System Of A Down Bio
"What we do is what we do, and we do it our way. We enjoy playing music and we decide to deal with things in the lyrics that are important. We don't want to compromise and we don't have to. For us it's important to spread the message and we have to accept that not everybody gets it, but it's important to do it, and even if just a few get it, that's still better than doing nothing. Some do and that's what counts." So says Shavo Odadjian in reference to System of a Down's brand of finely-crafted driving heavy metal that also expounds on social and political issues.
An alternative metal band that emerged in Los Angeles in the mid 90's, along with bands like Korn and Coal Chamber, System of a Down was considered to be part of the Californian heavy-metal explosion.¹
(In May 2006, the band announced they were going on hiatus. Shavo said in an interview with Guitar magazine that it will last at least 3 years. He told MTV, "We're not breaking up. If that was the case, we wouldn't be doing this Ozzfest. We're going to take a very long break after Ozzfest and do our own things.")
¹ Ace's Bio-Farm.
System Of A Down Quotes
"We're really an honest band - that's why people are listening to us. We're not bullshitting ourselves and we're not bullshitting them." ~ Daron Malakian
"I think you do what you're destined to do. If you follow your heart and you follow your path, then you'll always be safe with anything that you do, including art." ~ Serj Tankian
"It is important for us to rally support for causes no matter what they are so long as they are just causes. If you do the right thing having to do with labor, you'll have less environmental issues; if you do the right thing with the environment, you'll have less social injustices -- it's all connected." ~ Serj Tankian
