Serj Tankian on the possibility of new System of down music/tour, his memoir, activism, nu-metal
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Serj Tankian is best known for being the frontman for System of a Down, an activist and now an author with his new memoir “Down with the System.” We talk about the early years of SOAD, how he felt about nu-metal, his past life as a software entrepreneur, unreleased SOAD songs and the one thing it would take for the band to put out a new album.
Also, people used to scream “wake up” at him n the street because of their song “Chop Suey” so I find out if they are still doing that, what bands he’d love to tour with, his thoughts on new artists like, how he ended up doing a song for the Godzilla movie. Speaking of movies, will his memoir be turned into a movie one day?
Serj also has a new solo EP called Foundations coming out soon, but the first single “A.F Day” is out now. Serj told me that the song was written in the early days of SOAD and the vocals on the track are actually the original vocals from 25 years ago. So be sure to give that a stream when you’re done here and of course check out the book.
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00:00 intro
04:36 writing a memoir
06:03 how the "Godzilla" cover happened
07:45 the unexpected success of System of a Down
09:23 how they felt about nu-metal
11:42 blur at Coachella
13:31 owning a software company before SOAD
17:13 do people still scare him with "wake up!"
18:50 using music for a positive change
24:59 what would it take for a new album
28:29 who would he like to tour with
33:36 unreleased SOAD songs
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System of a down changed my life man
OMG IVE BEEN WANTING AN EPISODE WITH ONE OF THE SOAD MEMBERS SONCE I FOUND THIS SHOW
@JeseaLee
23 күн бұрын
Glad I could deliver!
I’m 14 and love SOAD- this is awesome! Love the show!
@JeseaLee
21 күн бұрын
Appreciate you watching!
@norweedrecords
21 күн бұрын
I'm 17 and love SOAD, too! I wish I could see them live in Europe, SNW is too expensive for a little fella from the Eastern block like me lol
@stigmata531
21 күн бұрын
@ave883 dude You missed those old good days.
@JimmyFucker
20 күн бұрын
I'm 31 but I love SOAD since I was 12, keep that going!
@DarkPeter
16 күн бұрын
Started listening to SOAD at 10. Am 20 now, still my favourite band
serj is so wise
I've always been a huge System fan so seeing Serj on here is really cool, I also started reading his new book recently and it's really good. I've always loved how well-spoken Serj is so this was great to watch, solid job man
Soad and tool would be mind blowing
@mranderson911
16 күн бұрын
Those 2 and a up and coming band to open in the new metal/ hard rock line up would complete it
@RoxasMark
11 күн бұрын
@@mranderson911 theres a video here on KZread where Serj actually pops up at a Tool concert and delivers a scream. When done, Maynard actually does a little bow to him. Its beautiful.
I just wish he would do a show over on the east coast, would make my life.
@dissmissedpack6271
22 күн бұрын
Naa he wants you to go to Vegas and spent 300+ for SNW
@megaamannn672
22 күн бұрын
I'd love to but being a broke 18 year old just outta highschool makes that hard 😂
amazing interview, thx for sharing this with us!
@JeseaLee
21 күн бұрын
Appreciate you watching!
Criminal to be this early
@JeseaLee
23 күн бұрын
Happy to have ya!
i love soad
A new soad album would be so nice
@Big_jimbo991
23 күн бұрын
It would be nice, but if they don’t wanna do it, it’s their band
This is amazing!
4 hours is craaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaazy but let's go!
Awesome interview!
@JeseaLee
21 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching!
serj pls come to brasil 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
System of a down is really responsible for me waking up when i was 12.. going threw highschool self taught knowing the evils going on in government.. i appreciate you guys in System! WHYDOTHEYONLYSENDTHEPOOR
I LOVE SERJ❤❤❤❤
Imagine System, Rage & Tool as the Download headliners next year 😅🤯 a man can dream.
You should send this video to Polyphia and Falling in Reverse those bands might reach out to him and we might get a collab between the two in the future!!!
@JeseaLee
21 күн бұрын
🤔
I definitely need to check out this full interview it seems cool. I agree with serj though I don’t get why people call them a nu metal band I just do not see the similarities. I’m not sure what genre id call them exactly but it wouldn’t be nu
@JeseaLee
21 күн бұрын
Hope toy dig it!
Gald I got too see them back in 2001 my first concert
Me running to get this book🏃🏾♀️!
@CafeHueyLong
19 күн бұрын
The first quarter is a little dry but stick with it. It's a great read.
I remember first seeing the music video for sugar on MTV at 2 am when I was in the 5th grade. 😎
No way!!!
@JeseaLee
23 күн бұрын
Way
❤❤
Awesome interview, wish I could hear it without being spoiled the first five minutes of it
So many singers talk about the strain of touring. It's always hard on the singer whose body is their instrument.
SERJJ DROP A FL TOUR DATE AND MY LIFE IS YOURS
sacha baron cohen NEEDS to play serj. i feel like serj looks like borat dressed up like serj
@Rodyx9
11 күн бұрын
serj even referenced borat in one of his live performances. He even said very nice. Another thing is that sacha barons voice reminds me of serjs A LOT. Especially in his ali G older stuff it has a similar cadence
Jim Carrey as Fred Durst 😂
@JeseaLee
21 күн бұрын
🤣
How many episodes should I look forward to?
@JeseaLee
7 күн бұрын
I try to drop a new one every week!
He talks about Daron being a control freak and he is trying to do the same
serj is cool
the difference between sleep token and soad is that sleep token have vocals and pop breakdowns that are just corny pop music and soad were just brutal but tongue in cheek in parts. i really wanted to like sleep token but couldn't get into it. but then again im 40 lol not exactly their target demographic haha. nice interview, cheers, currently listening to the audiobook of serj's memoir and it is really an amazing 'book'
@TranscendencyBand1
20 күн бұрын
Sleep token also don’t play shit live, 99 percent backing tracks and clicks. And even in studio it’s surely just midi instruments, SOAD plays it all and calls in friends for the recordings
Damon Albarn rules 🤘🤘
Thankful the band is still with us and for the EP a couple years ago. Think Serj's take on a 25% *4 split on writing songs to get royalties squared isn't conducive to writing good songs. Either way kudos to SOAD for telling people that governments are nothing short of criminal gangs
Stay on vacation, lemme substitute. 🗿🧦🔥🌵🚽
First 5 minutes is this dude listening to himself talk. Skip ahead to interview.
@HomeboyEdwin
21 күн бұрын
Yeah it was a bit odd to see him spoil his own interview lol could have left it at just a teaser. Hopefully he takes note for future interviews
@JeseaLee
21 күн бұрын
I was just introducing the podcast episode.
Damn should’ve asked him his favorite and least favorite System Of A Down song
its so clear that you didn't fully read the book, or maybe you did but didn't quite look more into it. i mean, how can you not know what egalitarianism is when he explained it in his book, and how he would apply it to the band, he basically already answered your question in his book. glad you learned here but... as an interviewer it's best to be thorough you know. impress your guest, that's how you grow as a channel as well.
@JeseaLee
17 күн бұрын
I’m guessing the majority of people watching this have not read his entire book, so it would be a big bummer for them if I didn’t have Serj elaborate
@doorwaysniffer6447
Күн бұрын
@JeseaLee that dude has 6 subscribers, better listen to him. He knows what he's talking about. 😂
the title of this video is a lie. this episode has serj tankian, not system of a down. he is not the band, serj/shavo/daron/john are system of a down. you should be honest and title it Serj Tankian
Awesome interview, wish I could hear it without being spoiled the first five minutes of it