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When System Of A Down’s Serj Tankian released his philosophical memoir last month, we talked to him for a We’ve Got A File On You interview. At the end of the Q&A, he discussed his public request for Imagine Dragons to cancel their show in Azerbaijan last year, a request Imagine Dragons ignored. Tankian compared it to performing in Nazi Germany and concluded, “Anyone that does ethnic cleansing and genocide needs to be fucking punished. So that’s why I got pissed off. Some artists are artists and some artists are entertainers, and I’ll leave it at that.”
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Last year, System Of A Down leader Serj Tankian publicly asked Las Vegas arena-rockers Imagine Dragons to cancel a planned concert in Azerbaijan, citing that country’s campaign of ethnic cleansing against Armenians. Imagine Dragons ignored Tankian’s request and played that show, and Tankian recently expressed his disapproval ...
“Fuck their art, they're not good human beings, as far as I'm concerned”The post Serj Tankian slams Imagine Dragons for playing controversial Azerbaijan gig: “I don’t respect them as human beings” appeared first on NME.
“Incredible injustice, humanitarian catastrophe, genocide, war crimes, is happening today"The post System Of A Down’s Serj Tankian shares thoughts on boycotts and the Israel and Palestine war appeared first on NME.
As he releases his astonishing autobiography, the System Of A Down vocalist​​ discusses the Armenian genocide, his band’s dramatic rise, and the musician-activists of todayThe post System Of A Down’s Serj Tankian: “We are not living in a just world” appeared first on NME.
submitted by Nick May 17th 2024 06:00 am (www.stereogum.com)
Earlier this week, System Of A Down frontman Serj Tankian published his memoir Down With The System. Today, Tankian also announces a new solo EP called Foundations. Tankian has released a few solo records over the years; Orca, his most recent album, came out back in 2013. With Foundations, Tankian is going back to music that he wrote during diff...
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