Serj Tankian Quotes & Sayings (Page 6)

“In the last few years I've been listening to jazz more than anything else. I listen to a lot of world music and experimental here and there.”

“It's probably a combination of personal and non-personal matters that have led us to where we are musically.”

“It's the idea of a multi-sensory experience stemming from music that opened my interest into painting, to be honest.”

“People always ask me 'do you think there should be more bands doing political music?' and I say 'absolutely not.'”

“Touring and putting out records is fun and cool, but I've been doing it for a long time.”

“If you're using live bass versus orchestral bass, you've got to make sure that you're not stepping on the toes of the other elements, so you've got to balance it out.”

“I think every artist should follow their vision; their hearts is what they need to reveal, not something that society is looking out for. That said though, I think also artists have, continuously good artists, have been good for their times.”

“I think I might write a book. I like writing. People have asked me if I would get into politics, but I think I feel a lot more effective being a representative of truth through the arts.”

“I'm not comfortable with just entertaining. Although I like entertaining, I also like bringing forward the truth of our times as minstrels used to in the old days.”