“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.” IfsThinkingNeedsHelpingArtistUniverseMusicianMereBobTruthfulDylanBeing TruthfulTrue ArtistsPresenter Author:Serj Tankian
“If you allow for a purely capitalistic society, without any type of regulation at all, you will get one monopoly that will eat all of the smaller fish and own everything, and then you'll have zero capitalism, zero competition - it would just be one giant company.” IfsCompanyTypeCapitalismCompetitionFishesGiantsZeroRegulationMonopoly Author:Serj Tankian
“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.” IfsBalanceElementsToesVersusBass Author:Serj Tankian
“I've always thought of the sky as, like, an open canvas. When I was a kid and I looked at the sky, I always remember being able to daydream, just looking at the sky, being creative, being able to design things. What would happen if we had no sky? Where would we be? Well, obviously, scientifically, without an atmosphere, we'd all be dead.” IfsWellsHappensKidsAbleRememberCreativeSkyDesignAtmosphereCanvasBe CreativeDaydreaming Author:Serj Tankian
“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.” PeopleIfsThinkingFeelsWritingArtBookMightRepresentatives Author:Serj Tankian
