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I believe very firmly that indigenous populations had a really good, intuitive understanding of why we're here. And we're trying to gain that same understanding through psychology and intellect in modern civilization.
Serj Tankian
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Serj Tankian
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: August 21
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I think every artist should follow their vision, their hearts is what they need to reveal, not something that society is looking out for.
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We [americans] self-regulate ourselves, we self-censor ourselves a lot in this country instead of having someone else censor us so we can blame them. That's not good, either.
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