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Sometimes a good love song can change the world and create positive energy more than any political song can.
Serj Tankian
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Serj Tankian
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: August 21
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My two interests are spirituality and politics. I would mesh them in some way maybe try to figure out the politics of spirituality, or the spirituality of politics. Or maybe come up with this really crazy naive solution for the end of civilization.
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I'm a huge Beatles fan, but I've only really gotten into them as an adult.
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