I have a more direct avenue to expression as an artist than I ever would as a politician. — Serj Tankian Copy Share Image
I've worked with some great orchestras and amazing classical musicians, but I don't like the conceptualization of classical music as an elitist… — Serj Tankian Copy Share Image
I think every artist should follow their vision, their hearts is what they need to reveal, not something that society is looking… — Serj Tankian Copy Share Image
As an artist, you never want to write the same song again, you always want to challenge yourself to writing in a… — Serj Tankian Copy Share Image
I think music is a powerful medium because it co-inspires. It inspires the artist who then inspires the listener, and it's a… — Serj Tankian Copy Share Image
I think I might write a book. I like writing. People have asked me if I would get into politics, but I… — Serj Tankian Copy Share Image
“I've had people come up to me with the strangest interpretations of what my lyrics might mean, and I'm like, "You go!… — Serj Tankian Copy Share Image
I think as consumers Europeans are a lot more artist loyal irrespective of the genre of music or the type of project… — Serj Tankian Copy Share Image
I think every artist should follow their vision; their hearts is what they need to reveal, not something that society is looking… — Serj Tankian Copy Share Image
You listen to Bob Dylan and you can't help but think of the 60s, it's very relational and if artists are true… — Serj Tankian Copy Share Image
As an artist, you never want to write the same song again, you always want to challenge yourself to writing in a different way. — Serj Tankian Copy Share
My personal relationship with music is an imperfect harmony because I never studied music, but here I am not just writing for bands but… — Serj Tankian Copy Share
“I've had people come up to me with the strangest interpretations of what my lyrics might mean, and I'm like, "You go! I never… — Serj Tankian Copy Share
With rock music, the amount of power that you can generate, the intensity behind the intentions of your lyrics that you can really reflect… — Serj Tankian Copy Share
I don't find most people to be as politically engaged as I am. I do find people that appreciate eye-opening events and words, and… — Serj Tankian Copy Share
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… — Serj Tankian Copy Share
I think music is a powerful medium because it co-inspires. It inspires the artist who then inspires the listener, and it's a back-and-forth process. — Serj Tankian Copy Share
I think anytime that you go to the extreme of any mode of economics, be it capitalism or communism, you have these feedback mechanisms… — Serj Tankian Copy Share
My two interests are spirituality and politics. I would mesh them in some way; maybe try to figure out the politics of spirituality, or… — Serj Tankian Copy Share
Political statements are usually more direct, and it works with the upbeat music as well, for some reason, the directness of your statements. — Serj Tankian Copy Share
