If you allow for a purely capitalistic society, without any type of regulation at all, you will get one monopoly that will eat all of the smaller fish and own everything, and then you'll have zero capitalism, zero competition - it would just be one giant company. Serj Tankian capitalismcapitalisticcompany share on social
You can say a lot more with a poem than you can with a song, but with a song you can really be more powerful with it. You can express it a lot more powerfully. Serj Tankian expresslotpoem Change image and share on social
I'm not comfortable with just entertaining. Although I like entertaining, I also like bringing forward the truth of our times as minstrels used to in the old days. Serj Tankian bringcomfortableday Change image and share on social
Pretending that we live doesn't make us alive. Serj Tankian alivelivemake Change image and share on social
People always ask me 'do you think there should be more bands doing political music?' and I say 'absolutely not.' Serj Tankian absolutelybandmusic Change image and share on social
People think our music's very aggressive or angry or whatever, and it's just the opposite, really... I like laughing. And I like being really calm before a show, and smiley. Serj Tankian aggressiveangrycalm Change image and share on social
With 'Elect the Dead,' I learned how to make a rock record without a rock band and make the rock record I've always wanted to make. Serj Tankian banddeadelect Change image and share on social
I believe very firmly that indigenous populations had a really good, intuitive understanding of why we're here. And we're trying to gain that same understanding through psychology and intellect in modern civilization. Serj Tankian civilizationfirmlygain share on social
I think that the memory of Armenia's genocide opened my eyes at an early age to the existence of political cynicism. Serj Tankian agearmeniacynicism Change image and share on social
I think I might write a book. I like writing. People have asked me if I would get into politics, but I think I feel a lot more effective being a representative of truth through the arts. Serj Tankian artaskbook Change image and share on social
