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A lot of pop music is based on trying to make people remember it so that they'll buy it. To me, it was not about that.

Serj Tankian

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Serj Tankian
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: August 21
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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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It's probably a combination of personal and non-personal matters that have led us to where we are musically.
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Political statements are usually more direct, and it works with the upbeat music as well, for some reason, the directness of your statements.
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I really feel like civilisation's already over. It's not ending but it's already done. We're all addicted to the concept that humanity equals civilisation and that's not the case. We need a global conversation to be able to decipher how we can live from this point forward. We have to redefine our relationship with our environment.
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With most of the songs and music that I've composed, irrespective of the myriad videos made, I was always careful not to overly define the experience, leaving room for people to internalize things for themselves, making their experience more integral.
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Spirit moves through all things.
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Science fails to recognize the single most potent element of human existence...faith.
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Day is just a collection of hours.
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I hate injustice, and I can't help but speak against it. But I don't want to get involved in politics.
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I like African music, and I'm a huge Ravi Shankar fan.
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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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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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Sometimes a good love song can change the world and create positive energy more than any political song can.
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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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Life is that perfect fine line between ironies.
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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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I have a more direct avenue to expression as an artist than I ever would as a politician.
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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.
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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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