Serj Tankian's Book Signing & Interview with Rainn Wilson
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- Опубліковано 14 чер 2024
- Serj Tankian and Rainn Wilson discuss Serj's new book "Down with the System."
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An exhilarating, thoughtful, and beautifully written debut memoir by musician, songwriter, and lead singer-lyricist of Grammy award-winning metal band, System Of A Down, Serj Tankian
Serj Tankian will be the first to admit that his band, System Of A Down, was “unlikely a chart-topper as had ever existed in modern music history: a band of Armenian-Americans playing a practically unclassifiable clash of wildly aggressive metal riffs, unconventional tempo-twisting rhythms, and Armenian folk melodies, with me alternately growling, screaming, and crooning lyrics that could pivot from avant-garde silliness to raging socio-political rants in the space of a single line.” After all, as Serj concedes, “it’s not easy listening.”
Even so, there’s no doubt that System’s music had struck a chord with millions of listeners across the globe ever since they burst on the scene in the mid-1990s. With nearly 40 million album sales, three albums topping the Billboard charts, and a devoted legion of fans, the band dominated the alt-rock and metal scenes just as the world hurtled into a new millennium, redefining the very idea of what rockstars could and couldn’t talk about, could and couldn’t do, could and couldn’t represent.
In DOWN WITH THE SYSTEM, Serj presents readers with a memoir that is far more than just a rock 'n' roll fable. It's an immigrant's tale, it’s an activist's awakening, and it's a spiritual journey from darkness toward light. And all of this comes down to the fact that Serj himself has had the chance to live an extraordinary life-thanks to a combination of luck, circumstance, struggle, talent, and spiritual awakening. Born to Armenian parents in Beirut, Serj grows up hearing bombs drop outside his childhood home during the country’s civil war, before moving to Los Angeles at the age of seven. As a young man, he is immersed in the SoCal community of “Little Armenia,” learning more and more about the brutal genocide faced by his ancestors while helping his parents adapt to the constraints and contradictions of the American Dream. Then, during a pivotal drive home from an LSAT class, Serj decides to turn away from a promising future in business and law to make music instead-a decision that leads him to touring five continents as the lead singer of a hugely popular rock band, hitting number #1 on the Billboard album charts the morning of 9/11, and then having the hit single from the same album banned from radio two days later. In the years that follow, his uniquely singular story continues, as he evades glass bottles hurled at a cancelled show by angry Slayer fans, teams up with Tom Morello to push social justice causes on unsuspecting metalheads, argues with LAPD officers over the best way to quell rioting fans, and defines new sounds and singing tactics with Rick Rubin.
Braiding together Serj’s thought-provoking insight with heartfelt and poetic prose, DOWN WITH THE SYSTEM retraces Serj’s remarkable and unlikely journey, and explores what it’s taught him-about music, about art, about activism, and about himself. It’s an unforgettable ride that will leave you breathless-and an absolute delight for new fans and old ones alike. - Розваги
I'm sad to hear that he doesn't think about touring so much. I hope that we will see them at various festivals apart from the USA.
**crying in European**
The ticket prices are expensive and go FAST. It's a damn shame. I had the opportunity to see them in Colorado for their reunion tour in 2011 at the Comfort Dental Amphitheater, now Fiddler's Green Amphitheater.
16:28 he answered my question about the song Rumi! It was my honor!
Thank you, Serj and Rainn!
Greetings from Iran!💥🔥🤘🤘
I preordered weeks ago! Can’t wait! I’m bummed cuz I missed the live stream 😭 I didn’t realize it was eastern time.
I can't wait for the book drop!! I already have it pre-ordered and I'm so excited!!
Me too. Got Wilson’s with it too. Sounds good
A lot of people are receiving books without signatures. I just got mine
I still haven’t received mine and now that has me concerned 😩
@@TaylorsTeacup haven’t got mine yet either these book signings take forever to get most times
@@illustrate303 oof, that's good to know though. Thank you for the info!
I'm blessed to have attended both Sick New World performances and I'm looking forward to the SF show in August!
sometimes serj will just say something that really resonates me out of what seems like nowhere and he has inspired me so many times, i’m so glad he exists
Plan on renting his book from the library hopefully i get it first
literally watched the stream while in algebra class! praying that im getting the book for my birthday, since my birthday is exactly two weeks after it gets released!!!
from Colombia, looking forward for my preordered book ... all my respect to all your work!
I love you Serj ❤
Rainn's internet was a little slow, but glad that allow us to see his beauty giant white oval face ❤😊🎉
Je suis française et cest mon rêve de vous voir sur scène 🥹🥹
Does he talk about political solutions in this? Doesn't seem like it. Fan of the lyrics.