“As an artist, you never want to write the same song again, you always ...” — Serj Tankian Quote

As an artist, you never want to write the same song again, you always want to challenge yourself to writing in a different way.

I've worked with some great orchestras and amazing classical musicians, but I don't like the conceptualization of classical music as an elitist form of art.

We first fought the heathens in the name of religion, then Communism, and now in the name of drugs and terrorism. Our excuses for global domination always change.

I think every artist should follow their vision, their hearts is what they need to reveal, not something that society is looking out for.

I've always been a fan of physical comedy. It kind of hits you in a different way; it bypasses the intellect and hits you in the gut.

There are loads of sociopolitical, racial, class and future-planet situations that really interest me, but I'm not really interested in making a film about them in a film that feels like reality because people view that in a different way. I like using science fiction to talk about subjects through the veneer of science fiction.

I don't knock material rappers, but let me hear it in a different way. How many songs do I have to hear about rims on a car? It's ridiculous. There's no substance. It's a hollow shell.

There's a whole different way to express yourself in music and the other arts, and it hopefully complements other things you do in technology.