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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
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Serj Tankian
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: August 21
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When I was younger, I was listening to a lot of Armenian music, you know, revolutionary music about freedom and protest. In the 70s I was listening to soul and the Bee Gees and ABBA, and funk.
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In terms of political things, I think it's important to be more direct in terms of political statements. I think in terms of philosophical and things that you plant things and see them grow lyrically or musically, it's okay to be subtle.
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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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It's probably a combination of personal and non-personal matters that have led us to where we are musically.
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I don't want to spend all my time working as an activist. I don't get satisfaction out of it. I'd rather be doing something else. I'm a musician.
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People get so attached to a position which they identify themselves with that they just spurt it out, but they can't really give you a viable reason why they feel that way.
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To deny a genocide because of convenience and expediency having to do with an illegal war or occupation in Iraq to me, is double hypocritical.
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We're addicted to this concept of civilization - we can't imagine living outside of it because we've had it for 10,000 years, all of what we call history. But according to archaeologists, humanity has been on this planet for millions of years in indigenous form.
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We have the power to change our lives, and the world around us.
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I have a more direct avenue to expression as an artist than I ever would as a politician.
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What does civilization mean to you, and what would its ending bring to the world?
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