Down with the System: A Memoir (of Sorts) by Serj Tankian · Audiobook preview

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Down with the System: A Memoir (of Sorts)
Authored by Serj Tankian
Narrated by Serj Tankian

0:00 Intro
0:03 Down with the System: A Memoir (of Sorts)
0:37 DOWN WITH THE SYSTEM
2:07 INTRODUCTION
12:07 Outro

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BOOK DESCRIPTION

An exhilarating, thoughtful, and beautifully written memoir by musician, songwriter, and lead singer–lyricist of Grammy award–winning metal band, System Of A Down, Serj Tankian. 
 
Serj Tankian will be the first to admit that his band, System Of A Down, was “unlikely a chart–topper as had ever existed in modern music history: a band of Armenian–Americans playing a practically unclassifiable clash of wildly aggressive metal riffs, unconventional tempo–twisting rhythms, and Armenian folk melodies, with me alternately growling, screaming, and crooning lyrics that could pivot from avant–garde silliness to raging socio–political rants in the space of a single line.” After all, as Serj concedes, “it’s not easy listening.”
 
Even so, there’s no doubt that System’s music had struck a chord with millions of listeners across the globe ever since they burst on the scene in the mid–1990s. With nearly 40 million album sales, three albums topping the Billboard charts, and a devoted legion of fans, the band dominated the alt–rock and metal scenes just as the world hurtled into a new millennium, redefining the very idea of what rockstars could and couldn’t talk about, could and couldn’t do, could and couldn’t represent. 
 
In DOWN WITH THE SYSTEM, Serj presents readers with a memoir that is far more than just a rock 'n' roll fable. It's an immigrant's tale, it’s an activist's awakening, and it's a spiritual journey from darkness toward light. And all of this comes down to the fact that Serj himself has had the chance to live an extraordinary life—thanks to a combination of luck, circumstance, struggle, talent, and spiritual awakening. Born to Armenian parents in Beirut, Serj grows up hearing bombs drop outside his childhood home during the country’s civil war, before moving to Los Angeles at the age of seven. As a young man, he is immersed in the SoCal community of “Little Armenia,” learning more and more about the brutal genocide faced by his ancestors while helping his parents adapt to the constraints and contradictions of the American Dream. Then, during a pivotal drive home from an LSAT class, Serj decides to turn away from a promising future in business and law to make music instead—a decision that leads him to touring five continents as the lead singer of a hugely popular rock band, hitting number #1 on the Billboard album charts the morning of 9/11, and then having the hit single from the same album banned from radio two days later. In the years that follow,…

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Serj Tankian is best known as the lead singer of the Grammy award winning rock band, System Of A Down, but he is also a solo artist, composer, activist, painter, poet, and filmmaker. Since launching onto the rock scene in 1993, he’s performed for millions of fans and sold more than 42 million albums worldwide. He’s also a proud Armenian–American and a dedicated activist; along with Tom Morello, Tankian co–founded the non–profit organization Axis of Justice, which strived to bring together musicians, music fans, and grassroots political organizations to fight for social justice. He has composed scores for many films and television series, had his paintings exhibited in galleries in the U.S. and New Zealand, and released two books of his own poetry. He has also been an executive producer on multiple documentaries, including I Am Not Alone, which tells the story of Armenia’s 2018 revolution and which won awards at the Toronto International Film Festival, DOC NYC, The American Film…

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AUDIOBOOK DETAILS

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Language: English
Publisher: Hachette Audio
Published on: May 14, 2024
ISBN: 9781668641965
Duration: 9 hr, 58 min
Genres: Biography & Autobiography / Cultural, Ethnic & Regional / Arab & Middle Eastern, Biography & Autobiography / Entertainment & Performing Arts, Biography & Autobiography / Music, Music / Genres & Styles / Heavy Metal, Music / Genres & Styles / Rock