“Nations are like people. Once you understand the interactions between nations, it's easy to understand why things are done, in terms of foreign policy, in a certain way. But nations are not like people in the sense that we are cumulatively represented by others - and their interpretations of what our interests are may not be the same as what they really are. And that's what's dangerous, even in a democracy.” PeopleWayMayDoneCertainNationsEasyTermInterestDemocracyDangerousPolicyInterpretationForeign PolicyInteraction Author:Serj Tankian
“I think nobody wants to hear a sermon. Well, some people do, but maybe not through music or not with me. No one wants to hear me give a speech that way.” PeopleThinkingWayWantGivingWellsSpeechSermons Author:Serj Tankian
“My personal relationship with music is an imperfect harmony because I never studied music, but here I am not just writing for bands but full orchestral sections and doing all this composition, and I never learned the right way of doing things so I have a lot of dissonant sounds and things that are brought to my attention, and generally I leave them that way because I like those imperfections.” WayWritingSoundAttentionBandMusic IsHarmonyImperfectionImperfectCompositionRight WaySectionsHere I AmPersonal Relationships Author:Serj Tankian
“As an artist, you never want to write the same song again, you always want to challenge yourself to writing in a different way.” WayWantWritingDifferentArtistSongChallengesDifferent WaysChallenge Yourself Author:Serj Tankian
“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.” WayImportantImportant ThingsI've LearnedReaching Author:Serj Tankian
“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.” PeopleWayGivingFeelsReasonPositionReason Why Author:Serj Tankian
“Composing is what I love most from what I do. Each genre has a unique expression that you cannot supplant with another. All the records co-inspire each other though they are not tied conceptually in any way to another.” WayRecordsInspireExpressionUniqueGenreTiedComposing Author:Serj Tankian
“The best way to do that is to pick up a new instrument or an instrument that you don't typically write on and see where it takes you. Whether it's using an acoustic guitar, or piano, or electronics as tools, all of these lead to creating different types of songs and I used all of these methods for this record.” WayWritingDifferentUsedSongRecordsTypeCreatingPicksToolsMethodInstrumentsGuitarBest WayPianoAcousticsElectronicsAcoustic Guitar Author:Serj Tankian
“My two interests are spirituality and politics. I would mesh them in some way; maybe try to figure out the politics of spirituality, or the spirituality of politics. Or maybe come up with this really crazy naive solution for the end of civilization.” WayTryingTwoEndsSpiritualityInterestCrazyFiguresCivilizationSolutionsCome UpNaiveMesh Author:Serj Tankian
