Serj Tankian Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“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.”

“We first fought the heathens in the name of religion, then Communism, and now in the name of drugs and terrorism. Our excuses for global domination always change.”

“You listen to Bob Dylan and you can't help but think of the 60s, it's very relational and if artists are true artists and not just mere musicians they need to be truthful because the music doesn't come from them it comes from the universe and it's to be shared. At best, we're skilled presenters, and I say that at best.”

“Corporatization is the descendant of industrialization.”

“I think every artist should follow their vision, their hearts is what they need to reveal, not something that society is looking out for.”

“The most important thing about music that I've learned after all this time is that to me, it's a way of reaching the truth.”

“The percentage of Americans in the prison system, has doubled since 1985.”

“With 'Elect the Dead,' I learned how to make a rock record without a rock band and make the rock record I've always wanted to make.”

“Harout Pamboukjian is one of the biggest Armenian folk singers in the world. In the '70s, he was making these records that were really Zeppelin-influenced.”

“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.”