@@mr.unpopular9367 erm Dave Grohl is nothing like Serj. He never said Serj was the best, he is just very unique. His style is instantly recognizable and just as unpredictable.
He's the Russell Brand of the music scene. Russell is doing great work now if y'all haven't checked him out, I recommend it. Time to come together regardless of which side, because both sides make up the system that exploits you everytime you put forth any labor for American society.
I had the great luck of meeting Serj when I was working as a security guard at the airport of Fiumicino, Rome; he was so kind to me, he stopped from going where he had to and we had a little chat for a couple minutes, then he also signed an autograph for me with a dedication. Needless to say, I keep that piece of paper like a treasure!
I met him when they were just beginning to venture outside of LA. Very humble group of guys there. They put down their instruments and took photos with us.
Above avg. IQ but not intellectually gifted. The word genius is being thrown around so frequently these days against statistical sensibility and soundness which only goes to show we are already living in idiocracy.
R. James fuck no he doesn’t!!! He hates those who hate anyone that’s hateful cuz of their race religion or any other reason besides what that individual does. I’m not 100% white and I do agree there’s a lot of unjustified hate aka ACTUAL RACISM towards whites just cuz it’s mainstream but Serj isn’t one of them or mainstream no matter how much the mainstream try’s to claim him as part of their trendy bullshit
Serje's grand-grandfather (by male line of heritage) was probably killed by the turks, as Serje's grandfather said in the extract in this video. 5:38 They are the pople who know much abot life, the knowledge granted by pain & loss is much truer & much more waluable then one gets in a college; so they care more about some different from hipe-fame stuff things.
Damn I was seriously crying when his grandpa was talking about the genocide. I hung out a lot with this girl named Tyla for a year or two, her dad is Armenian. She loves SOAD and has seen them In concert multiple times. She told me all about the genocide, i had no idea. The only people that really even know about it are Armenians, the government refuses to talk about it. But yeah, he's very important to Armenian Americans. And the rest of us.
Anybody whose studied history especially ww1 know about it. But still the amount of people or activists in general that dont know or do and dont care is astounding
i'm middle eastern and.. i've always loved Serj and this just makes me love him more and i feel so proud of him trying to use his position and fame to turn the tables around and say what's on his mind and fight for what he believes in i applaud him and his amazing brain we need more people like him
I hold a great respect for Serj and everything he stands for...we definitely need many more people to stand up and speak up. Recently it cost me my job because I too believe in speaking out rather than allowing myself to be silenced in order to appease others and be another "yes" person. The world can definetly be a better place if people owned their own thoughts and voices. Heaven forbid we lose our freedom of speech.
I've always realised there was something special about Serj Tankian. His passion in music, poetry, writing, speaking, he is truly someone who will go down in history. A friend of mine was lucky enough to have a conversation with him in Armenia! I've seen SOAD live twice and would love to meet the man and thank him for his contribution to society and influences on me. He seems like a down to Earth pure soul.
Ive always been drawn to serj too. Even as a kid i always knew him specifically in system of a down was a forced to be reckoned with. I just wasnt sure why. Recently got back into exploring serj’s art work as a solo artist and with a new open adult mind to really learn about the heavy activism in issues that are still flowing into todays time. So refreshing for an artist to make appealing music while still basing it on real issues and awareness.
I'm an Afghan living in the Netherlands. Came here as a refugee. Doing intense and deep soul searching and healing. And trying to find my craft. Serj's voice has something that speaks directly to my soul. Like a familiar pain. Or a familiar warmth. A blend of cultures in his voice only. Very universal and compassionate. And mad at times. A true inspiration.
That’s a simple answer. The Serj today compared to the Serj from yesterday, is a bitch. He doesn’t have the vocal prowess anymore to make heavy music. Every concert I have seen of the current stint has been shit. His voice is trash, he can’t growl anymore. They want heavy (his band) he wants pussy music. This is why the drummer from Korn left. Jonathan Davis wanted all this gay experimental bullshit and David got sick of it. He was making music that seemed more like a sellout and less like music that fit the band. You can only evolve so much before you manage to alienate your bandmates.
Honestly, Serj Tankian is like my favorite person every and I respect the hell out of him and am so inspired by him. Like, I've only been listening to SOAD and his music for probably about a year now but I feel like that this man's music has made such a huge impact in my life and I overall feel like a better person. Like honestly I want to be more like Serj, and I can't thank Serj enough for just being him.
I could tell you were a huge fan by your profile pic xD I'm glad he's inspired you and given you so much. I guess that was one of the reasons i made this video too, because i wanted to give back in a way. Thanks for resonating man!
As an Armenian who is apart of the diaspora, i really admire how he showcases & talks about our history & heritage in his music & his activism, especially as an artist myself, i really relate to his point of view. I really love his open-mindedness. Even more proud to be Armenian!!.
I love Serj. I went to that art exhibition (Disarming Time) and I got to meet him and he recognized me because I met him the year before on his Harakiri tour!! Such a sweet man and is so genuine. Mad respect for everything he's taught me.
he was the first person to really open my eyes to the injustices around the world, namely the armenian genocide. when finally had the first mention of it in school, most of the information was inaccurate and i corrected my teacher alongside my armenian colleagues (my elementary and high school had prominent armenian populations). he really helped me be confident in pursuing art and not giving a shit about the money other people are so obsessed with artists making. him and vahe berberian helped me with that a lot (if you've seen the original music video for sky is over, you've seen vahe berberian the painter) and i met vahe as well at an event serj was having with atom egoyan (an excellent armenian filmmaker). idk, overall he was a really influential figure in my life and has inspired me to take his teachings with me to university and make change there :)
I love him, I’ve loved him since I was 10 years old, and my father since he was 23. I still listen to his music, and I always will. It opened my eyes as a kid, and now I can see through the lies of billionaires, large corporations, corruption of government, the poor being taken advantage of, all the pain, the evil, and the tricks. “You feed us lies from the table cloth”
I’ve never had more respect for someone like this. A man I disagree with on many points, but who delivers his message and arguments with rationality and in professional manner, and wrote some damn great music in the process.
what is an example of a point that you do not agree about? i find it hard to be able to think of literally one thing, that i would disagree with, since at the end of the day, Serj's points are simply the revealing of actual facts and truths about matters, and disagreeing with a fact would literally be believing nonsense. So can you provide an example, maybe im missing something.
@@raidermaxx2324 probably just political ideology differences. Sometimes facts don't necessarily matter because people can see them in totally different ways
@@MarieJohanna760 to that person it won't seem like a fact just because they disagree. To me I can't see anything to disagree with in serj's music, and everything he sings about is factual, but to OP just because he disagreed he will think of these things as non factual. I'm sure we all believe in factual and non factual things, and go around telling everyone what we believe as if they were facts. It's human nature, it doesn't mean the facts aren't true but they might as well not be because they aren't true to us
It is truly refreshing & rare to see a celebrity use their status as a positive platform to open the eyes, ears & hearts of those of us who may be ignorant to the injustices committed to innocent ppl. I have the deepest respect for this man for just having the courage to open his mouth & speak the truth.
my dad met serj when he was still in school. they hung out a couple of times but my dad was only there on vacation and so had to leave soon after he still speaks about how amazing he is and how he wanted to help basically everyone he came across
Serj did all of this, he is awesome, and if he is not feeling SOAD anymore, if his voice isn't heavy anymore, can't we just accept all the music they provided? and btw, everyone saying daron should make a SOAD album without serj, he is, Scars On Broadway is SOAD without serj, but they don't wanna ride the name already amde, they wanna start from the bottom, so go listen to that, and stop saying serj have a big ego, he just don't want to do SOAD anymore. if they were to make a half-assed album everyone would just shit on that, so i prefer to listen to daron's music, and reminisce the fucking 8 albums serj and SOAD gave us
I really agree on that first statement! Too many people are angry about the new record not coming out. I think they expect too much. It's way better to keep the great streak of records they already have and not put out something that they (and most likely other people) feel is mediocre. Thanks for putting yourself in the shoes of the musicians Isaac
If you want to listen to something new for system try to listen to the demo of toxicity I'm a person who warship SOAD and I know how it's hard to make new album whit out losing your fans base so let's listen to the old album and if we are lucky whit a new album plz for the love of God let's appreciate their work
Isaac Lima Yes! Thank you, couldn’t have said it better. System may yet make another album together. They still tour together and have considered making a new album, just haven’t fused as a band and pulled the trigger to make it.
Yeah totally agree with you, a half assed SOAD album would be pointless and everyone who wanted a new album would be quick to judge it as a bad album. Still as a fan there's still a part of me that hopes they do find the inspiration to make another but if not, then so be it.
TheTvdroid Music school is a scam man. Especially if you wanna start a band and make music. College won’t teach you how to be creative or innovative, just how to follow what they tell you and everyone else to play. Teach yourself man, you can do it.
@@ElLapiz24 It does let you meet people of a common interest that could let you start a band. It could also help with making contacts for starting gigs. But yeah in terms of improving musically it is a scammy business
"Its our duty to tell you those things and rock you in the same time" strong words, Serj is an amazing artist, I listened to Elect the dead again and its ageing like fine wine.
They've always been critical of America , they wouldn't be allowed to say what they say in other countries. He should be critical of America , there's a lot to criticize , there's also a lot to love. Not holding his tongue is precisely why I respect him
@@belianthir and also often not free. Look at what happened to rap groups like 2 Live Crew, or bands like Bodycount. They offended conservative correctness either with sexual or anti police lyrics and entire states tried to ban them
@DoubleJ not really. That's more of a centrist thing. And the right wingers in government still censor opposition. Experts who work in government posts who find information that undermines government policy get fired. Students get suspended for taking part in perfectly legal political activity on campuses (e.g. students disciplined at UoManchester for pro Palestine activism, students at UoReading suspended for action in solidarity with striking lecturers). Left wing activists, even pacifist groups, continue to be put under often illegal police surveillance. If you're looking at the left for censorship, you're looking in the wrong place. Look at your governments. They actually have the power to censor people
@DoubleJ actually, just this past year we've had tons of cases of conservative censorship just in the UK alone. A punk band called Killdren were the target of a massive outpouring of hate for their song "Kill Tory Scum" and were banned from Glastonbury (they showed up anyway and played an impromptu gig which got more people attending than their original show would have, gotra love the Streisand Effect) Munroe Bergdorf, a transgender woman, and left wing campaigner, has been fired from 2 high profile jobs thanks to pressure and smear campaigns from transphobic and conservative groups. In fact, any prominent transgender person is the constant target of death threats, attacks, and censorship, while transphobes get full page spreads in national newspapers where they claim they are being "censored" These are just things i know off the top of my head from the UK in recent months, fuck knows how bad this would get if i actually bothered to google stuff
@DoubleJ ...if you think Trump isn't fuelling censorship when he literally bans journalists he doesn't like from press conferences then I don't know where to start... also the US left isn't even fucking left wing lol. It's centrist by international standards *at best*. Don't put neoliberals misunderstanding social justice concepts on us Also aren't we literally having this discussion in the comments of a video that mentions an openly left wing musician having his songs banned from radio by conservative and neoliberal stations after 9/11? All I have to say is look at who owns your media organisations. They're not left wing. They're a mix of centrists and right wingers. They have the power to censor. Also cancelling isn't a violation of free speech. Free speechbis protection from the powerful censoring your work. It is not a protection from response or consequences. How is hate speech, an act that is designed by it's nature to shut down it's targets, classed as free speech in your quaint little mindbox but people saying "I think this is hatespeech" isn't? And i think with your use of IQ (which only measures your ability to complete an IQ test and nothing else), your complete strawmanning of "the left" by associating it with centrist tropes which themselves aren't universal among centrists, and you calling anyone who dares care about racism or homophobia as an "SJW", I think you've just completed my "Dumb White Boy in TH-cam Comments" bingo card. I'll be claiming my prize, which is a nice relieving cinder block to the head so that I can forget you even exist
If you have yet to figure out that 911 was planned DEMOLITION job, and you claim to have "looked into it", then you are beyond help in differentiating fact from fiction, objectivity from subjectivity, empirical evidence vs theoretical. You should seek out the differences, so you dont rely on authority to tell you what something is.
I use to have to sneak listening to his music when I was little, he has opened my eyes and my heart so much! I love that he is not afraid to say what needs to be said and he fights for what is right. Been following Serj forever and I love that he puts you in the passenger seat with his songs. I’m so glad he came to America because I feel that he wouldn’t be the same if he didn’t come here. Definitely someone I’d like to sit down and have a conversation with :)
Lilly. Ya and that’s why I love System. They have made me more aware of how the world isn’t as good as it may seem. Governments hide a lot of stuff from us. A lot of people from richer countries don’t understand the meaning of war. It’s sad.
Serj is awesome. The way he manages to blend his fight for a better world with amazing art is something few artists ever do. And he stays humble all the way.
His voice is so beautiful 🥴 their music just puts me in the BEST mood! I have been listening to them since I as a child, and they continue to be my favorite in college.
i listened to SOAD since i was a kid, thanks to my parents. Just liked the music, tried to read the lyrics when i was about 9. Never understood it, of course, I didn't even know english, and after a while my tastes changed and i stopped listening. This made me find a new appreciation for them - listening to the amazing music and now understanding the powerful lyrics is really cool! Thanks for the video, man. Going to read some of Serj's poetry now :)
At 1:45 that isnt John Dolmayan. It's Ontronik "Andy" Khatchurian, SOAD's first drummer who recorded the first 2 demos with SOAD befire having a hand injury and leaving the band, which is when John joined. He still has writing credits on half of SOAD's self titled album and even filled on for Serj on vocals for a few shows in 1999 when Serj was sick
my colleague was best friends with Andy's son and this is all true. he picked up music again a few years later but he also left because of some apparent religious things. not sure on all the details but that was another factor.
He has zero song writing credits. The only song he has some credits for is an awesome song called Honey, but coincidentally it never made it to album. Also, his feel and rhythm on the drums is something left to be desired even till today. Listen to the demos carefully and you’ll understand what I’m talking about. And the band he created afterwards was called Apex Theory. Bassist was the same bassist as the guy in “soil”.
I saw him live in Christchurch, NZ, back in 2014 with the orchestra. He chose that city because he was aware of the tragedy that happened there years prior to the concert. It was his way of helping the city and its people.
Years ago I recognized by his writing style I was chatting with Serj online forum a few times back and forth. Truly a brilliant free spirit that cares about the one.
As a musician myself, Serj has been one of my major inspirations. I've loved SOAD since I was very young, and hearing about Serj's life and his art is really inspiring to me. He's one of the modern masters, I think.
He doesn't get enough recognition imho. Truly a Renaissance man, and an absolutely brilliant one at that. I played guitar in a metal band (not very good, but we loved it) back in the early 2000s and Serj was one of our two biggest lyrical influences. The other being Zack de la Rocha
im 33 now and listened to soad from the beginning. even after all this time he still is one of the most fascinating and valuable persons on this planet to me. i wish he would reach many more people. would surely make a better place out of this world.
This is why I love Serj’s music, and now that I come across this and many others he’s very intelligent and has a lot of great points and projects it all through his work. ❤️ Edit: consider a +1 subscriber :)
SOAD makes amazing music. amazing group of people. they’re just. THEYRE SO UNDERRATED LIKE MY GOD they’re amazing. they don’t get enough credibility for their art
I love everything Serj stands for. Im glad my brother was a metal head when he was young, he got me into soad when I was like 5. Im 21 now and I’m seeing them next year!!!! 🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽
I'd like to see Serj go on TYT. They flip their shit whenever someone brings up the genocide. To be face to face with someone directly affected by it would be pretty legendary.
@Hello World! LOL where do you get any of that? Maybe if someone is specifically criticizing TYT for their soft Armenian Genocide denial, they're actually criticizing TYT for their soft Armenian Genocide denial, not because the poster secretly hates Muslims or loves Trump or whatever random shit you've cooked up in your head.
I love Sery. He did a whole Album ALONE and imo every Song is GREAT. .. when i try to write another song on my Guitar and my Motivation fades away , i always think of that Fact.
I rarely click the bell. Your narrative is intelligent/informative, organized and expresses a genuine regard for the artist and their creations. Thank you.
I've learn english because of him ! My mother would not want me to listen to things i do not understand when i was young , so i traduced soad song to keep listening to it .
whhhaat im greek and i thought the melody sounded familiar but never knew they were inspired by it! But i guess it makes sense since armenians and greeks are close!
one time , when i had the moment and my bf was goin thru hastings , i went and found serjs first poetry book , only got to read 2 poems but i understood more then what i already understood , serj is a man that cares for man, he cares for humanity being better then the sum of its parts , ive always thought that to be noble and worthwhile
I have all of the SOAD CDs and one of his solo ones. I always thought of him as awesome. With what I've seen, here...his paintings and writings on top of the music that I absolutely LOVE...He is truelly an amazing person. The little that I've learned about his life in this vid post...WOW. Thank you so much for sharing this😊
Welcome to America. Keep speaking your mind and giving your art. You are in the best place to give your soul, though its imperfect. No where else in the world would you be able to do this on such a large scale.
What artist/band should be next?
Lie Likes Music Freddie Mercury!
Lie Likes Music Do you think you can do Rush?
How about Understanding My Bloody Valentine?
You know what I’m gonna say...primus
Please... Do a "'Understandig..." of Rise Against or Tim McIlrath... Please, I want it, and... Good video, is beautiful
"your silence is sometimes more deadly than your words."
Chills.
It's true though
There's a TH-camr called Chills. WTF.
Christopher Carey dumbass
Silence, something about silence makes me sick cuz silence can be violent sort of like a slit wrist🎶
God Forgive your dumbass for getting chills from someone’s fucking quote like honestly how does that even fucking work
Serj is literally a one of a kind person in the music industry
Am I the only one who thinks he looks like kramer from seinfeld
Not true. He's a great guy, but there are a number of really decent people in the music industry. Dave Grohl for example
@@mr.unpopular9367 erm Dave Grohl is nothing like Serj. He never said Serj was the best, he is just very unique. His style is instantly recognizable and just as unpredictable.
He's the Russell Brand of the music scene. Russell is doing great work now if y'all haven't checked him out, I recommend it. Time to come together regardless of which side, because both sides make up the system that exploits you everytime you put forth any labor for American society.
not many metal vocalists can growl and sing orchestra music
I had the great luck of meeting Serj when I was working as a security guard at the airport of Fiumicino, Rome; he was so kind to me, he stopped from going where he had to and we had a little chat for a couple minutes, then he also signed an autograph for me with a dedication. Needless to say, I keep that piece of paper like a treasure!
You the luckiest person i've ever seen , I envy you :'(
Damn so lucky
Grande Sergio! Un mito assoluto
I met him when they were just beginning to venture outside of LA. Very humble group of guys there. They put down their instruments and took photos with us.
Did you mean
*needles* to say
Serj is a based genius who deserves way more attention than he gets
Based
Sim!
Based
based and armenianpilled
Above avg. IQ but not intellectually gifted. The word genius is being thrown around so frequently these days against statistical sensibility and soundness which only goes to show we are already living in idiocracy.
I respect the hell out of this man.
Thanks :) Your profile pic is friggin creepy.
Me too i have so much respect and love for serj
*The fact that he’s not a fan of Donald Trump makes me respect him even more.*
Lie Likes Music LOL thanks. It was from an animated short by Ben Wheele called "Val Val Val".
R. James fuck no he doesn’t!!! He hates those who hate anyone that’s hateful cuz of their race religion or any other reason besides what that individual does. I’m not 100% white and I do agree there’s a lot of unjustified hate aka ACTUAL RACISM towards whites just cuz it’s mainstream but Serj isn’t one of them or mainstream no matter how much the mainstream try’s to claim him as part of their trendy bullshit
Imagine just being Serj's grandfather. Your grandson is a rock star, and a huge activist.
And everyone else you knew were dead.
Serje's grand-grandfather (by male line of heritage) was probably killed by the turks, as Serje's grandfather said in the extract in this video.
5:38
They are the pople who know much abot life, the knowledge granted by pain & loss is much truer & much more waluable then one gets in a college; so they care more about some different from hipe-fame stuff things.
You mean grandson?
Ah yes, his grandfather therefore he is his nephew.
@@micharel937 Oh shit youre right 💀
Woah, I always thought Toxicity came AFTER 9/11. Holy shit, that is good timing. Damn.
Yeah it's a crazy coincidence. No wonder their music was banned from radio thereafter.
and then Chop Suey came back as an even bigger hit
BizMarkie91 it came before bro
Slayer's "God Hates Us All" came out ON 9/11
@LordSesshomaru85 That's what I was thinking as well.
This man can speak like 3 lenguages, paint and create a variety of music from Instrumental Jazz to Nu Metal. WTF
Yeah he sure has a cultivated mind.
Which languages does he speak?
Come to Asia, you will see many people who speak 3 languages, me myself being one.
Here it isn't a big deal
@@apararkobhattacharya1276 yes, Asia has a huge variety of languages. It's amazing.
@@carfan3649 obviously armenian and english+ he lived in lebanon till he was 7 so prbbly some arabic and french
Damn I was seriously crying when his grandpa was talking about the genocide. I hung out a lot with this girl named Tyla for a year or two, her dad is Armenian. She loves SOAD and has seen them In concert multiple times. She told me all about the genocide, i had no idea. The only people that really even know about it are Armenians, the government refuses to talk about it. But yeah, he's very important to Armenian Americans. And the rest of us.
I watched Screamers not long after it came out....really heart wrenching
Anybody whose studied history especially ww1 know about it. But still the amount of people or activists in general that dont know or do and dont care is astounding
The world knows. The Turkish Government just refuses to acknowledge it
Shavo with hair got me shook
Lol xD
He look like john deacon XD
😂😂
Wow...Shavo, that 80s hair man..
Even John with hair at the beginning makes me feel a little weird lol.
"When I became the sun
I shone life into the man's heart"
Aint it say shown or i misheard it
"When I became the sun
I shone life into the man's
H E A R T !"
I shone *Light into the man's heart
@@gameboy7945 It’s life....
Now try:
"When I became the Son..."
i'm middle eastern and.. i've always loved Serj and this just makes me love him more and i feel so proud of him trying to use his position and fame to turn the tables around and say what's on his mind and fight for what he believes in i applaud him and his amazing brain we need more people like him
Same brother
Serj is truly an amazing person.There is really no one like him.He definitely thinks for himself and questions authority.
For sure. We need more people like him around.
SnapKase Seth Amen
I hold a great respect for Serj and everything he stands for...we definitely need many more people to stand up and speak up. Recently it cost me my job because I too believe in speaking out rather than allowing myself to be silenced in order to appease others and be another "yes" person. The world can definetly be a better place if people owned their own thoughts and voices. Heaven forbid we lose our freedom of speech.
When you have influence over others you are power.
I've always realised there was something special about Serj Tankian. His passion in music, poetry, writing, speaking, he is truly someone who will go down in history. A friend of mine was lucky enough to have a conversation with him in Armenia!
I've seen SOAD live twice and would love to meet the man and thank him for his contribution to society and influences on me. He seems like a down to Earth pure soul.
Ive always been drawn to serj too.
Even as a kid i always knew him specifically in system of a down was a forced to be reckoned with. I just wasnt sure why. Recently got back into exploring serj’s art work as a solo artist and with a new open adult mind to really learn about the heavy activism in issues that are still flowing into todays time. So refreshing for an artist to make appealing music while still basing it on real issues and awareness.
man... your friend is the luckiest person alive
I'm an Afghan living in the Netherlands. Came here as a refugee. Doing intense and deep soul searching and healing. And trying to find my craft. Serj's voice has something that speaks directly to my soul. Like a familiar pain. Or a familiar warmth. A blend of cultures in his voice only. Very universal and compassionate. And mad at times. A true inspiration.
@@harmony5807 namaste 🙏🏼🙏🏼
Kunst is een reddend remedie. Ga en zoek naar het diepste van je eigen denken, in de kern van je ziel
I hope your soul searching goes well. ❤
Understanding WHY SOAD WON'T RECORD A NEW ALBUM
forreal
We just have to be content with Scars for now
That’s a simple answer. The Serj today compared to the Serj from yesterday, is a bitch. He doesn’t have the vocal prowess anymore to make heavy music. Every concert I have seen of the current stint has been shit. His voice is trash, he can’t growl anymore. They want heavy (his band) he wants pussy music. This is why the drummer from Korn left. Jonathan Davis wanted all this gay experimental bullshit and David got sick of it. He was making music that seemed more like a sellout and less like music that fit the band. You can only evolve so much before you manage to alienate your bandmates.
Your answer is the topic of this video
Special Person old?! Ozzy Osborne disagrees.
Honestly, Serj Tankian is like my favorite person every and I respect the hell out of him and am so inspired by him. Like, I've only been listening to SOAD and his music for probably about a year now but I feel like that this man's music has made such a huge impact in my life and I overall feel like a better person. Like honestly I want to be more like Serj, and I can't thank Serj enough for just being him.
I could tell you were a huge fan by your profile pic xD I'm glad he's inspired you and given you so much.
I guess that was one of the reasons i made this video too, because i wanted to give back in a way.
Thanks for resonating man!
like...
Serj has changed many peoples lives. Myself including, I'm pretty sure Serj is a prophet from the past, present and future.
As an Armenian who is apart of the diaspora, i really admire how he showcases & talks about our history & heritage in his music & his activism, especially as an artist myself, i really relate to his point of view. I really love his open-mindedness. Even more proud to be Armenian!!.
🙏🙏🙏
This makes me want to buy his poetry book.
Go ahead if you want to. I bought it for the video lol. But i was very happy to have it anyways. Great read!
I'd recommend the first book rather than the second.
I bought Glaring through Oblivion awhile back, really great read.
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Same and visit his exhibit.
I love Serj. I went to that art exhibition (Disarming Time) and I got to meet him and he recognized me because I met him the year before on his Harakiri tour!! Such a sweet man and is so genuine. Mad respect for everything he's taught me.
That sounds fantastic. You're very lucky. What did he teach you?
he was the first person to really open my eyes to the injustices around the world, namely the armenian genocide. when finally had the first mention of it in school, most of the information was inaccurate and i corrected my teacher alongside my armenian colleagues (my elementary and high school had prominent armenian populations). he really helped me be confident in pursuing art and not giving a shit about the money other people are so obsessed with artists making. him and vahe berberian helped me with that a lot (if you've seen the original music video for sky is over, you've seen vahe berberian the painter) and i met vahe as well at an event serj was having with atom egoyan (an excellent armenian filmmaker). idk, overall he was a really influential figure in my life and has inspired me to take his teachings with me to university and make change there :)
I love him, I’ve loved him since I was 10 years old, and my father since he was 23. I still listen to his music, and I always will. It opened my eyes as a kid, and now I can see through the lies of billionaires, large corporations, corruption of government, the poor being taken advantage of, all the pain, the evil, and the tricks.
“You feed us lies from the table cloth”
Agree. I always loved their music and knew what they were talking about, but now I understand it and actually see it too.
These guys have never changed their message, regardless of the backlash from the media and music industry, and there's something beautiful about that
I think he honestly taught me empathy through his music.
You weren't empathetic?
Yikes
I’ve never had more respect for someone like this. A man I disagree with on many points, but who delivers his message and arguments with rationality and in professional manner, and wrote some damn great music in the process.
what is an example of a point that you do not agree about? i find it hard to be able to think of literally one thing, that i would disagree with, since at the end of the day, Serj's points are simply the revealing of actual facts and truths about matters, and disagreeing with a fact would literally be believing nonsense. So can you provide an example, maybe im missing something.
@@raidermaxx2324 probably just political ideology differences. Sometimes facts don't necessarily matter because people can see them in totally different ways
@@mozorellastick2583does not mean that facts are not facts because someone does dont belief in them.
@@MarieJohanna760 to that person it won't seem like a fact just because they disagree. To me I can't see anything to disagree with in serj's music, and everything he sings about is factual, but to OP just because he disagreed he will think of these things as non factual. I'm sure we all believe in factual and non factual things, and go around telling everyone what we believe as if they were facts. It's human nature, it doesn't mean the facts aren't true but they might as well not be because they aren't true to us
It is truly refreshing & rare to see a celebrity use their status as a positive platform to open the eyes, ears & hearts of those of us who may be ignorant to the injustices committed to innocent ppl. I have the deepest respect for this man for just having the courage to open his mouth & speak the truth.
He supports communism......I assume you don't see the irony in your statement 🙄
@@sin7368 yin & yang, there’s good in the bad, and there’s bad in the good.
my dad met serj when he was still in school. they hung out a couple of times but my dad was only there on vacation and so had to leave soon after
he still speaks about how amazing he is and how he wanted to help basically everyone he came across
Serj is truly one of a kind and amazing metal singers
he’s so intelligent and interesting
For sure
Serj did all of this, he is awesome, and if he is not feeling SOAD anymore, if his voice isn't heavy anymore, can't we just accept all the music they provided? and btw, everyone saying daron should make a SOAD album without serj, he is, Scars On Broadway is SOAD without serj, but they don't wanna ride the name already amde, they wanna start from the bottom, so go listen to that, and stop saying serj have a big ego, he just don't want to do SOAD anymore. if they were to make a half-assed album everyone would just shit on that, so i prefer to listen to daron's music, and reminisce the fucking 8 albums serj and SOAD gave us
I really agree on that first statement! Too many people are angry about the new record not coming out. I think they
expect too much. It's way better to keep the great streak of records they already have and not put out something
that they (and most likely other people) feel is mediocre. Thanks for putting yourself in the shoes of the musicians Isaac
If you want to listen to something new for system try to listen to the demo of toxicity I'm a person who warship SOAD and I know how it's hard to make new album whit out losing your fans base so let's listen to the old album and if we are lucky whit a new album plz for the love of God let's appreciate their work
Isaac Lima Yes! Thank you, couldn’t have said it better. System may yet make another album together. They still tour together and have considered making a new album, just haven’t fused as a band and pulled the trigger to make it.
5 records not 8
Yeah totally agree with you, a half assed SOAD album would be pointless and everyone who wanted a new album would be quick to judge it as a bad album. Still as a fan there's still a part of me that hopes they do find the inspiration to make another but if not, then so be it.
It’s so heartwarming seeing Serj with his grandpa. What a guy.
I love serj he's my inspiration along with daron. I want to become a musician like them that's my dream!!! I'm going to music college soon!
feargm thanks man!
TheTvdroid Music school is a scam man. Especially if you wanna start a band and make music. College won’t teach you how to be creative or innovative, just how to follow what they tell you and everyone else to play. Teach yourself man, you can do it.
Follow your dreams and maybe you will get there
@@ElLapiz24 It does let you meet people of a common interest that could let you start a band. It could also help with making contacts for starting gigs. But yeah in terms of improving musically it is a scammy business
One of my favorite rock and metal vocalists ever. Serj has an incredible vocal range with tons of distinctive musical influences.
"Its our duty to tell you those things and rock you in the same time" strong words, Serj is an amazing artist, I listened to Elect the dead again and its ageing like fine wine.
They've always been critical of America , they wouldn't be allowed to say what they say in other countries. He should be critical of America , there's a lot to criticize , there's also a lot to love. Not holding his tongue is precisely why I respect him
You know, freedom of speech is not exclusive to the US of A
@@belianthir and also often not free. Look at what happened to rap groups like 2 Live Crew, or bands like Bodycount. They offended conservative correctness either with sexual or anti police lyrics and entire states tried to ban them
@DoubleJ not really. That's more of a centrist thing. And the right wingers in government still censor opposition. Experts who work in government posts who find information that undermines government policy get fired. Students get suspended for taking part in perfectly legal political activity on campuses (e.g. students disciplined at UoManchester for pro Palestine activism, students at UoReading suspended for action in solidarity with striking lecturers). Left wing activists, even pacifist groups, continue to be put under often illegal police surveillance. If you're looking at the left for censorship, you're looking in the wrong place. Look at your governments. They actually have the power to censor people
@DoubleJ actually, just this past year we've had tons of cases of conservative censorship just in the UK alone. A punk band called Killdren were the target of a massive outpouring of hate for their song "Kill Tory Scum" and were banned from Glastonbury (they showed up anyway and played an impromptu gig which got more people attending than their original show would have, gotra love the Streisand Effect)
Munroe Bergdorf, a transgender woman, and left wing campaigner, has been fired from 2 high profile jobs thanks to pressure and smear campaigns from transphobic and conservative groups. In fact, any prominent transgender person is the constant target of death threats, attacks, and censorship, while transphobes get full page spreads in national newspapers where they claim they are being "censored"
These are just things i know off the top of my head from the UK in recent months, fuck knows how bad this would get if i actually bothered to google stuff
@DoubleJ ...if you think Trump isn't fuelling censorship when he literally bans journalists he doesn't like from press conferences then I don't know where to start... also the US left isn't even fucking left wing lol. It's centrist by international standards *at best*. Don't put neoliberals misunderstanding social justice concepts on us
Also aren't we literally having this discussion in the comments of a video that mentions an openly left wing musician having his songs banned from radio by conservative and neoliberal stations after 9/11?
All I have to say is look at who owns your media organisations. They're not left wing. They're a mix of centrists and right wingers. They have the power to censor.
Also cancelling isn't a violation of free speech. Free speechbis protection from the powerful censoring your work. It is not a protection from response or consequences. How is hate speech, an act that is designed by it's nature to shut down it's targets, classed as free speech in your quaint little mindbox but people saying "I think this is hatespeech" isn't?
And i think with your use of IQ (which only measures your ability to complete an IQ test and nothing else), your complete strawmanning of "the left" by associating it with centrist tropes which themselves aren't universal among centrists, and you calling anyone who dares care about racism or homophobia as an "SJW", I think you've just completed my "Dumb White Boy in TH-cam Comments" bingo card. I'll be claiming my prize, which is a nice relieving cinder block to the head so that I can forget you even exist
The thing that attracted me to this band when it came out was Serj's voice. I love it!
Same here. He's got a very striking voice. Very different from everything else i've heard.
I did a whole paper on Serj and after looking deeper into his life and his past he’s a very interesting dude and I have mad respect for him.
I love this man. He's one of my idols and I wish I could meet him.
Maybe he arranges another art meet-up thing. Keep your eyes peeled
@@LieLikesMusic That’s a great song! 😉
Sad when a tragedy like 9/11 happens and everybody's looking for some kind of scapegoat, and musicians make the easiest targets.
That's what we're like. The hard part is recognizing or taking action against it once we become a part of the group-think.
Part of it is also because if you think about it. Serj is technically middle eastern.
@@emilymatthews2990 No he's not..Educate yourself
If you have yet to figure out that 911 was planned DEMOLITION job, and you claim to have "looked into it", then you are beyond help in differentiating fact from fiction, objectivity from subjectivity, empirical evidence vs theoretical. You should seek out the differences, so you dont rely on authority to tell you what something is.
@@emilymatthews2990 Eastern European
SOAD: raising awareness about pressing issues before our current social media storm
Mad. Mad. Mad respect.
Serj and his music has saved my life many times
Why?
I love and respect Serj so much.
@linkk 🤓
I use to have to sneak listening to his music when I was little, he has opened my eyes and my heart so much! I love that he is not afraid to say what needs to be said and he fights for what is right. Been following Serj forever and I love that he puts you in the passenger seat with his songs. I’m so glad he came to America because I feel that he wouldn’t be the same if he didn’t come here. Definitely someone I’d like to sit down and have a conversation with :)
Love serj ❤️ sky is falling is one of my favs
Mel sky is over ;)
Shit you're right XD
It's called rain..
falling stars?
it aint easy being cheesy?
I didn’t know that when he was little in Lebanon they were in the middle of some dark times. That makes so much sense now.
Lilly. Ya and that’s why I love System. They have made me more aware of how the world isn’t as good as it may seem. Governments hide a lot of stuff from us. A lot of people from richer countries don’t understand the meaning of war. It’s sad.
@@lilly7780 it's great to find conscious people out there
Great presentation. I admire Serj for his belief and courage to stand by it. He's a great role model for mankind.
He sure seems like a guy with strong values and work ethics. The world needs more of that.
Never forget the first time I saw System. I was not expecting an older looking gentleman behind the microphone..
Yeah there's quite an age difference between him and the other members right?
Lie Likes Music ya he's like 5 to 8 years older than them.
Serj is awesome. The way he manages to blend his fight for a better world with amazing art is something few artists ever do. And he stays humble all the way.
SOAD's the best! Their music is just helpful in the worst of times and everytime.
For sure! I'll try listening to them when i go to the gym. I bet their music will get me even more pumped!
Good idea ;)
Yup, listening during quarantine😐💖
My respect for serj and the rest of the band has increase substantially
Awesome! Thanks for watching and appreciating this.
His voice is so beautiful 🥴 their music just puts me in the BEST mood! I have been listening to them since I as a child, and they continue to be my favorite in college.
i listened to SOAD since i was a kid, thanks to my parents. Just liked the music, tried to read the lyrics when i was about 9. Never understood it, of course, I didn't even know english, and after a while my tastes changed and i stopped listening. This made me find a new appreciation for them - listening to the amazing music and now understanding the powerful lyrics is really cool! Thanks for the video, man. Going to read some of Serj's poetry now :)
Seriously, I love his painting + music idea, combining two awesome creative mediums. Dude is incredible in so many ways.
He’s such a beautiful human being.
At 1:45 that isnt John Dolmayan. It's Ontronik "Andy" Khatchurian, SOAD's first drummer who recorded the first 2 demos with SOAD befire having a hand injury and leaving the band, which is when John joined. He still has writing credits on half of SOAD's self titled album and even filled on for Serj on vocals for a few shows in 1999 when Serj was sick
Thanks for correcting this!
False. He has no writing credits on the first album. The rest of what you said I believe to be true.
my colleague was best friends with Andy's son and this is all true. he picked up music again a few years later but he also left because of some apparent religious things. not sure on all the details but that was another factor.
He has zero song writing credits. The only song he has some credits for is an awesome song called Honey, but coincidentally it never made it to album. Also, his feel and rhythm on the drums is something left to be desired even till today. Listen to the demos carefully and you’ll understand what I’m talking about. And the band he created afterwards was called Apex Theory. Bassist was the same bassist as the guy in “soil”.
fact... Andy Khatcharian was the singer for Apex Theory.
There’s A LOT of truth hidden in Serj and SOAD lyrics, take some time to really listen to ALL the words, they mean everything they said for a reason.
I guess they do. Such great music and message!
Gonorrhea, Gorgonzola, indeed
Pull the tapeworm out of your ass, yeah
KAMBUCHA MUSHROOM PEOPLE!!
and people just think they’re music is crazy. smh
His words are very true today and always will be. I respect this man more then any politician.
Wow. I have a lot of respect for Serj now after seeing this video. And I love S.O.A.D. thanks for this video.
I saw him live in Christchurch, NZ, back in 2014 with the orchestra. He chose that city because he was aware of the tragedy that happened there years prior to the concert. It was his way of helping the city and its people.
Years ago I recognized by his writing style I was chatting with Serj online forum a few times back and forth. Truly a brilliant free spirit that cares about the one.
As a musician myself, Serj has been one of my major inspirations. I've loved SOAD since I was very young, and hearing about Serj's life and his art is really inspiring to me. He's one of the modern masters, I think.
He doesn't get enough recognition imho. Truly a Renaissance man, and an absolutely brilliant one at that. I played guitar in a metal band (not very good, but we loved it) back in the early 2000s and Serj was one of our two biggest lyrical influences. The other being Zack de la Rocha
im 33 now and listened to soad from the beginning. even after all this time he still is one of the most fascinating and valuable persons on this planet to me. i wish he would reach many more people. would surely make a better place out of this world.
This is why I love Serj’s music, and now that I come across this and many others he’s very intelligent and has a lot of great points and projects it all through his work. ❤️
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Thank you so much for subscribing and supporting me ;) That means a lot. And yes i'm sure we'll get some
interesting stuff from Serj in the future
One of the most beautiful human beings!
Serj is the kind of creative I strive to be. Truly an inspiration
Translated the intro for you guys:
"Serj is a beast".
Understanding The Doors
Oooo tough one
get drunk and take a bunch of acid, you'll understand more than you want to.
Serj is an amazing person he is a good artist, a great singer and overall a great person we need more people like Serj around
Serj has such a beautiful voice, both singing and talking
I really love this. I would just love to sit down and talk with him too!!!
You should've been at his art exhibition back in 2013. I'm sure you would've gotten the chance.
This band was fucking amazing. They blended their music like gods. Every album was amazing and they grew into a piece of art
I love the thrash/death metal vibes Toxicity has, yet it's also so melodic. Truly one of the greatest records to come out of that time.
He is a brilliant musician and an even better man.
Word! Thanks for watching and resonating with this.
Best thing about living in NZ and working the the CBD is every now and again bumping into Serj and saying hi
Thanks for the insight and look into what makes Serj not just the musician poet artist and activist he is but ultimately human being.
This man is a God among artist. I love this man, and have since Toxicity.
That's great! Thanks for watching and sharing your love :)
Serj is the loveliest dude you’ll ever meet. Much respect
SOAD makes amazing music. amazing group of people. they’re just. THEYRE SO UNDERRATED LIKE MY GOD they’re amazing. they don’t get enough credibility for their art
I'm Turkish and love SOAD. I have so much respect for Serj and I feel bad
serj's words are always so powerful and so clear in their meaning that it just sends chills every time
I love everything Serj stands for. Im glad my brother was a metal head when he was young, he got me into soad when I was like 5. Im 21 now and I’m seeing them next year!!!! 🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽
I'd like to see Serj go on TYT. They flip their shit whenever someone brings up the genocide. To be face to face with someone directly affected by it would be pretty legendary.
That would be fire!!
@Hello World! so sad that people like you still exist to this day...
Hello World! We’re all in awe of your virtue.
@Hello World! LOL where do you get any of that? Maybe if someone is specifically criticizing TYT for their soft Armenian Genocide denial, they're actually criticizing TYT for their soft Armenian Genocide denial, not because the poster secretly hates Muslims or loves Trump or whatever random shit you've cooked up in your head.
It would be like a holocaust survivor relative going on a show called the Hitler youth
Serj is truly an artist!! Poetry, lyrics, instruments, painting, he can do everything
I love Sery. He did a whole Album ALONE and imo every Song is GREAT. .. when i try to write another song on my Guitar and my Motivation fades away , i always think of that Fact.
IHAVE A HEART. HE GAVE ME A HEART. Thanks, thats Kind. Your my first btw DD
I think humor is the ultimate thing that throws people for a loop with him
I rarely click the bell. Your narrative is intelligent/informative, organized and expresses a genuine regard for the artist and their creations. Thank you.
I've learn english because of him ! My mother would not want me to listen to things i do not understand when i was young , so i traduced soad song to keep listening to it .
whhhaat im greek and i thought the melody sounded familiar but never knew they were inspired by it! But i guess it makes sense since armenians and greeks are close!
if I'm not mistake one of greek wife counselor is armenian women I know after play assassin's creed odyssey
One of the members is part Greek✨
As a fellow Armenian I find Serj inspiring and honestly the fact that he takes a stand but does it through his music is amazing
All of SOADs albums are masterpieces
His solo career and records are just as good, same goes to Daron, Shavo and John with SOB.
I hear quite a lot of poeple saying that. Especially about SOB.
shavo isn't in SOB
Serj I'm a huge fan of your music and the message you spread through it. I use to listening your music from my school days.. You are a legend
one time , when i had the moment and my bf was goin thru hastings , i went and found serjs first poetry book , only got to read 2 poems but i understood more then what i already understood , serj is a man that cares for man, he cares for humanity being better then the sum of its parts , ive always thought that to be noble and worthwhile
I have all of the SOAD CDs and one of his solo ones. I always thought of him as awesome. With what I've seen, here...his paintings and writings on top of the music that I absolutely LOVE...He is truelly an amazing person. The little that I've learned about his life in this vid post...WOW. Thank you so much for sharing this😊
I love Serj, both in SOAD and solo. Absolute respect from me
I think it is rare to find a band with artistic visual impression for every member individually
Understanding King Crimson.
Understanding The Pixies.
Understanding Creedence Clearwater Revival.
Understanding Lou Reed.
Understanding Janis Joplin.
Connor Phebus very nice
I love king crimson
Definitely the pixies
Fuck yea King Crimson would be sick
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Welcome to America. Keep speaking your mind and giving your art. You are in the best place to give your soul, though its imperfect. No where else in the world would you be able to do this on such a large scale.
That break down in Science gives me chills every time.
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