It's important for all people, and not just people in bands, to speak out on social justice issues. That means journalists or… — 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
A lot of pop music is based on trying to make people remember it so that they'll buy it. To me, it… — Serj Tankian Copy Share Image
People always ask me 'do you think there should be more bands doing political music?' and I say 'absolutely not.' — Serj Tankian Copy Share Image
I think music has the ability to inspire people and to change hearts, and the heart has the power to change the… — Serj Tankian Copy Share Image
People think our music's very aggressive or angry or whatever, and it's just the opposite, really... I like laughing. And I like… — Serj Tankian Copy Share Image
I think nobody wants to hear a sermon. Well, some people do, but maybe not through music or not with me. No… — Serj Tankian Copy Share Image
As long as people are living their truth or their vision, whether they're activists or not, that's the important thing. — Serj Tankian Copy Share Image
In America, there's more of the question, should music be political or should it just be for entertainment purposes, whereas around the… — Serj Tankian Copy Share Image
I don't find most people to be as politically engaged as I am. I do find people that appreciate eye-opening events and… — Serj Tankian Copy Share Image
With most of the songs and music that I've composed, irrespective of the myriad videos made, I was always careful not to… — Serj Tankian Copy Share Image
Nations are like people. Once you understand the interactions between nations, it's easy to understand why things are done, in terms of… — Serj Tankian Copy Share Image
I am more interested in how people interpret the phrase 'Elect The Dead' than what I may or may not have intended.… — Serj Tankian Copy Share Image
People get so attached to a position which they identify themselves with that they just spurt it out, but they can't really… — 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
