heartbeat-livestream/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrities","Art","entertainment"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte2da5bec0169b608/6987841ecd68486f3209a352/468234327.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Laura Stampler","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte2da5bec0169b608/6987841ecd68486f3209a352/468234327.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"'Nymphomaniac Volume I (long version)' Premiere - 64th Berlinale International Film Festival","caption":"'Nymphomaniac Volume I (long version)' Premiere - 64th Berlinale International Film Festival","creditText":"Target Presse Agentur Gmbh—WireImage","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3748998/shia-labeouf-heartbeat-livestream/","name":"You Can Now Listen to Shia LaBeouf's Heartbeat Online"}}]}] ```