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21 апр 2023 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN's 'Chop Suey!' Surpasses One Billion Streams On SPOTIFY |
10 апр 2023 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN Bassist SHAVO ODADJIAN's Solo Album To Include Guest Appearance By KORN's JONATHAN DAVIS |
9 мар 2023 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN Bassist SHAVO ODADJIAN Is Working On 'Heavy' Solo Album: 'I Decided To Go Back To My Roots' |
25 окт 2022 : |
SERJ TANKIAN: SYSTEM OF A DOWN 'Will Be Making An Announcement About Something Next Year' |
19 июл 2022 : |
Watch: SYSTEM OF A DOWN's SERJ TANKIAN And JOHN DOLMAYAN Perform 'Aerials' With Cover Band On Mexican Street |
13 июл 2022 : |
JOHN DOLMAYAN On SYSTEM OF A DOWN's Inability To Make New Album: 'We're Squandering' Our Gift |
10 июл 2022 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN Drummer Is 'Not Ashamed To Say' He Voted For DONALD TRUMP Twice: 'I'd Vote For Him Again' |
25 май 2022 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN Bassist SHAVO ODADJIAN Is Working On 'Really Heavy' New Solo Project |
3 апр 2022 : |
Watch: MACHINE GUN KELLY Butchers SYSTEM OF A DOWN's 'Aerials' On 'The Howard Stern Show' |
1 мар 2022 : |
FILTER And QUEENSRŸCHE Members Blast SYSTEM OF A DOWN Drummer: 'Moronic' And 'Not Very Bright' |
1 мар 2022 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN's JOHN DOLMAYAN Says COVID-19 'Is And Has Always Been About Money' |
24 фев 2022 : |
What Makes SYSTEM OF A DOWN So Musically Different From Its Peers? SHAVO ODADJIAN Weighs In |
15 фев 2022 : |
Watch ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN Play SYSTEM OF A DOWN's 'Bounce' With His 10-Year-Old Son |
25 ноя 2021 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN Drummer Rails Against Los Angeles's Vaccine Mandate: 'Self-Imposed Tyranny And Mental Slavery Is Rampant' |
18 окт 2021 : |
Watch SYSTEM OF A DOWN Perform 'Protect The Land' And 'Genocidal Humanoidz' Live For First Time |
1 июл 2021 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN And PUCK HCKY Release New Hockey-Themed Collaboration |
11 июн 2021 : |
How SYSTEM OF A DOWN's SHAVO ODADJIAN Got Involved In Cannabis Industry |
6 май 2021 : |
SERJ TANKIAN On Possibility Of More New Music From SYSTEM OF A DOWN: 'Time Will Tell' |
1 май 2021 : |
SERJ TANKIAN Has 'Hope' That SYSTEM OF A DOWN Will Be Able To Record More New Music |
29 апр 2021 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN Drummer, Staunch TRUMP Supporter, Thanks PRESIDENT BIDEN For Recognizing Armenian Genocide |
25 мар 2021 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN's SHAVO ODADJIAN: I Used To Be Very Good Friends With KANYE WEST' |
14 мар 2021 : |
SERJ TANKIAN: Fans Wanting New Music From SYSTEM OF A DOWN Is 'Biggest Compliment In The World' |
25 фев 2021 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN Drummer Speaks Out Against 'Cancel Culture', Calls It 'Really Destructive' |
15 фев 2021 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN's JOHN DOLMAYAN Defends GINA CARANO After LUCASFILM Fires Actress For Offensive Posts |
9 фев 2021 : |
SHAVO ODADJIAN Says 'Misunderstandings Between Bandmembers' Are To Blame For Lack Of New Album From SYSTEM OF A DOWN |
31 янв 2021 : |
Watch SYSTEM OF A DOWN's Music Video For 'Genocidal Humanoidz' |
29 дек 2020 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN's TANKIAN And ODADJIAN Reflect On 'Chop Suey!' Being Released Shortly Before 9/11 Terrorist Attacks |
22 дек 2020 : |
SERJ TANKIAN: 'Time Will Tell' Whether Recording Two New SYSTEM OF A DOWN Songs Will Lead To Something More |
15 дек 2020 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN Is 'Not Thinking About' A New Studio Album Right Now, Says SERJ TANKIAN |
8 дек 2020 : |
JOHN DOLMAYAN Says He Never Wanted SYSTEM OF A DOWN To Take A Hiatus: 'It Was A Disastrous Move For Us' |
7 дек 2020 : |
SERJ TANKIAN On Reaction To New SYSTEM OF A DOWN Songs: 'It's Great To See Art Open Minds' |
3 дек 2020 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN's SERJ TANKIAN: 'We've Never Tried To Appeal To A Mainstream Audience' |
28 ноя 2020 : |
DARON MALAKIAN On Possibility Of More New Music From SYSTEM OF A DOWN: 'I Never Say Never' |
27 ноя 2020 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN's 'Chop Suey!' Video Surpasses One Billion Views On YouTube |
24 ноя 2020 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN To Film Music Video For 'Genocidal Humanoidz' |
20 ноя 2020 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN's First New Music In Nearly 15 Years Tops Billboard's 'Hot Hard Rock Songs' Chart |
18 ноя 2020 : |
DARON MALAKIAN: 'It's A Shame That Certain Things Can't Come Together' For SYSTEM OF A DOWN To Make A Full Album |
14 ноя 2020 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN's New Songs Raise $600,000 For 'Armenia Fund' |
11 ноя 2020 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN's JOHN DOLMAYAN Defends DONALD TRUMP: 'This President Has Been Under Attack For Nearly Five Years' |
10 ноя 2020 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN Bassist On Decision To Release New Music To Benefit Armenia: 'This Is Bigger Than Our Egos' |
6 ноя 2020 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN Releases First New Music In 15 Years |
29 окт 2020 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN's SERJ TANKIAN Performs At 'Rock For Artsakh: A Concert for Peace' (Video) |
20 окт 2020 : |
SHAVO ODADJIAN Says Demand For New SYSTEM OF A DOWN Album Has 'Become This Crazy Thing' |
8 окт 2020 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN's JOHN DOLMAYAN Wants To 'Present An Opposing Viewpoint' For Fans Who Don't Agree With SERJ TANKIAN |
7 окт 2020 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN Releases Statement In Support Of Artsakh From Azerbaijani Aggression |
2 окт 2020 : |
JOHN DOLMAYAN Says SERJ TANKIAN Doesn't Speak For All Four Members Of SYSTEM OF A DOWN |
11 сен 2020 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN's JOHN DOLMAYAN Is 'Speaking Against The Willful Destruction And Hate That Is Consuming So Many People' |
20 авг 2020 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN's JOHN DOLMAYAN: Those Who Despise DONALD TRUMP Will Try To Get Him Out Of Office By Any Means Necessary |
17 авг 2020 : |
SHAVO ODADJIAN: 'I'm Not Closing The Book On SYSTEM OF A DOWN' |
28 июл 2020 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN's JOHN DOLMAYAN Says 'Black Lives Matter' Movement 'Could Care Less' About Black People |
8 июл 2020 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN's JOHN DOLMAYAN Says 'Black Lives Matter' 'Never Had Legitimacy', Calls Movement A 'Propaganda Tool' |
4 июл 2020 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN's SERJ TANKIAN: Our Only Problem Is Not Seeing Eye To Eye Artistically |
29 июн 2020 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN's SERJ TANKIAN Says He And JOHN DOLMAYAN Are Subjected To An 'Unjustifiable' Amount Of Online Hate |
25 июн 2020 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN Drummer Blasts Democrats For 'Demonizing' DONALD TRUMP And 'Blaming Him For Everything Under The Sun' |
23 июн 2020 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN's SERJ TANKIAN: 'We Can No Longer Withstand Stupid Leadership' |
23 июн 2020 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN's JOHN DOLMAYAN Hopes SERJ TANKIAN Was 'Misunderstood' When He Branded Fans Who Support TRUMP 'Hypocrites' |
17 июн 2020 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN's JOHN DOLMAYAN Is 'In No Danger' Of Losing His Job Because Of His Political Views |
17 июн 2020 : |
SERJ TANKIAN Blasts 'Hypocrites' Who 'Play Along To' SYSTEM OF A DOWN Song 'Temper' And 'Love DONALD TRUMP' |
14 июн 2020 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN's JOHN DOLMAYAN: 'Those Of You Peacefully Protesting, Please Continue To Do So' |
13 июн 2020 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN's SERJ TANKIAN Rips DONALD TRUMP: 'A Real Leader Would Address The Nation Properly' |
7 июн 2020 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN's JOHN DOLMAYAN: It 'Shouldn't Be A Shock To Anybody' That SERJ TANKIAN And I Have Different Political Views |
5 июн 2020 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN's JOHN DOLMAYAN: 'My Band Is Stupid, And We're Gonna Continue To Be Stupid' |
4 июн 2020 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN's JOHN DOLMAYAN Praises DONALD TRUMP, Calls Him 'The Greatest Friend To Minorities' |
28 май 2020 : |
Why Hasn't SYSTEM OF A DOWN Released Any New Music In 15 Years? The Reason Is 'Quite Simple,' Says SERJ TANKIAN |
19 май 2020 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN's JOHN DOLMAYAN Floats Conspiracy Theories About The Origin Of The New Coronavirus: 'I Have A Big Imagination' |
27 апр 2020 : |
JOHN DOLMAYAN Is 'Not Even Sure' He Wants To Make A New SYSTEM OF A DOWN Album Anymore: 'It's Just So Much Drama And Bulls**t' |
20 апр 2020 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN's JOHN DOLMAYAN Says '...And Justice For All' Is METALLICA's Best Album: 'It's Them At Their Most Perfect' |
3 апр 2020 : |
SHAVO ODADJIAN On SYSTEM OF A DOWN's Inability To Release New Music: 'I Still Don't Get It' |
28 мар 2020 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN's SHAVO ODADJIAN On Panic Surrounding Coronavirus: 'I Think It's The Stupidest Thing' |
23 мар 2020 : |
JOHN DOLMAYAN: 'There's Always Been Dysfunction' In SYSTEM OF A DOWN |
6 янв 2020 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN Singer Condemns TRUMP's Attack On Iran: 'We're Saying No To Another War!' |
15 дек 2019 : |
SERJ TANKIAN Says He Is 'All For' SYSTEM OF A DOWN Putting Out Previously Unreleased Material |
4 ноя 2019 : |
JOHN DOLMAYAN Says SYSTEM OF A DOWN 'Played A Couple Of Shows' Recently That He 'Was Not Proud Of' |
1 окт 2019 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN Announces Spring/Summer 2020 European Tour |
19 сен 2019 : |
SERJ TANKIAN On Lack Of New Music From SYSTEM OF A DOWN: 'The Status Has Not Changed' |
18 сен 2019 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN To Tour Europe In 2020 |
19 авг 2019 : |
SHAVO ODADJIAN On Possiblity Of New Music From SYSTEM OF A DOWN: 'Why It Isn't Happening Is A Big Question' |
16 май 2019 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN's DARON MALAKIAN: 'Three Of Us Don't See Eye To Eye' With SERJ TANKIAN On Where To Take The Band |
21 дек 2018 : |
SERJ TANKIAN: There Have Been 'No Further Discussions' About A New SYSTEM OF A DOWN Album |
20 дек 2018 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN Bassist: We Have New 'Material That Tops Everything We've Done' |
28 ноя 2018 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN Classic "Chop Suey" Gets Sock Puppet Parody Treatment (Video) |
11 окт 2018 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN Bassist Says 'It's Hurtful' That Band Hasn't Been Able To Make New Music |
5 июн 2018 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN Guitarist On Possibility Of New Album: 'It's Not Looking Like We're Doing Something Together Soon' |
15 май 2018 : |
DARON MALAKIAN: 'As Of Right Now, SYSTEM OF A DOWN Is Not Making Albums' |
6 июл 2017 : |
New SYSTEM OF A DOWN Album 'Is Not Happening' Right Now, Says SHAVO ODADJIAN |
2 июн 2017 : |
Watch SYSTEM OF A DOWN's Entire Zurich Concert |
11 окт 2016 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN Announces Summer 2017 European Tour Dates |
22 авг 2016 : |
Video: SYSTEM OF A DOWN's DARON MALAKIAN Performs With MILLENNIALS In West Hollywood |
7 май 2016 : |
Is SERJ TANKIAN Warming To A SYSTEM OF A DOWN Studio Return? |
13 окт 2015 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN To Be Honored By Parajanov-Vartanov Institute In Los Angeles |
25 сен 2015 : |
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25 апр 2015 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN: Pro-Shot Footage Of Entire Armenia Concert |
19 апр 2015 : |
Video: SYSTEM OF A DOWN Performs In Amsterdam |
15 апр 2015 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN's SERJ TANKIAN: 'We Don't Have A Set Timeline' For Next Studio Album |
5 апр 2015 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN Drummer Explains Impact Of Playing In Armenia |
31 мар 2015 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN's SHAVO ODADJIAN Directs Launch Trailer For 'Mortal Kombat X' Video Game |
25 мар 2015 : |
SHAVO ODADJIAN Says SYSTEM OF A DOWN Has Already Written Some New Songs |
10 янв 2015 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN's SERJ TANKIAN Says 'There Has Been Talk' About Making New Studio Album |
27 ноя 2014 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN To Commemorate 100th Anniversary Of Armenian Genocide With 'Wake Up The Souls' Tour |
22 окт 2013 : |
Lullaby Versions Of SYSTEM OF A DOWN Due This Week |
28 сен 2013 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN Drummer Working On Covers Album |
19 авг 2013 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN Drummer: New Album 'Is Coming' |
5 авг 2013 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN: Fan-Filmed Video Footage Of Entire Hollywood Bowl Concert |
5 авг 2013 : |
SERJ TANKIAN: 'We Have Not Yet Agreed On A Timetable' For New SYSTEM OF A DOWN Album |
5 июн 2013 : |
SERJ TANKIAN On New SYSTEM OF A DOWN Album: 'It's Not Something I Can Do Right Now' |
21 май 2013 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN Bassist's 'Bad Judgment' Led To 'Misleading' Statements About Band's Future |
21 май 2013 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN Bassist Says Singer SERJ TANKIAN Is Holding The Band Back |
25 мар 2013 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN Drummer: 'We Are Going To Make A New Album At A Certain Point' |
17 авг 2012 : |
DEFTONES Frontman Joins SYSTEM OF A DOWN On Stage In Michigan (Video) |
15 авг 2012 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN Singer Open To Issuing 'Greatest Hits' CD With Previously Unreleased Tracks |
7 авг 2012 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN Drummer Hopes To Begin Work On New Album Next Year |
6 авг 2012 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN Frontman: 'We Haven't Really Discussed Another Record' |
5 авг 2012 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN: Camden Footage Available |
8 май 2012 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN Frontman: No Plans For New Studio Album |
3 мар 2012 : |
SLIPKNOT Drummer Performs With SYSTEM OF A DOWN In Australia (Video) |
3 окт 2011 : |
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25 авг 2011 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN Frontman Takes Part In Public Discussion In Armenia |
17 июн 2011 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN Covers DIRE STRAITS\' \'Sultans Of Swing\' At NOVA ROCK; Video Available |
7 июн 2011 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN: Pro-Shot Footage From Germany\'s ROCK AM RING Festival |
28 май 2011 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN: Inglewood Footage Available |
17 май 2011 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN Drummer Breaks Silence On Reunion |
14 май 2011 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN: Vancouver Concert Footage Available |
12 май 2011 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN Kicks Off Reunion Tour; Review, Video Footage Available |
10 апр 2011 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN Is Accepting Setlist Requests |
10 фев 2011 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN Completes First Rehearsal In Five Years |
30 ноя 2010 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN: Reunion/Comeback Tour Dates Officially Announced |
28 ноя 2010 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN To Play Sweden\'s METALTOWN Festival |
27 ноя 2010 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN To Co-Headline Germany\'s ROCK AM RING/ROCK IM PARK Festivals |
19 ноя 2010 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN Planning Comeback Tour In 2011 |
26 янв 2010 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN Frontman: No Reunion Planned |
12 янв 2010 : |
Is SYSTEM OF A DOWN Plotting A Comeback? |
17 мар 2008 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN To Reunite At COACHELLA? |
10 окт 2007 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN Members Recording 18 Songs For SCARS ON BROADWAY Debut |
2 авг 2007 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN Frontman Selects First Single From Solo Album |
25 июл 2007 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN Frontman Concentrating On Doing His Own Thing |
4 май 2007 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN Frontman Discusses Upcoming Solo Album |
31 дек 2006 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN's Future Uncertain |
22 сен 2005 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN: 'Hypnotize' Track Listing Revealed |
27 авг 2005 : |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN: \'Hypnotize\' Due In November |
7 сен 2002 : |
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11 мар 2025
SYSTEM OF A DOWN's JOHN DOLMAYAN Is 'Glad' DONALD TRUMP Is President Again: 'It Brings A Little Sanity Back'
Asked if the fact that various members of SYSTEM OF A DOWN have different political views and opinions has been an issue in the past when it came to coming together and making new music, John said: "Yeah, well, we had problems with that, because Serj is very outspoken. And he has one way of thinking. Some things we agree with — the rest of the band — some things we don't. Some things we're exactly on par with. My belief system is a little different.
"With Serj, it was, like, well, we don't want that to be the only thing, because we don't feel like that's the only element of SYSTEM OF A DOWN. It's a big part of the band. Justice is a big part of that. Justice has no politics. It's either just or unjust. It has no political affiliation. It either is or it isn't. There's a lot of things that come into play — morality. So we just didn't want it to be the only focal point. And Serj spent a lot of time talking about political stuff on stage. Now, I personally love it. The more crazy he got and into it, I believe anything that's passionately displayed is worth listening to — even if I completely disagree with it. If you're really passionate about it, I wanna know what you think. So I like that part of it. But the rest of the band, and me too, felt like it was just too much of our focus."
He continued: "Lyrically, we don't just sing about politics — we sing about love, death, hate, stupid things, inane things, artistic things, insane things. It's all these things that make SYSTEM OF A DOWN so unique. So we didn't want the focal point to be politics. But that's kind of what Serj wanted to talk about at the time. So we're in a weird situation where I don't wanna limit what he has to say, but I don't wanna limit what people think of me either. And also, you have to understand that when we first came out, nobody knew who Armenians were. We're an ex-Soviet Union, communist country, who is in a bitter hundred-plus year battle with an enemy that is one of the biggest allies of the United States. We have missile bases there. Let's see. It's a very conservative mindset — in the early 2000s, especially. And the pendulum swung all the way to the ridiculous. But these were not popular opinions. The Zack De la Rochas, the Serj Tankians, these were not the popular opinions. It became the popular opinions, but they were not at the time. And I guess I agreed more with it back then than I did at a later time because I felt like once it becomes the status quo in the popular opinion, then you've gotta really shift your way of thinking. And if you don't, then you're governed by a way of thinking that you had at a more adolescent time in your attaining wisdom and everything else. And I believe you should always be open to changing your opinions on things."
Elaborating on his personal political views, Dolmayan said: "First of all, being liberal, most of the time, is for the idealistic thinkers. We all believe in liberal concepts. I believe in a lot of liberal concepts. I believe in social concepts as well. I don't want people to starve to death, I want people to have homes. But I also believe in self-sacrifice, and hard work will get you to where you wanna be. And I don't wanna subsidize somebody that is lazy or doesn't wanna pursue something because I worked very hard to get to where I am. Whether I had been successful or not, I was going to work extremely hard on whatever I did. So, there's a balance there.
"We live in societies. What's the benefit of that? It's that we can help people through a collective effort," he continued. "So it doesn't cost you much, you much, you much — we've all gotta help. So that you can assist someone that otherwise maybe they've had horrible things happen to them and you can give them that helping hand. If someone's drowning, you don't say, 'Well, you should have learned how to swim better.' You give them a hand to get them out of the water so they don't drown. So, as a society, I believe that's what we should do. Now, what happened is it went off a little off kilter. It went off the deep end.
"I don't believe in the 'woke' culture at all," John added. "It's no secret what my belief system is. And I also don't think having lifelong career politicians is good for society.
"Here in the United States, it's a constitutional republic. And we have people that are in Congress and the Senate, and the objective in the beginning of that was you would have a farmer, and a couple of months a year they would go and they would figure out what the government is gonna do and then they would go back to farming. And some of 'em were engineers and some of 'em were lawyers and some of 'em were doctors and business owners and it was a big mix — engineers, all these different people who had different life experiences. And they would go and they would dictate what the government did. Now we have people who go to law school and then they become an aide, and they'd say, 'Well, should I go this, that? I'll go this way and I'll go this way.' And then they spend the next 40 years of their lives toeing the company line. And then both of them take money from special interest groups. So it's like a diamond. It goes from the indoctrination that they get in college or university — depending on where they went, it's different indoctrination — and then they pick a side, Democrat or Republican, and then they all take money from the same pool."
Dolmayan, who has publicly voiced his support for U.S. president Donald Trump on a number of occasions, confirmed that he once again voted for the billionaire real estate mogul in the 2024 U.S. presidential election. He said: "I'm glad he won, because it brings a little sanity back. Irrespective of what you hear out there, it's much more sane with him than it was without him.
"We need law and order," John explained. "Just like you lock your door at night, you don't want somebody coming to your house when you have secure borders. We need people coming to this country. We all came to this country. And we need more people coming in. And the United States should always be a bastion for people that need it. Maybe they get oppression one way or the other in their countries and they need to leave. Or maybe they just want a fresh start. Or maybe they wanna be part of something that's unique and interesting like the United States. And they should be allowed to do that, but do it a certain way — pay taxes, whatever you need to do, and live your life."
Regarding when and if student should be taught a range of sex education topics in schools, John said: "I don't care if you're transgender, gay, whatever you are, live your life, I support you in that, but keep it away from kids. Keep sex away from kids, in general. I've got a 9-year-old. I don't want them learning about this shit. I want them concentrating on having a good time, building friendships that might last their whole lives and learning about things that matter. I want them to learn about poets and artists. I want them to learn history so that they know what not to repeat. And geography. Most people in the United States — I bet you — cannot name the continents. The continents. Think about that. A lot of people don't know the Pacific and Atlantic. Where are they? The simple things that we take for granted, that we were taught this shit. And we learned it. What are they learning now? I don't want sex in my classrooms until they're old enough to have sex. Which is much later, hopefully, for my daughters."
Circling back to the fact that Tankian — who also happens to be Dolmayan's brother-in-law — holds much different political views, John said: "With Serj, he's very liberal. But he's got some conservative ideas too. And I think now that he's running a business, he's understanding how difficult that is and how regulation hurts these small businesses.
"Look, the corporations don't give a shit," he continued. "They're subsidized by the government half the time, and the other half the time they're taking money from stockholders. They're not earning it. So for them to pay 50 dollars, 75 dollars, all these benefits, it's easy. They don't give a shit. They're just pushing it down the line. They're not gonna pay for it. It's the next CEO that'll cover it. But if you're a mom-and-pop small business owner, you open up a store, you save up money, you work somewhere else, you save up money. All your earnings go. Now you open up a business. Now you've gotta get this license, this license. And God forbid you don't pay a fee?
"California does not like small businesses. They wanna crush small businesses. They want you to rely heavily on corporations and the government. But I have news for you. Corporations will only stay here until it's not profitable. Once it's no longer profitable, they will leave. No matter what they tell you, they're about the dollar at the end of the day.
"Small businesses, they're what build a country, because they employ far more people than corporations will. And I think we have too many government jobs. There's too much regulation in general. Too many taxes.
"As far as politically — right, left, makes no difference to me," John added. "It's who's doing wrong at this time. So, if the conservatives go way off on the right and become too religious or whatever the case may be, where they're infringing on people, then I'm gonna be with the Democrats at that point, because I'm not a politician and I don't give a shit about the political parties. I'm a realist. And whatever's good for people, that's what I'm gonna fight for. So I'll always be the enemy. I can never win."
"Serj was very against Donald Trump in 2016, 2020, and I was like, okay, well, a lot of people listen to SYSTEM OF A DOWN and they're only getting one perspective and it's a perspective I don't agree with. If there's a kid in school and that kid is surrounded… I remember what it was like being a kid in school. You don't wanna stand out. You don't wanna be the focal point. You just wanna fit in and enjoy your life. And I remember what it felt like to stand out, 'cause I've always been a big mouth, right? And I just imagined some kid in a school who doesn't believe what everybody else is saying and refuses to go along with it. Those kids commit suicide, they have difficult times in their lives, and I want them to know that somebody famous doesn't think the way everybody else thinks, and it's okay for them not to think the way everybody else thinks, too. And if that costs me a couple of hundred thousand followers, I don't give a fuck. If it costs me all my followers, I don't give a fuck. Because if one kid feels better about it, it's worth it. What the hell are those followers doing for me anyway? I don't monetize my platforms. It means nothing to me to have the followers. What it means something to me is help whoever I can help."
Less than two years ago, Dolmayan claimed that he lost "friends" and "hundreds of thousands of fans" due to his opinions.
Dolmayan previously discussed his political views during an appearance on an episode of "The Right View With Lara Trump", the podcast hosted by U.S. president Donald Trump's daughter-in-law Lara Trump.
Dolmayan, who has been outspoken about his support of Trump and dislike of liberals, admitted that his political views have been met with some resistance from some of the SYSTEM OF A DOWN fans.
"I find it really difficult to keep my mouth shut when I see injustice," he said. "And I find what's happening to conservatives to be completely opposite with justice, completely opposite with understanding and compassion, where we are being victimized by people that should be there to protect you: news agencies, every social media platform having one thought process; Google having one thought process.
"The question I like to raise to people is at the end of the day, if the richest and biggest corporations think one way, shouldn't you at least research the other way of thinking? Because there are gonna be things that are in their own self-interest. Just because they have an interesting name or an aim you think you can get behind and a slogan doesn't mean that it's a good thing. Look into who the people are that they build these organizations off of and try to look into it a little bit deeper so you gain a little bit of perspective and be open to other people's opinions.
"Look, I've done myself no service," Dolmayan admitted. "I took a lot of flak, I lost a lot of followers, I lost financial opportunities, and primarily because I supported Donald Trump as president. 'Cause he was my president — I voted for him [three times], and I'm not ashamed to say it... And the reason why is because I think he's doing things for the right reasons."
After Dolmayan noted that "there are very different opinions" within SYSTEM OF A DOWN, particularly when it comes to him and Tankian, Lara Trump asked him what the initial reaction was from his bandmates when he voiced his support for Donald Trump.
"I did get advice from a few of my bandmembers and my manager and my wife especially that was, like, 'Look, maybe it's not the best idea to put all these views out there,'" Dolmayan said. "And my answer to them was, I supported my singer in everything he's ever said, although I didn't always agree with everything he's ever said, and I just want the same respect back now. I'm not saying that he shouldn't have a right to his opinions. What I'm saying is there are kids in schools, and they are young; they are impressionable. And there are kids that think the way I think, and they are alone for the most part because the opinion is swayed the other way. Teachers are swayed the other way — your educators, the people around you. You're indoctrinated from a very young age in this country at this point right now — what we're dealing with right now, today. And who's speaking for those kids who are sitting there feeling like they're wrong but they can't help the way they think? Who are they looking at and saying, 'That person agrees with me at least.' I may not reach all of 'em, but if I reach a few of 'em, then that's enough for me. And if that means I have to make a little bit less money, then so be it. My family isn't starving; we're doing just fine. If that means I'm gonna have less opportunities, so be it.
"It's hard to take a stand," John continued. "Most people are just trying to earn a living, take care of their families, give their kids a little bit of a better life than they had, and that's their focus — trying to stay on top of credit card bills and their mortgage and rent, or whatever it is.
"All I can say is that if enough people are quiet, really bad things tend to happen, if you look back at history," he added. "But if enough people are vocal, temporarily it could get bad, but eventually it's always better."
Dolmayan has repeatedly defended America's 45th and 47th president, saying that Trump opponents "perpetuated and instigated a total shutdown of the economy" in the hopes that it would crash and that he would be blamed. Dolmayan also praised Trump and accused Democrats of "demonizing" the president and "blaming him for everything under the sun." In addition, John called Democrats "the true bigots" who "fought to maintain slavery" and were "directly responsible for 70 plus million abortions, a large majority of whom were black." Dolmayan also supported Trump's claim that his administration had done more for the African-American community "than any president since Abraham Lincoln."
In an October 2020 interview with Forbes, Serj admitted that he found it "frustrating" to see John so publicly supporting Donald Trump.
"He's Armenian. He's my brother-in-law and my drummer. Is it frustrating being politically opposite to your own drummer and brother-in-law? Fuck yeah," he said. "Of course it's frustrating. But that's having to do with American politics. When it comes to Armenian issues, we're on the same exact page."
Four months earlier, Serj reassured fans that, despite their differing beliefs when it comes to Trump, he both loves and respects John "irrespective of our extremely polarized political commentary.
"Remember irrespective of the stance, only artists that truly care and are impassioned will risk alienating their base for what they consider the truth," he added. "Our dilemma and possible fallacy is that we have two in one band. Some may consider that a weakness but the artistic, political and social dichotomy if not quadrichotomy has made SYSTEM OF A DOWN what it is today."
That same month, John stated about the discussions he has had with the other members of SYSTEM OF A DOWN: "You'd be surprised at how civil our conversations are, especially between me and Serj, who seem to have the most diverging opinions on things.
"I have a lot of respect for Serj and his opinions, although I don't agree with them very often these days. And that's okay. We expand each other's horizons. I like to think that he learns from me and I learn from him."
During Trump's final year in office, Tankian called for the then-president to resign and described him as "completely useless" over his handling of the coronavirus outbreak.
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чувак ты гонишь слегка, как бы вы не выделывались в штатах Шер всегда будет уделывать )) , да и так наверное много артистов армян.
))))) ппц, олли ты давно в капитанах ходишь? ты не заметил к каким словам его я прицепился? армянская община в штатах одна из многочисленных, и артистов там дофига.
Интересно, почему Рудольф Шенкер в каждом интервью не подчёркивает, что он - немец, Джоуи Темпест, что он - швед, а Арьен Лукассен, что он - голландец? Эти же обязательно что-то ввернут про армян или про своё армянство. Это с головой что-то?🤔
Ну тип ебать, я понимаю что леваки всех заебали и модно пинать все что связано с "успехом приезжих", но неужели реально непонятно почему вокалист Сабатона не пиздит в каждом интервью про Швецию, а парни из Системы про Армению - да?
Или может Блэк Сэббат не обдрачивались в свое время на успех в Америке, ибо это было мерило популярности?
Ну, Шарль Азнавур и Шер тебе в помощь. Дети приезжих армян (кстати, с чего ты название этого народа с большой буквы написал?), чей вес в мировой музыке таков, что SoD на их фоне - гномы из-под пня. ))
Вообще, твои рассуждения довольно странные. Возьмём успех скорпов и Europe в чужой стране - США (а в 80-е они там ухватили просто гигантский шмат успеха). Опять же, не припоминаю, чтобы они без конца галдели о своём немецком и шведском происхождении.
В ту же копилку звезда эстрады Джо Дассен - американский еврей, чьим родным языком был английский. Поимел фантастический успех в чужой стране, запев по-французски - и как-то не особо распространялся о своих корнях.
Зачем это делать вообще?
Отсюда и моё недоумение относительно музыкантов SoD, всю сознательную жизнь живущих в Северной Америке, и трындящих об армянах где надо и где не надо. Я в этой забубённости вижу нечто патологическое.
Ну пущо еблан, очевидно. Постоянно путаю написание заглавных у государства/народа.
А вообще в этом доебе какая-то прикрытая неприязнь скрывается. Что-то уровня "Как можно СССР называть совок", только в обратку.
>Ну, Шарль Азнавур и Шер тебе в помощь.
Не знал что Шер имеет армянские корни, про второго даже не слышал. Но разве это меняет мой посыл? Ну трио армян получается. Все равно и близко не стоит с европейскими музыкантами.
>Вообще, твои рассуждения довольно странные
Ну то-есть тебе на серьезных щщах нужно объяснять почему черные в америке говорят про черных в америке, евреи вспоминают холокост, а русские не могут перестать вспоминать великую отечественную? Неужели реально когда ты пытаешься осознать почему успешный в США еврей/швед/немец не говорит о своих корнях, а армянин говорит, ты не выкупаешь из чего это исходит? Если уж настолько сложно - поясню очевидное. Шведская, немецкая, да почти любая европейская сцена популярна во всем мире, а армянская популярна (oh my god) только в Армении. И когда они добиваются успеха в США, сцена которой является мерилом, не удивительно, что они про это упоминают. Я даже не понимаю, в чем тут проблема. Последние недели интернет просто забит был инфой о том, что русский актер может получить оскар. Вот почему людям не насрать, почему даже в нынешней политической ситуации людям не похуй получит ли русский актер оскар? Ну потому что такое мироощущение ебаный рот. Или Slaughter To Prevail никогда про Россию не говорят?
Я знаешь ли тоже не кричу на каждом углу что я переспал с какой-то рандомной девахой, но если бы я переспал с Натали Портман, например, я бы друзей заебал просто этой информацией, а Хью Джекман скорее всего нет. Неужели это настолько сложная мысль? Где ваша эмпатия?
Плюсану тезис о том, что Шер и Азнавур не особо-то выёбывались своим армянским происхождением, они даже имена сценические изменили вообще-то. А значимость данных персонажей в музыкальном мире, мягко говоря, сильно выше, нежели у SOaD.
Да, неприязнь к тем, кто выпячивает свою "исключительность". Есть личности, намеренно пишущие название своего народа с большой буквы - я Армянин, я Русский, я Украинец, я Американец... - вот такое всегда долбоебизмом отдаёт.
Рад, что ты не из таких.
Насчёт "с кем переспал" - это уже, видимо, такой особый образ мышления. Я, даже если б переспал с Кейт Миддлтон, Скарлетт Йоханссон и Тейлор Свифт вместе взятыми - вообще никому об этом не говорил бы, никогда. Не к лицу распространяться о таких вещах. Но, видимо, каждому своё.
Ну тут не проверишь не узнаешь как по мне)
- Армяне лучше чем грузины!
- Чем лучше?
- Чем грузины.
https://youtu.be/hAnBESmq2eo?si=IUp3YQ5YVgGqHXpK
Хотя повторюсь - если бы армяне пережили то, что выпало русским - их бы физически не стало на Земле ещё лет 600 назад.
Ойли? Может просто нет ни одной русской митол группы с уровнем популярности системы, популярной за рубежом? Я тебе уже привел пример Slaughter To Prevail которые частенько про Россию говорят.
Они же год назад или чуть меньше были топ-1 метал группой в Спотике. Я сам тогда помню знатно офигел. Выше всяких Металлик, Раммштайнов и Соадов.
Мой друг армянин рассказывал про армянский учебник истории. У них школе он был такой, что на каждый век была своя глава, в хронологическом порядке. И каждая из них начиналась со слов «этот век выдался особо тяжелым для Армении» или «Армения познала много горя и в этот век» и т.д., никакого позитива. А дальше все просто - «нас постоянно ебут, мы армяне, значит нас ебут, за то, что мы армяне, т.е. мы охуенно особенные». Гонор некоторых горделивых евреев сформирован тем же путем