Today, on August 21, Armenian-American famous musician Serj Tankian was born. Serj is mostly known due to the band System of a Down, which he has founded together with the guitarist of SOAD, Daron Malakian.
The greatest Armenian is not only known for his music, but also for being an activist trying to support to solve political injusties. He tries his best to contribute to the issue of Armenian Genocide recognition.
Here are some quotes by the world known artist.
“Sometimes it’s better to have a benign dictator than a dumb democracy, to be honest.”
“Civilization is a failure. We need to think what we can do together in love and peace.”
“Day is just a collection of hours.”
“I’d rather let the music speak for itself.”
“People always ask me ‘do you think there should be more bands doing political music?’ and I say ‘absolutely not.’”
“We have the power to change our lives, and the world around us.”
“I think every artist should follow their vision, their hearts is what they need to reveal, not something that society is looking out for.”
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