I think music has the ability to inspire people and to change hearts, and the heart has the power to change the mind, and the mind has the power to change the world. — 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
