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Band Quotes by Shavo Odadjian

15 Band quotes by Shavo Odadjian

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Shavo Odadjian’s fifteen thoughtful comments on bands reveal his perspective on the balance between political voice and musical unity. He discusses the collaborative process, the role of rhythm in shaping a group’s message, and the shared energy that fuels a band’s evolution.

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I'm used to being in a band and collaborating.

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I didn't join a band and didn't get famous to stop playing music.

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I never wanted to be in a heavy-metal band.

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I'm one of the most, like, 'wanting-to-tour' guys in the band.

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We're a life band, a social band.

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We've been a band since 1993. I don't think we're ever gonna be broken up.

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A band is a real band if they can play not just their songs, but they can just play.

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We want to sound like a band you can't clone or even categorize. We like to throw everyone off.

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I directed videos for System, I do stage production visuals for the band, so that's important to me.

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When you open for a band, you don't play one of their songs. You just don't do that.

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We're a band that keeps writing and recording - we don't know when it's over.

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I believe a band has to evolve rather than making the same album over and over again, because if you do, sooner…

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When I was a kid, I used to make skateboarding videos, and I would pretend to be in a band and make…

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That's what a producer does - make it better; help make the song better and make the band better. Not write music…

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When I listen to a band like Pink Floyd, I don't know the names of the individual songs, I know the full…

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Well here's how I look at it, I've always been someone that's liked to have things on my plate, it just keeps me going.

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I like to make music and anytime I come up with something good, I'll record it as a video on my phone.

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There's nothing anti-patriotic about wanting peace. There really isn't.

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Glendale is such a mecca of our fans. They are the most important things. It's the fans and then music, then we come third…

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Chop Suey!' was really heavy, but it had a lot of melodic parts. It was fast and frenzy.

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I don't want every member of System to have their own label. It will be like a circus.

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We're a band that keeps writing and recording - we don't know when it's over.

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A band is a real band if they can play not just their songs, but they can just play.

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I did Achozen with RZA and that was straight hip-hop.

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Oh, I know the Kardashians quite well.

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I never wanted to be in a heavy-metal band.

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The people who hate us, I don't think they are wrong. That's what they think, and I promote thought.

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There's a lot of bands that don't release an album every year. There's a lot of bands that take three, four or five years…

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When I listen to a band like Pink Floyd, I don't know the names of the individual songs, I know the full albums. That's…

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People either hate us or love us.

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