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Serj Tankian Quotes

I write music when I’m free and for no particular project in mind Picture Quote #1

Making two possibilities a reality. Predicting the future of things we all know. Fighting off the diseased programming Of centuries, centuries, centuries, centuries. Science fails to recognise the single most Potent element of human existence. Letting the reigns go to the unfoldings faith, Science has failed our world. Science has failed our mother earth Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I’ve worked with some great orchestras and amazing classical musicians, but I don’t like the conceptualization of classical music as an elitist form of art Picture Quote #1

You can say a lot more with a poem than you can with a song, but with a song you can really be more powerful with it. You can express it a lot more powerfully Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

We first fought... in the name of religion, then Communism, and now in the name of drugs and terrorism. Our excuses for global domination always change Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I believe very firmly that indigenous populations had a really good, intuitive understanding of why we’re here. And we’re trying to gain that same understanding through psychology and intellect in modern civilization Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I’ve always worked on all different types of music, some with specific project goals and deadlines and some not. Sometimes I would write a piece of music that is almost like a film score or weird electro pieces, wherever the muse took me, and I still do that Picture Quote #1

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I’ve got my own studio, and I’ve got four- to five-hundred unreleased tracks. I’ve got stuff that’s electronic, orchestral, jazz, I’ve got rock, I’ve got metal, you know, I don’t have polka Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

With rock music, the amount of power that you can generate, the intensity behind the intentions of your lyrics that you can really reflect through rock music - you can’t do that in jazz. You can’t do that with classical Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

People always ask me ‘do you think there should be more bands doing political music?’ and I say ‘absolutely not.’ Picture Quote #1

In America, there’s more of the question, should music be political or should it just be for entertainment purposes, whereas around the world that’s not even an issue. I think people just assume that music should be everything Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I’ve worked with some great orchestras and amazing classical musicians, but I don’t like the conceptualization of classical music as an elitist form of art Picture Quote #1

People think our music’s very aggressive or angry or whatever, and it’s just the opposite, really... I like laughing. And I like being really calm before a show, and smiley Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

As an artist, you never want to write the same song again, you always want to challenge yourself to writing in a different way Picture Quote #1

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I think as consumers Europeans are a lot more artist loyal irrespective of the genre of music or the type of project or the collaborative effort, and Americans are more media-loyal, because they need to be fed that media to know what’s going on, because we’re so inundated with promotion and marketing and everything that’s going on - advertising Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I hate injustice, and I can’t help but speak against it. But I don’t want to get involved in politics Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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I write music when I’m free and for no particular project in mind (Serj Tankian Quotes) Making two possibilities a reality. Predicting the future of things we all know. Fighting off the diseased programming Of centuries, centuries, centuries, centuries. Science fails to recognise the single most Potent element of human existence. Letting the reigns go to the unfoldings faith, Science has failed our world. Science has failed our mother earth (Serj Tankian Quotes) 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 (Serj Tankian Quotes) 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 (Serj Tankian Quotes) I’ve worked with some great orchestras and amazing classical musicians, but I don’t like the conceptualization of classical music as an elitist form of art (Serj Tankian Quotes) You can say a lot more with a poem than you can with a song, but with a song you can really be more powerful with it. You can express it a lot more powerfully (Serj Tankian Quotes) 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 (Serj Tankian Quotes) We first fought... in the name of religion, then Communism, and now in the name of drugs and terrorism. Our excuses for global domination always change (Serj Tankian Quotes) 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 (Serj Tankian Quotes) I believe very firmly that indigenous populations had a really good, intuitive understanding of why we’re here. And we’re trying to gain that same understanding through psychology and intellect in modern civilization (Serj Tankian Quotes) 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 (Serj Tankian Quotes) I’ve always worked on all different types of music, some with specific project goals and deadlines and some not. Sometimes I would write a piece of music that is almost like a film score or weird electro pieces, wherever the muse took me, and I still do that (Serj Tankian Quotes) I’ve got my own studio, and I’ve got four- to five-hundred unreleased tracks. I’ve got stuff that’s electronic, orchestral, jazz, I’ve got rock, I’ve got metal, you know, I don’t have polka (Serj Tankian Quotes) 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 (Serj Tankian Quotes) With rock music, the amount of power that you can generate, the intensity behind the intentions of your lyrics that you can really reflect through rock music - you can’t do that in jazz. You can’t do that with classical (Serj Tankian Quotes) 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 (Serj Tankian Quotes) People always ask me ‘do you think there should be more bands doing political music?’ and I say ‘absolutely not.’ (Serj Tankian Quotes) In America, there’s more of the question, should music be political or should it just be for entertainment purposes, whereas around the world that’s not even an issue. I think people just assume that music should be everything (Serj Tankian Quotes) 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 (Serj Tankian Quotes) 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. (Serj Tankian Quotes) I’ve worked with some great orchestras and amazing classical musicians, but I don’t like the conceptualization of classical music as an elitist form of art. (Serj Tankian Quotes) People think our music’s very aggressive or angry or whatever, and it’s just the opposite, really... I like laughing. And I like being really calm before a show, and smiley. (Serj Tankian Quotes) 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. (Serj Tankian Quotes) As an artist, you never want to write the same song again, you always want to challenge yourself to writing in a different way. (Serj Tankian Quotes) I think as consumers Europeans are a lot more artist loyal irrespective of the genre of music or the type of project or the collaborative effort, and Americans are more media-loyal, because they need to be fed that media to know what’s going on, because we’re so inundated with promotion and marketing and everything that’s going on - advertising. (Serj Tankian Quotes) 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. (Serj Tankian Quotes) I hate injustice, and I can’t help but speak against it. But I don’t want to get involved in politics. (Serj Tankian Quotes) 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 (Serj Tankian Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 (Serj Tankian Quotes)

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