The percentage of Americans in the prison system, has doubled since 1985. Serj Tankian americandoublepercentage Change image and share on social
It's the idea of a multi-sensory experience stemming from music that opened my interest into painting, to be honest. Serj Tankian experiencehonestidea Change image and share on social
I write music when I'm free and for no particular project in mind. Serj Tankian freemindmusic 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
The most important thing about music that I've learned after all this time is that to me, it's a way of reaching the truth. Serj Tankian haveimportantlearn Change image and share on social
In the last few years I've been listening to jazz more than anything else. I listen to a lot of world music and experimental here and there. Serj Tankian experimentalhavejazz Change image and share on social
We first fought... in the name of religion, then Communism, and now in the name of drugs and terrorism. Our excuses for global domination always change. Serj Tankian changecommunismdomination Change image and share on social
When I was younger, I was listening to a lot of Armenian music, you know, revolutionary music about freedom and protest. In the 70s I was listening to soul and the Bee Gees and ABBA, and funk. Serj Tankian 70sabbaarmenian Change image and share on social
Composing is what I love most from what I do. Each genre has a unique expression that you cannot supplant with another. All the records co-inspire each other though they are not tied conceptually in any way to another. Serj Tankian composeconceptuallyexpression share on social
In America, there's more of the question, should music be political or should it just be for entertainment purposes, whereas around the world that's not even an issue. I think people just assume that music should be everything. Serj Tankian americaassumeentertainment share on social
