I think music is an intuitive force. It's this beautiful wave that connects all of us and inspires us, and I think music has the ability - when you listen to a song, you're not immediately thinking about the lyrics or what's going on in the mind of the writer, you're feeling the song.
Serj TankianPolitical statements are usually more direct, and it works with the upbeat music as well, for some reason, the directness of your statements.
Serj TankianPeople always ask me 'do you think there should be more bands doing political music?' and I say 'absolutely not.'
Serj Tankian