Fan First: Serj Tankian on ’Toxicity,’ Mike Patton, Nu-Metal & New Music

Serj Tankian of System of A Down speaks about fighting injustice with guitars, his early musical loves, why the release of Toxicity was SOAD’s most challenging moment, becoming an artist, his new solo record “Perplex Cities,“ his next live project, his forthcoming memoir and lots more. SUBSCRIBE / LISTEN TO THE PODCAST: Spotify: Apple Podcasts: SERJ TANKIAN CONTENT GUIDE: 00:00 Fighting injustice with guitars 00:26 Introduction 01:00 Activism before art; SOAD’s latest tunes 02:44 How does it feel to initiate change? 05:35 Heavy audiences & compassion 08:06 What was the first music that got you? 09:31 Teenage music & his first gig 12:12 Rumi loves guitars 14:29 Different kinds of music & their impact 16:41 The moment he became an artist 19:55 30 years of System of a Down 21:44 His new solo record 28:24 September 11 and Toxicity 31:11 What is the song people scare you with