I think as consumers Europeans are a lot more artist loyal irrespective of the genre of music or the type of project or the collaborative effort, and Americans are more media-loyal, because they need to be fed that media to know what's going on, because we're so inundated with promotion and marketing and everything that's going on - advertising.
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 TankianI think that the memory of Armenia's genocide opened my eyes at an early age to the existence of political cynicism.
Serj TankianPeople think our music's very aggressive or angry or whatever, and it's just the opposite, really... I like laughing. And I like being really calm before a show, and smiley.
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