Serj Tankian | Broken Record

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Serj Tankian made his first foray into public life as the idiosyncratic lead singer of the late ‘90s metal band System Of A Down. After releasing five platinum-selling albums with the band, and establishing himself as one of modern-day music’s most outspoken human-rights activists, in 2007, Serj left System to pursue his own artistic pursuits. Since then he’s released solo albums, composed symphonies, scored documentaries, and most recently started producing a line of Armenian coffee. In May, Serj also released a memoir called “Down With The System” that details his personal story that starts in Beirut before his family emigrated to Los Angeles during the Lebanese Civil War in the ‘70s. Serj’s memoir also details his family's history in Armenia, and their chilling plight during the genocide of 1915. On today’s episode Leah Rose talks to Serj Tankian about why he always felt like an outsider—including in System Of A Down. He also explains why it was so essential for him to exercise his demons on stage, and the one fundamental change that needs to take place in order for him to record new music with the band. You can hear a playlist of some of our favorite Serj Tankian songs here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6AhcuWH4St1vd0w1h0IZZx?si=fd095cbc474b43b3&nd=1&dlsi=025722cd1de24efa Thanks to GIK Acoustics for their custom-made Portable Isolation Booth. The PIB transforms any space into a studio making it the perfect choice for musicians, voice over artists, and podcasters looking to record crystal-clear audio: gikacoustics.com Subscribe 🎧 https://bit.ly/3EamIjM #serjtankian #systemofadown #brokenrecord #podcast #music #musicpodcast #interview ABOUT BROKEN RECORD For generations of music lovers, the liner notes on albums were a central part of the way music was heard. You bought an album and it came with an accompanying narrative: a digression, an aside, a backstory—maybe even an invented history. We intuitively understood that great music required not just listening but conversation between the artist and the audience and the audience and the rest of the world. Broken Record is a podcast that restarts those conversations—in a world without liner notes—for a new audience of music lovers. Broken Record is hosted by Justin Richmond with interviews by producer Rick Rubin, writer Malcolm Gladwell, and former New York Times editor Bruce Headlam. STAY CONNECTED Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebrokenrecordpod Twitter: https://twitter.com/brokenrecord Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebrokenrecordpod Website: https://www.pushkin.fm/show/broken-record-with-rick-rubin-malcolm-gladwell-bruce-headlam-and-justin-richmond/