Understanding Serj Tankian

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    Info: Serj Tankian is an Armenian-American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, poet, painter, entrepreneur… let’s just say he’s done a lot of things throughout his life. But if there are a couple of things that he cares about more than anything else, it’s gotta be art and politics. He’s always been the type of person who wants to expose the truth and create a better world. And his most powerful medium for doing that has always been music. Most people know him from being the vocalist of SOAD, but he’s also been a part of a ton of other art projects through the years. Let's take a closer look.

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  • @LieLikesMusic
    @LieLikesMusic  Před 6 lety +1645

    What artist/band should be next?

    • @dylanholt5919
      @dylanholt5919 Před 6 lety +94

      Lie Likes Music Freddie Mercury!

    • @navarrogomezfernando2693
      @navarrogomezfernando2693 Před 6 lety +47

      Lie Likes Music Do you think you can do Rush?

    • @meow-zg2fk
      @meow-zg2fk Před 6 lety +39

      How about Understanding My Bloody Valentine?

    • @pat3877
      @pat3877 Před 6 lety +50

      You know what I’m gonna say...primus

    • @Danny05Way
      @Danny05Way Před 6 lety +21

      Please... Do a "'Understandig..." of Rise Against or Tim McIlrath... Please, I want it, and... Good video, is beautiful

  • @christianrobloxserver7282
    @christianrobloxserver7282 Před 5 lety +6100

    "your silence is sometimes more deadly than your words."
    Chills.

    • @LieLikesMusic
      @LieLikesMusic  Před 5 lety +158

      It's true though

    • @christophercarey3232
      @christophercarey3232 Před 4 lety +22

      There's a CZcamsr called Chills. WTF.

    • @nicsferatu86
      @nicsferatu86 Před 4 lety +25

      Christopher Carey dumbass

    • @ciedrickmarasigan1929
      @ciedrickmarasigan1929 Před 4 lety +20

      Silence, something about silence makes me sick cuz silence can be violent sort of like a slit wrist🎶

    • @danishmoocow4424
      @danishmoocow4424 Před 4 lety +4

      God Forgive your dumbass for getting chills from someone’s fucking quote like honestly how does that even fucking work

  • @fofotti
    @fofotti Před 3 lety +2177

    I had the great luck of meeting Serj when I was working as a security guard at the airport of Fiumicino, Rome; he was so kind to me, he stopped from going where he had to and we had a little chat for a couple minutes, then he also signed an autograph for me with a dedication. Needless to say, I keep that piece of paper like a treasure!

    • @KAI-bm6lq
      @KAI-bm6lq Před 2 lety +48

      You the luckiest person i've ever seen , I envy you :'(

    • @erildamera468
      @erildamera468 Před 2 lety +20

      Damn so lucky

    • @Buba1984
      @Buba1984 Před rokem +7

      Grande Sergio! Un mito assoluto

    • @RudyCantGame
      @RudyCantGame Před rokem +11

      I met him when they were just beginning to venture outside of LA. Very humble group of guys there. They put down their instruments and took photos with us.

    • @amalgasoul5794
      @amalgasoul5794 Před rokem +18

      Did you mean
      *needles* to say

  • @jonathancartwheelfruitloop3071

    Serj is literally a one of a kind person in the music industry

    • @wisespidey
      @wisespidey Před 2 lety +25

      Am I the only one who thinks he looks like kramer from seinfeld

    • @mr.unpopular9367
      @mr.unpopular9367 Před 2 lety +6

      Not true. He's a great guy, but there are a number of really decent people in the music industry. Dave Grohl for example

    • @gj4312
      @gj4312 Před 2 lety +56

      @@mr.unpopular9367 erm Dave Grohl is nothing like Serj. He never said Serj was the best, he is just very unique. His style is instantly recognizable and just as unpredictable.

    • @guitarhero38633
      @guitarhero38633 Před 2 lety +5

      He's the Russell Brand of the music scene. Russell is doing great work now if y'all haven't checked him out, I recommend it. Time to come together regardless of which side, because both sides make up the system that exploits you everytime you put forth any labor for American society.

    • @2isceez
      @2isceez Před 2 lety +13

      not many metal vocalists can growl and sing orchestra music

  • @mdctt9021
    @mdctt9021 Před 3 lety +1151

    Imagine just being Serj's grandfather. Your grandson is a rock star, and a huge activist.

    • @possessorofgreatness7620
      @possessorofgreatness7620 Před 3 lety +21

      And everyone else you knew were dead.

    • @protey117
      @protey117 Před 3 lety +32

      Serje's grand-grandfather (by male line of heritage) was probably killed by the turks, as Serje's grandfather said in the extract in this video.
      5:38
      They are the pople who know much abot life, the knowledge granted by pain & loss is much truer & much more waluable then one gets in a college; so they care more about some different from hipe-fame stuff things.

    • @mrg87
      @mrg87 Před 3 lety +23

      You mean grandson?

    • @micharel937
      @micharel937 Před 2 lety +3

      Ah yes, his grandfather therefore he is his nephew.

    • @mdctt9021
      @mdctt9021 Před 2 lety +2

      @@micharel937 Oh shit youre right 💀

  • @marianopie3785
    @marianopie3785 Před 5 lety +2758

    This man can speak like 3 lenguages, paint and create a variety of music from Instrumental Jazz to Nu Metal. WTF

    • @LieLikesMusic
      @LieLikesMusic  Před 5 lety +216

      Yeah he sure has a cultivated mind.

    • @carfan3649
      @carfan3649 Před 3 lety +12

      Which languages does he speak?

    • @apararkobhattacharya1276
      @apararkobhattacharya1276 Před 3 lety +54

      Come to Asia, you will see many people who speak 3 languages, me myself being one.
      Here it isn't a big deal

    • @carfan3649
      @carfan3649 Před 3 lety +16

      @@apararkobhattacharya1276 yes, Asia has a huge variety of languages. It's amazing.

    • @charbeleid193
      @charbeleid193 Před 3 lety +66

      @@carfan3649 obviously armenian and english+ he lived in lebanon till he was 7 so prbbly some arabic and french

  • @reidalberstone
    @reidalberstone Před 4 lety +2335

    Serj is a based genius who deserves way more attention than he gets

    • @spidohman6723
      @spidohman6723 Před 3 lety +31

      Based

    • @tenchuzera
      @tenchuzera Před 2 lety +2

      Sim!

    • @carlbrenston8436
      @carlbrenston8436 Před 2 lety +14

      Based

    • @lianahit2614
      @lianahit2614 Před 2 lety +29

      based and armenianpilled

    • @isaacharton7851
      @isaacharton7851 Před rokem +6

      Above avg. IQ but not intellectually gifted. The word genius is being thrown around so frequently these days against statistical sensibility and soundness which only goes to show we are already living in idiocracy.

  • @jevinday
    @jevinday Před 3 lety +534

    Damn I was seriously crying when his grandpa was talking about the genocide. I hung out a lot with this girl named Tyla for a year or two, her dad is Armenian. She loves SOAD and has seen them In concert multiple times. She told me all about the genocide, i had no idea. The only people that really even know about it are Armenians, the government refuses to talk about it. But yeah, he's very important to Armenian Americans. And the rest of us.

    • @MyFlipperLikesIce
      @MyFlipperLikesIce Před rokem +1

      I watched Screamers not long after it came out....really heart wrenching

    • @bdills89
      @bdills89 Před 10 měsíci +2

      Anybody whose studied history especially ww1 know about it. But still the amount of people or activists in general that dont know or do and dont care is astounding

  • @mirotiny
    @mirotiny Před 5 lety +326

    i'm middle eastern and.. i've always loved Serj and this just makes me love him more and i feel so proud of him trying to use his position and fame to turn the tables around and say what's on his mind and fight for what he believes in i applaud him and his amazing brain we need more people like him

  • @bizmarkie9112
    @bizmarkie9112 Před 5 lety +1817

    Woah, I always thought Toxicity came AFTER 9/11. Holy shit, that is good timing. Damn.

    • @LieLikesMusic
      @LieLikesMusic  Před 5 lety +233

      Yeah it's a crazy coincidence. No wonder their music was banned from radio thereafter.

    • @realspartan5206
      @realspartan5206 Před 4 lety +90

      and then Chop Suey came back as an even bigger hit

    • @killuminaughti8510
      @killuminaughti8510 Před 4 lety +7

      BizMarkie91 it came before bro

    • @jhays279
      @jhays279 Před 4 lety +64

      Slayer's "God Hates Us All" came out ON 9/11

    • @willoverdoseonmusic
      @willoverdoseonmusic Před 3 lety +7

      @LordSesshomaru85 That's what I was thinking as well.

  • @andrewvankeuren2140
    @andrewvankeuren2140 Před 6 lety +2370

    Shavo with hair got me shook

  • @kitty20524
    @kitty20524 Před rokem +33

    I think he honestly taught me empathy through his music.

  • @andrewbreeden4027
    @andrewbreeden4027 Před 2 lety +26

    These guys have never changed their message, regardless of the backlash from the media and music industry, and there's something beautiful about that

  • @haleywilson520
    @haleywilson520 Před 6 lety +3475

    I respect the hell out of this man.

    • @LieLikesMusic
      @LieLikesMusic  Před 6 lety +63

      Thanks :) Your profile pic is friggin creepy.

    • @LinkMaster5555
      @LinkMaster5555 Před 6 lety +12

      Me too i have so much respect and love for serj

    • @TheRealBizWiz
      @TheRealBizWiz Před 5 lety +32

      *The fact that he’s not a fan of Donald Trump makes me respect him even more.*

    • @haleywilson520
      @haleywilson520 Před 5 lety +3

      Lie Likes Music LOL thanks. It was from an animated short by Ben Wheele called "Val Val Val".

    • @chrisnickle8585
      @chrisnickle8585 Před 5 lety +28

      R. James fuck no he doesn’t!!! He hates those who hate anyone that’s hateful cuz of their race religion or any other reason besides what that individual does. I’m not 100% white and I do agree there’s a lot of unjustified hate aka ACTUAL RACISM towards whites just cuz it’s mainstream but Serj isn’t one of them or mainstream no matter how much the mainstream try’s to claim him as part of their trendy bullshit

  • @matheusc.5839
    @matheusc.5839 Před 6 lety +3953

    Understanding WHY SOAD WON'T RECORD A NEW ALBUM

    • @fazdrop24
      @fazdrop24 Před 6 lety +43

      forreal

    • @rpeet687
      @rpeet687 Před 6 lety +141

      We just have to be content with Scars for now

    • @shadowpeople89
      @shadowpeople89 Před 6 lety +106

      That’s a simple answer. The Serj today compared to the Serj from yesterday, is a bitch. He doesn’t have the vocal prowess anymore to make heavy music. Every concert I have seen of the current stint has been shit. His voice is trash, he can’t growl anymore. They want heavy (his band) he wants pussy music. This is why the drummer from Korn left. Jonathan Davis wanted all this gay experimental bullshit and David got sick of it. He was making music that seemed more like a sellout and less like music that fit the band. You can only evolve so much before you manage to alienate your bandmates.

    • @JohnConnasRealFatha
      @JohnConnasRealFatha Před 6 lety +31

      Your answer is the topic of this video

    • @sergilazi9179
      @sergilazi9179 Před 6 lety +38

      Special Person old?! Ozzy Osborne disagrees.

  • @user-og7eh8pv8h
    @user-og7eh8pv8h Před 2 lety +40

    I'm an Afghan living in the Netherlands. Came here as a refugee. Doing intense and deep soul searching and healing. And trying to find my craft. Serj's voice has something that speaks directly to my soul. Like a familiar pain. Or a familiar warmth. A blend of cultures in his voice only. Very universal and compassionate. And mad at times. A true inspiration.

    • @user-og7eh8pv8h
      @user-og7eh8pv8h Před rokem

      @@harmony5807 namaste 🙏🏼🙏🏼

    • @amor4dior169
      @amor4dior169 Před rokem

      Kunst is een reddend remedie. Ga en zoek naar het diepste van je eigen denken, in de kern van je ziel

    • @your_average_nerd6861
      @your_average_nerd6861 Před 6 měsíci

      I hope your soul searching goes well. ❤

  • @marinehisbored6463
    @marinehisbored6463 Před rokem +89

    As an Armenian who is apart of the diaspora, i really admire how he showcases & talks about our history & heritage in his music & his activism, especially as an artist myself, i really relate to his point of view. I really love his open-mindedness. Even more proud to be Armenian!!.

  • @matt_fs
    @matt_fs Před 5 lety +481

    I've always realised there was something special about Serj Tankian. His passion in music, poetry, writing, speaking, he is truly someone who will go down in history. A friend of mine was lucky enough to have a conversation with him in Armenia!
    I've seen SOAD live twice and would love to meet the man and thank him for his contribution to society and influences on me. He seems like a down to Earth pure soul.

    • @Codecowboy420
      @Codecowboy420 Před 3 lety +7

      Ive always been drawn to serj too.
      Even as a kid i always knew him specifically in system of a down was a forced to be reckoned with. I just wasnt sure why. Recently got back into exploring serj’s art work as a solo artist and with a new open adult mind to really learn about the heavy activism in issues that are still flowing into todays time. So refreshing for an artist to make appealing music while still basing it on real issues and awareness.

    • @KAI-bm6lq
      @KAI-bm6lq Před 2 lety +1

      man... your friend is the luckiest person alive

  • @manasij2011
    @manasij2011 Před 5 lety +784

    "When I became the sun
    I shone life into the man's heart"

  • @Claire-vm6dz
    @Claire-vm6dz Před 4 lety +151

    I love him, I’ve loved him since I was 10 years old, and my father since he was 23. I still listen to his music, and I always will. It opened my eyes as a kid, and now I can see through the lies of billionaires, large corporations, corruption of government, the poor being taken advantage of, all the pain, the evil, and the tricks.
    “You feed us lies from the table cloth”

    • @anonimus5996
      @anonimus5996 Před rokem +1

      Agree. I always loved their music and knew what they were talking about, but now I understand it and actually see it too.

  • @Hwelhos
    @Hwelhos Před 10 měsíci +5

    my dad met serj when he was still in school. they hung out a couple of times but my dad was only there on vacation and so had to leave soon after
    he still speaks about how amazing he is and how he wanted to help basically everyone he came across

  • @Seth6581
    @Seth6581 Před 6 lety +719

    Serj is truly an amazing person.There is really no one like him.He definitely thinks for himself and questions authority.

    • @LieLikesMusic
      @LieLikesMusic  Před 6 lety +25

      For sure. We need more people like him around.

    • @aliciacortez9144
      @aliciacortez9144 Před 6 lety +4

      SnapKase Seth Amen

    • @kimmichaluk3072
      @kimmichaluk3072 Před 5 lety +8

      I hold a great respect for Serj and everything he stands for...we definitely need many more people to stand up and speak up. Recently it cost me my job because I too believe in speaking out rather than allowing myself to be silenced in order to appease others and be another "yes" person. The world can definetly be a better place if people owned their own thoughts and voices. Heaven forbid we lose our freedom of speech.

    • @yukonfarnsworth1688
      @yukonfarnsworth1688 Před 4 lety

      When you have influence over others you are power.

  • @suite-pee3666
    @suite-pee3666 Před 5 lety +353

    Honestly, Serj Tankian is like my favorite person every and I respect the hell out of him and am so inspired by him. Like, I've only been listening to SOAD and his music for probably about a year now but I feel like that this man's music has made such a huge impact in my life and I overall feel like a better person. Like honestly I want to be more like Serj, and I can't thank Serj enough for just being him.

    • @LieLikesMusic
      @LieLikesMusic  Před 5 lety +13

      I could tell you were a huge fan by your profile pic xD I'm glad he's inspired you and given you so much.
      I guess that was one of the reasons i made this video too, because i wanted to give back in a way.
      Thanks for resonating man!

    • @joelellis9480
      @joelellis9480 Před 4 lety +4

      like...

    • @anonimus5996
      @anonimus5996 Před rokem +1

      Serj has changed many peoples lives. Myself including, I'm pretty sure Serj is a prophet from the past, present and future.

  • @nickwalker4936
    @nickwalker4936 Před 5 lety +197

    I’ve never had more respect for someone like this. A man I disagree with on many points, but who delivers his message and arguments with rationality and in professional manner, and wrote some damn great music in the process.

    • @raidermaxx2324
      @raidermaxx2324 Před 2 lety +22

      what is an example of a point that you do not agree about? i find it hard to be able to think of literally one thing, that i would disagree with, since at the end of the day, Serj's points are simply the revealing of actual facts and truths about matters, and disagreeing with a fact would literally be believing nonsense. So can you provide an example, maybe im missing something.

    • @mozorellastick2583
      @mozorellastick2583 Před rokem +12

      @@raidermaxx2324 probably just political ideology differences. Sometimes facts don't necessarily matter because people can see them in totally different ways

    • @MarieJohanna760
      @MarieJohanna760 Před 11 měsíci +5

      ​@@mozorellastick2583does not mean that facts are not facts because someone does dont belief in them.

    • @mozorellastick2583
      @mozorellastick2583 Před 11 měsíci +1

      @@MarieJohanna760 to that person it won't seem like a fact just because they disagree. To me I can't see anything to disagree with in serj's music, and everything he sings about is factual, but to OP just because he disagreed he will think of these things as non factual. I'm sure we all believe in factual and non factual things, and go around telling everyone what we believe as if they were facts. It's human nature, it doesn't mean the facts aren't true but they might as well not be because they aren't true to us

  • @saedt
    @saedt Před 2 lety +10

    It’s so heartwarming seeing Serj with his grandpa. What a guy.

  • @lorenzoamoso2952
    @lorenzoamoso2952 Před 5 lety +569

    Sad when a tragedy like 9/11 happens and everybody's looking for some kind of scapegoat, and musicians make the easiest targets.

    • @LieLikesMusic
      @LieLikesMusic  Před 5 lety +52

      That's what we're like. The hard part is recognizing or taking action against it once we become a part of the group-think.

    • @emilymatthews2990
      @emilymatthews2990 Před 3 lety +20

      Part of it is also because if you think about it. Serj is technically middle eastern.

    • @disposablecynic
      @disposablecynic Před 3 lety +3

      @@emilymatthews2990 No he's not..Educate yourself

    • @philindeblanc
      @philindeblanc Před 3 lety +2

      If you have yet to figure out that 911 was planned DEMOLITION job, and you claim to have "looked into it", then you are beyond help in differentiating fact from fiction, objectivity from subjectivity, empirical evidence vs theoretical. You should seek out the differences, so you dont rely on authority to tell you what something is.

    • @Katie2986
      @Katie2986 Před 3 lety

      @@emilymatthews2990 Eastern European

  • @adrianschmidt5564
    @adrianschmidt5564 Před 6 lety +645

    This makes me want to buy his poetry book.

    • @LieLikesMusic
      @LieLikesMusic  Před 6 lety +17

      Go ahead if you want to. I bought it for the video lol. But i was very happy to have it anyways. Great read!

    • @MJ-oh5ux
      @MJ-oh5ux Před 6 lety +4

      I'd recommend the first book rather than the second.

    • @TheDIZZYCLAN
      @TheDIZZYCLAN Před 5 lety +5

      I bought Glaring through Oblivion awhile back, really great read.

    • @protey117
      @protey117 Před 3 lety

      +

    • @anonimus5996
      @anonimus5996 Před rokem

      Same and visit his exhibit.

  • @Fireblazer-ly3od
    @Fireblazer-ly3od Před 4 lety +29

    I didn’t know that when he was little in Lebanon they were in the middle of some dark times. That makes so much sense now.

    • @Fireblazer-ly3od
      @Fireblazer-ly3od Před 4 lety +1

      Lilly. Ya and that’s why I love System. They have made me more aware of how the world isn’t as good as it may seem. Governments hide a lot of stuff from us. A lot of people from richer countries don’t understand the meaning of war. It’s sad.

    • @maddogg6298
      @maddogg6298 Před 3 lety

      @@lilly7780 it's great to find conscious people out there

  • @gardoolaguer3447
    @gardoolaguer3447 Před 5 lety +61

    Serj is truly one of a kind and amazing metal singers

  • @elianna6289
    @elianna6289 Před 6 lety +261

    he’s so intelligent and interesting

  • @danivillegas2909
    @danivillegas2909 Před 6 lety +36

    I love Serj. I went to that art exhibition (Disarming Time) and I got to meet him and he recognized me because I met him the year before on his Harakiri tour!! Such a sweet man and is so genuine. Mad respect for everything he's taught me.

    • @LieLikesMusic
      @LieLikesMusic  Před 6 lety +5

      That sounds fantastic. You're very lucky. What did he teach you?

    • @danivillegas2909
      @danivillegas2909 Před 6 lety +2

      he was the first person to really open my eyes to the injustices around the world, namely the armenian genocide. when finally had the first mention of it in school, most of the information was inaccurate and i corrected my teacher alongside my armenian colleagues (my elementary and high school had prominent armenian populations). he really helped me be confident in pursuing art and not giving a shit about the money other people are so obsessed with artists making. him and vahe berberian helped me with that a lot (if you've seen the original music video for sky is over, you've seen vahe berberian the painter) and i met vahe as well at an event serj was having with atom egoyan (an excellent armenian filmmaker). idk, overall he was a really influential figure in my life and has inspired me to take his teachings with me to university and make change there :)

  • @person9615
    @person9615 Před 2 lety +5

    I'm Turkish and love SOAD. I have so much respect for Serj and I feel bad

  • @candle_wax3807
    @candle_wax3807 Před rokem +5

    I love and respect Serj so much.

  • @hw_yozoraVODS
    @hw_yozoraVODS Před 6 lety +712

    Serj did all of this, he is awesome, and if he is not feeling SOAD anymore, if his voice isn't heavy anymore, can't we just accept all the music they provided? and btw, everyone saying daron should make a SOAD album without serj, he is, Scars On Broadway is SOAD without serj, but they don't wanna ride the name already amde, they wanna start from the bottom, so go listen to that, and stop saying serj have a big ego, he just don't want to do SOAD anymore. if they were to make a half-assed album everyone would just shit on that, so i prefer to listen to daron's music, and reminisce the fucking 8 albums serj and SOAD gave us

    • @LieLikesMusic
      @LieLikesMusic  Před 6 lety +45

      I really agree on that first statement! Too many people are angry about the new record not coming out. I think they
      expect too much. It's way better to keep the great streak of records they already have and not put out something
      that they (and most likely other people) feel is mediocre. Thanks for putting yourself in the shoes of the musicians Isaac

    • @ahmedbenabdalleh5897
      @ahmedbenabdalleh5897 Před 6 lety +2

      If you want to listen to something new for system try to listen to the demo of toxicity I'm a person who warship SOAD and I know how it's hard to make new album whit out losing your fans base so let's listen to the old album and if we are lucky whit a new album plz for the love of God let's appreciate their work

    • @matiasdelapantera9739
      @matiasdelapantera9739 Před 5 lety +1

      Isaac Lima Yes! Thank you, couldn’t have said it better. System may yet make another album together. They still tour together and have considered making a new album, just haven’t fused as a band and pulled the trigger to make it.

    • @charlieray5098
      @charlieray5098 Před 5 lety +5

      5 records not 8

    • @burtbackattack
      @burtbackattack Před 5 lety +2

      Yeah totally agree with you, a half assed SOAD album would be pointless and everyone who wanted a new album would be quick to judge it as a bad album. Still as a fan there's still a part of me that hopes they do find the inspiration to make another but if not, then so be it.

  • @theresamazur5074
    @theresamazur5074 Před 5 lety +64

    It is truly refreshing & rare to see a celebrity use their status as a positive platform to open the eyes, ears & hearts of those of us who may be ignorant to the injustices committed to innocent ppl. I have the deepest respect for this man for just having the courage to open his mouth & speak the truth.

    • @sin7368
      @sin7368 Před rokem

      He supports communism......I assume you don't see the irony in your statement 🙄

    • @HereJohnsonCave
      @HereJohnsonCave Před rokem

      @@sin7368 yin & yang, there’s good in the bad, and there’s bad in the good.

  • @FrogTonic
    @FrogTonic Před 3 lety +13

    I did a whole paper on Serj and after looking deeper into his life and his past he’s a very interesting dude and I have mad respect for him.

  • @LKonstantina915
    @LKonstantina915 Před 3 lety +18

    whhhaat im greek and i thought the melody sounded familiar but never knew they were inspired by it! But i guess it makes sense since armenians and greeks are close!

    • @king.canute21
      @king.canute21 Před 3 lety

      if I'm not mistake one of greek wife counselor is armenian women I know after play assassin's creed odyssey

    • @amnocturne
      @amnocturne Před 2 lety

      One of the members is part Greek✨

  • @jeremybackman2782
    @jeremybackman2782 Před 5 lety +948

    They've always been critical of America , they wouldn't be allowed to say what they say in other countries. He should be critical of America , there's a lot to criticize , there's also a lot to love. Not holding his tongue is precisely why I respect him

    • @belianthir
      @belianthir Před 4 lety +82

      You know, freedom of speech is not exclusive to the US of A

    • @OpreRoma
      @OpreRoma Před 4 lety +63

      @@belianthir and also often not free. Look at what happened to rap groups like 2 Live Crew, or bands like Bodycount. They offended conservative correctness either with sexual or anti police lyrics and entire states tried to ban them

    • @OpreRoma
      @OpreRoma Před 4 lety +26

      @DoubleJ not really. That's more of a centrist thing. And the right wingers in government still censor opposition. Experts who work in government posts who find information that undermines government policy get fired. Students get suspended for taking part in perfectly legal political activity on campuses (e.g. students disciplined at UoManchester for pro Palestine activism, students at UoReading suspended for action in solidarity with striking lecturers). Left wing activists, even pacifist groups, continue to be put under often illegal police surveillance. If you're looking at the left for censorship, you're looking in the wrong place. Look at your governments. They actually have the power to censor people

    • @OpreRoma
      @OpreRoma Před 4 lety +17

      @DoubleJ actually, just this past year we've had tons of cases of conservative censorship just in the UK alone. A punk band called Killdren were the target of a massive outpouring of hate for their song "Kill Tory Scum" and were banned from Glastonbury (they showed up anyway and played an impromptu gig which got more people attending than their original show would have, gotra love the Streisand Effect)
      Munroe Bergdorf, a transgender woman, and left wing campaigner, has been fired from 2 high profile jobs thanks to pressure and smear campaigns from transphobic and conservative groups. In fact, any prominent transgender person is the constant target of death threats, attacks, and censorship, while transphobes get full page spreads in national newspapers where they claim they are being "censored"
      These are just things i know off the top of my head from the UK in recent months, fuck knows how bad this would get if i actually bothered to google stuff

    • @OpreRoma
      @OpreRoma Před 4 lety +34

      @DoubleJ ...if you think Trump isn't fuelling censorship when he literally bans journalists he doesn't like from press conferences then I don't know where to start... also the US left isn't even fucking left wing lol. It's centrist by international standards *at best*. Don't put neoliberals misunderstanding social justice concepts on us
      Also aren't we literally having this discussion in the comments of a video that mentions an openly left wing musician having his songs banned from radio by conservative and neoliberal stations after 9/11?
      All I have to say is look at who owns your media organisations. They're not left wing. They're a mix of centrists and right wingers. They have the power to censor.
      Also cancelling isn't a violation of free speech. Free speechbis protection from the powerful censoring your work. It is not a protection from response or consequences. How is hate speech, an act that is designed by it's nature to shut down it's targets, classed as free speech in your quaint little mindbox but people saying "I think this is hatespeech" isn't?
      And i think with your use of IQ (which only measures your ability to complete an IQ test and nothing else), your complete strawmanning of "the left" by associating it with centrist tropes which themselves aren't universal among centrists, and you calling anyone who dares care about racism or homophobia as an "SJW", I think you've just completed my "Dumb White Boy in CZcams Comments" bingo card. I'll be claiming my prize, which is a nice relieving cinder block to the head so that I can forget you even exist

  • @amstel5468
    @amstel5468 Před 6 lety +50

    Never forget the first time I saw System. I was not expecting an older looking gentleman behind the microphone..

    • @LieLikesMusic
      @LieLikesMusic  Před 6 lety +14

      Yeah there's quite an age difference between him and the other members right?

    • @stevieray518
      @stevieray518 Před 6 lety +4

      Lie Likes Music ya he's like 5 to 8 years older than them.

  • @littlehumanoid4948
    @littlehumanoid4948 Před 3 lety +30

    i listened to SOAD since i was a kid, thanks to my parents. Just liked the music, tried to read the lyrics when i was about 9. Never understood it, of course, I didn't even know english, and after a while my tastes changed and i stopped listening. This made me find a new appreciation for them - listening to the amazing music and now understanding the powerful lyrics is really cool! Thanks for the video, man. Going to read some of Serj's poetry now :)

  • @moonbubbles3046
    @moonbubbles3046 Před 4 lety +10

    He’s such a beautiful human being.

  • @TheTvdroid
    @TheTvdroid Před 6 lety +99

    I love serj he's my inspiration along with daron. I want to become a musician like them that's my dream!!! I'm going to music college soon!

    • @TheTvdroid
      @TheTvdroid Před 6 lety +5

      feargm thanks man!

    • @ElLapiz24
      @ElLapiz24 Před 5 lety +4

      TheTvdroid Music school is a scam man. Especially if you wanna start a band and make music. College won’t teach you how to be creative or innovative, just how to follow what they tell you and everyone else to play. Teach yourself man, you can do it.

    • @lastdefense6303
      @lastdefense6303 Před 5 lety +1

      Follow your dreams and maybe you will get there

    • @michalszerszen9638
      @michalszerszen9638 Před 4 lety

      @@ElLapiz24 It does let you meet people of a common interest that could let you start a band. It could also help with making contacts for starting gigs. But yeah in terms of improving musically it is a scammy business

  • @sam_parallax
    @sam_parallax Před 6 lety +573

    There’s A LOT of truth hidden in Serj and SOAD lyrics, take some time to really listen to ALL the words, they mean everything they said for a reason.

    • @LieLikesMusic
      @LieLikesMusic  Před 6 lety +23

      I guess they do. Such great music and message!

    • @BCASgaming
      @BCASgaming Před 5 lety +27

      Gonorrhea, Gorgonzola, indeed

    • @allien4ted
      @allien4ted Před 4 lety +20

      Pull the tapeworm out of your ass, yeah

    • @skeletonkiss1112
      @skeletonkiss1112 Před 4 lety +20

      KAMBUCHA MUSHROOM PEOPLE!!

    • @blah1075
      @blah1075 Před 4 lety

      and people just think they’re music is crazy. smh

  • @d0wsha
    @d0wsha Před 8 měsíci +1

    My all respect to Serj. Respect from Serbia.

  • @hash_bandicoot2
    @hash_bandicoot2 Před 2 lety +1

    Best thing about living in NZ and working the the CBD is every now and again bumping into Serj and saying hi

  • @AthenaGM
    @AthenaGM Před 5 lety +28

    The thing that attracted me to this band when it came out was Serj's voice. I love it!

    • @LieLikesMusic
      @LieLikesMusic  Před 5 lety +5

      Same here. He's got a very striking voice. Very different from everything else i've heard.

  • @GregGrimReaper86
    @GregGrimReaper86 Před 5 lety +29

    I love this man. He's one of my idols and I wish I could meet him.

  • @michaeljamespitt8728
    @michaeljamespitt8728 Před 2 lety +2

    serj tankian is just a wonderful man💡

  • @hifellowhumans8393
    @hifellowhumans8393 Před 13 dny

    SOAD: raising awareness about pressing issues before our current social media storm
    Mad. Mad. Mad respect.

  • @evanblake5252
    @evanblake5252 Před 6 lety +57

    Translated the intro for you guys:
    "Serj is a beast".

  • @metaphysiiickz
    @metaphysiiickz Před 6 lety +11

    Serj and his music has saved my life many times

  • @v0idthrashtilldeath127
    @v0idthrashtilldeath127 Před 9 měsíci +2

    "Its our duty to tell you those things and rock you in the same time" strong words, Serj is an amazing artist, I listened to Elect the dead again and its ageing like fine wine.

  • @iampatricewalker
    @iampatricewalker Před 3 měsíci +1

    Serj is an actual Royal. He is in my bloodline.

  • @xxdragoneminemxx
    @xxdragoneminemxx Před 6 lety +89

    Love serj ❤️ sky is falling is one of my favs

  • @elcatrinc1996
    @elcatrinc1996 Před 6 lety +3138

    This is real Social Justice

    • @LieLikesMusic
      @LieLikesMusic  Před 6 lety +84

      For sure

    • @zanecross6270
      @zanecross6270 Před 6 lety +69

      I don't believe there is a fake social justice?

    • @adejal
      @adejal Před 6 lety +206

      ZaneCross it's a big phenomenon actually just google SJW.

    • @zanecross6270
      @zanecross6270 Před 6 lety +205

      adejal acr SJWs aren't real. Its like one or two crazy people that everyone gets mad about and then they blow it all out of proportion. One or two people saying kill all men does not make all feminism wrong lmao

    • @adejal
      @adejal Před 6 lety +200

      ZaneCross sjw's arent real? one or two people? Just look at mainstream media , or Hollywood hell you don't even have to go too far look at a humanities class... and you will see how many peoplebare ideologically possessed and how they will tear you apart for having a different opinions,views or ideas.

  • @fd9717
    @fd9717 Před 2 lety +3

    I think it is rare to find a band with artistic visual impression for every member individually

  • @deadroses19
    @deadroses19 Před 3 lety +8

    He’s a genius. Simple as that

  • @mariomezini3793
    @mariomezini3793 Před 6 lety +294

    Understanding Rammstein

  • @HatchetHatter
    @HatchetHatter Před 5 lety +385

    I'd like to see Serj go on TYT. They flip their shit whenever someone brings up the genocide. To be face to face with someone directly affected by it would be pretty legendary.

    • @LieLikesMusic
      @LieLikesMusic  Před 5 lety +50

      That would be fire!!

    • @varolussalsanclar1163
      @varolussalsanclar1163 Před 4 lety +19

      @Hello World! so sad that people like you still exist to this day...

    • @Jcremo
      @Jcremo Před 4 lety +2

      Hello World! We’re all in awe of your virtue.

    • @alanhorton7300
      @alanhorton7300 Před 4 lety +8

      @Hello World! LOL where do you get any of that? Maybe if someone is specifically criticizing TYT for their soft Armenian Genocide denial, they're actually criticizing TYT for their soft Armenian Genocide denial, not because the poster secretly hates Muslims or loves Trump or whatever random shit you've cooked up in your head.

    • @dickcastle6079
      @dickcastle6079 Před 3 lety +8

      It would be like a holocaust survivor relative going on a show called the Hitler youth

  • @mtwata
    @mtwata Před 2 lety +4

    I saw him live in Christchurch, NZ, back in 2014 with the orchestra. He chose that city because he was aware of the tragedy that happened there years prior to the concert. It was his way of helping the city and its people.

  • @IntergalacticSpaceKitten
    @IntergalacticSpaceKitten Před 4 lety +9

    Seriously, I love his painting + music idea, combining two awesome creative mediums. Dude is incredible in so many ways.

  • @Timliu92
    @Timliu92 Před 5 lety +73

    One of my favorite rock and metal vocalists ever. Serj has an incredible vocal range with tons of distinctive musical influences.

  • @mrticitoucou
    @mrticitoucou Před 6 lety +185

    Understanding The Doors

  • @lxna8332
    @lxna8332 Před 4 lety +5

    All of SOADs albums are masterpieces

  • @Iamverybald
    @Iamverybald Před 2 lety +4

    I love the thrash/death metal vibes Toxicity has, yet it's also so melodic. Truly one of the greatest records to come out of that time.

  • @NemoTheBloop
    @NemoTheBloop Před 6 lety +55

    SOAD's the best! Their music is just helpful in the worst of times and everytime.

    • @LieLikesMusic
      @LieLikesMusic  Před 6 lety +2

      For sure! I'll try listening to them when i go to the gym. I bet their music will get me even more pumped!

    • @NemoTheBloop
      @NemoTheBloop Před 6 lety

      Good idea ;)

    • @kindadone9005
      @kindadone9005 Před 4 lety

      Yup, listening during quarantine😐💖

  • @NASkeywest
    @NASkeywest Před 6 lety +362

    Understanding King Crimson.
    Understanding The Pixies.
    Understanding Creedence Clearwater Revival.
    Understanding Lou Reed.
    Understanding Janis Joplin.

  • @samuelguignard366
    @samuelguignard366 Před 3 lety +4

    I've learn english because of him ! My mother would not want me to listen to things i do not understand when i was young , so i traduced soad song to keep listening to it .

  • @CorruptoGrande
    @CorruptoGrande Před 3 lety +10

    Am I the only one who hears "arch" every time he says "art"? Other than that, thanks for the great video!

    • @liliyarayenkova
      @liliyarayenkova Před 3 lety

      I guess it is a Scandinavian accent, maybe Norwegian?

  • @dbzfan667
    @dbzfan667 Před 6 lety +156

    At 1:45 that isnt John Dolmayan. It's Ontronik "Andy" Khatchurian, SOAD's first drummer who recorded the first 2 demos with SOAD befire having a hand injury and leaving the band, which is when John joined. He still has writing credits on half of SOAD's self titled album and even filled on for Serj on vocals for a few shows in 1999 when Serj was sick

    • @LieLikesMusic
      @LieLikesMusic  Před 6 lety +15

      Thanks for correcting this!

    • @JThrashYT
      @JThrashYT Před 6 lety +3

      False. He has no writing credits on the first album. The rest of what you said I believe to be true.

    • @danivillegas2909
      @danivillegas2909 Před 6 lety +1

      my colleague was best friends with Andy's son and this is all true. he picked up music again a few years later but he also left because of some apparent religious things. not sure on all the details but that was another factor.

    • @antokay5530
      @antokay5530 Před 6 lety +2

      He has zero song writing credits. The only song he has some credits for is an awesome song called Honey, but coincidentally it never made it to album. Also, his feel and rhythm on the drums is something left to be desired even till today. Listen to the demos carefully and you’ll understand what I’m talking about. And the band he created afterwards was called Apex Theory. Bassist was the same bassist as the guy in “soil”.

    • @EmptyPocketProduct
      @EmptyPocketProduct Před 5 lety

      fact... Andy Khatcharian was the singer for Apex Theory.

  • @TonyRaccaroniLIVE
    @TonyRaccaroniLIVE Před 5 lety +10

    My respect for serj and the rest of the band has increase substantially

    • @LieLikesMusic
      @LieLikesMusic  Před 5 lety

      Awesome! Thanks for watching and appreciating this.

  • @MrBradso
    @MrBradso Před 2 lety

    This was a great watch. Thanks for putting this together

  • @gen9528
    @gen9528 Před 4 lety +7

    His voice is so beautiful 🥴 their music just puts me in the BEST mood! I have been listening to them since I as a child, and they continue to be my favorite in college.

  • @mohamedrefaat197
    @mohamedrefaat197 Před 5 lety +71

    understanding mike shinoda

  • @teddygalaxous9320
    @teddygalaxous9320 Před 5 lety +34

    This is why I love Serj’s music, and now that I come across this and many others he’s very intelligent and has a lot of great points and projects it all through his work. ❤️
    Edit: consider a +1 subscriber :)

    • @LieLikesMusic
      @LieLikesMusic  Před 5 lety

      Thank you so much for subscribing and supporting me ;) That means a lot. And yes i'm sure we'll get some
      interesting stuff from Serj in the future

  • @lucasborschell8334
    @lucasborschell8334 Před 4 lety

    I love this video so much, it’s so well done and I’ve been wanting something like this for a long time. Not only that but it just made me have so much more respect for Serj. Thank you my friend

  • @alvarogonzalez9620
    @alvarogonzalez9620 Před 5 lety +5

    Serj is awesome. The way he manages to blend his fight for a better world with amazing art is something few artists ever do. And he stays humble all the way.

  • @NoahNobody
    @NoahNobody Před 5 lety +11

    Great presentation. I admire Serj for his belief and courage to stand by it. He's a great role model for mankind.

    • @LieLikesMusic
      @LieLikesMusic  Před 5 lety

      He sure seems like a guy with strong values and work ethics. The world needs more of that.

  • @iluxionista1339
    @iluxionista1339 Před 6 lety +32

    You should do Zack de la Rocha !!!

  • @Eman-San
    @Eman-San Před 4 lety +1

    His words are very true today and always will be. I respect this man more then any politician.

  • @ryangiesbers
    @ryangiesbers Před 2 lety +2

    They didn’t meet in school. The met in a shared rehearsal space while working on all different projects.

  • @KillingPeople
    @KillingPeople Před 6 lety +50

    His solo career and records are just as good, same goes to Daron, Shavo and John with SOB.

  • @isajmody2344
    @isajmody2344 Před 6 lety +16

    I really love this. I would just love to sit down and talk with him too!!!

    • @LieLikesMusic
      @LieLikesMusic  Před 6 lety +1

      You should've been at his art exhibition back in 2013. I'm sure you would've gotten the chance.

  • @iconicdragon3603
    @iconicdragon3603 Před 5 lety +1

    This is awesome! This gave me so much information! It makes so much sense now!

  • @ThisHandleIsTakenHeresAnother

    I didn't know your channel. High high quality video, I can't imagine the amount of work behind it. Thanks a lot!

  • @barrydunham896
    @barrydunham896 Před 5 lety +7

    He is a brilliant musician and an even better man.

    • @LieLikesMusic
      @LieLikesMusic  Před 5 lety

      Word! Thanks for watching and resonating with this.

  • @RandomladythatlovesJesus
    @RandomladythatlovesJesus Před 5 lety +19

    I use to have to sneak listening to his music when I was little, he has opened my eyes and my heart so much! I love that he is not afraid to say what needs to be said and he fights for what is right. Been following Serj forever and I love that he puts you in the passenger seat with his songs. I’m so glad he came to America because I feel that he wouldn’t be the same if he didn’t come here. Definitely someone I’d like to sit down and have a conversation with :)

  • @jf4156
    @jf4156 Před 4 lety +4

    Serj has such a beautiful voice, both singing and talking

  • @Jack-wd9go
    @Jack-wd9go Před 4 lety

    Awesome video! I feel I understand Serj so much better now. Great work!

  • @Mywordsmissing
    @Mywordsmissing Před 5 lety +11

    One of the most beautiful human beings!

  • @ironlung7176
    @ironlung7176 Před 5 lety +12

    Wow. I have a lot of respect for Serj now after seeing this video. And I love S.O.A.D. thanks for this video.

  • @mellowish1830
    @mellowish1830 Před 4 lety +1

    serj tankian changed my life

  • @cesarherrera1926
    @cesarherrera1926 Před 4 lety +1

    Top 5 fav bands of all time and that says alot for me
    ... seeing them live helped a whole lot since both times were epic asf mad respect

  • @AssortedCracker
    @AssortedCracker Před 6 lety +9

    He’s such a great guy.

  • @totintug2736
    @totintug2736 Před 6 lety +53

    Someone tweet him this or something

    • @LieLikesMusic
      @LieLikesMusic  Před 6 lety +17

      I'll try, but that might have me come off as a fan boi

  • @kornclown7815
    @kornclown7815 Před 4 lety

    This is a truly amazing and talented person, has inspired me on my music and in my life as well.

  • @79Falloutboy
    @79Falloutboy Před 2 lety

    Inspirational artist. Brilliant video, thank you!

  • @Grantm06
    @Grantm06 Před 6 lety +8

    This man is a God among artist. I love this man, and have since Toxicity.

    • @LieLikesMusic
      @LieLikesMusic  Před 6 lety +1

      That's great! Thanks for watching and sharing your love :)

  • @haleywilson520
    @haleywilson520 Před 6 lety +26

    I yelled "YESSS!" when I saw this lol

  • @batticusmanacleas510
    @batticusmanacleas510 Před 2 lety +19

    He doesn't get enough recognition imho. Truly a Renaissance man, and an absolutely brilliant one at that. I played guitar in a metal band (not very good, but we loved it) back in the early 2000s and Serj was one of our two biggest lyrical influences. The other being Zack de la Rocha