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Scars on Broadway: Keeping product under wraps |
Posted by JalapenoMan on Tuesday, April 22, 2008 - 06:43 AM
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 Last
week I had the chance to talk with System of a Down's Daron Malakian and
John Dolmayan about their new project, "Scars on Broadway," which is playing
at Coachella this weekend.
I wrote a piece that ran in today's paper, but here are some tidbits that didn't
make the story:
First off, I just want to say how cool these guys were and that they are really
dedicated to Scars on Broadway.
The band actually did a surprise show at the Whisky A Go Go in Hollywood on
April 11 and Malakian was stunned by the reaction of the fans.
"The kids were responding like they've known the songs forever," he said.
He said the Whisky show was a bit nerve-wracking, playing with new people for
the first time with a new project.
"I kind of got those little butterflies out," he said. "Now it's just the
everyday show jitters."
As for the music, both explained that Scars on Broadway is not where System of a
Down left off. There are electronics involved. Malakian said he's hoping some
more of his 1970s influences bleed through, but the songwriting process isn't
much different, he said.
"I write for the band, I don't just write for me...in this case it was different
instruments," he said.
"One thing Daron is really good at is creating melody," Dolmayan said.
Malakian and Dolmayan both said one of the toughest things in putting the
project together was whittling down songs for the debut album. There are just
shy of two dozen recorded and selecting the songs has been a challenge.
Dolmayan talked about the importance of finding the right balance of songs on a
record.
"You want to provide the listener with a roller coaster," he said.
And while there won't be any cross-pollination between Scars on Broadway's set
and System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian's solo set on Friday, don't be
shocked if you see the members at each other's performances.
"He's a friend first," Dolmayan said.
By Vanessa Franko as posted in her
blog, The original interview with Scars can be read
here
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Comments
Tankiani
22.04.08, 08:53
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Good interview. :)
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kobrensija
22.04.08, 09:49
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nice... :) i can't wait to hear the whole scars album!
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iloveboniface
22.04.08, 12:06
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The last lines made me happy. Maybe it'll teach the fans to stop turning it into a pissing contest.
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loly
22.04.08, 13:55
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Nice.
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mom45
22.04.08, 16:06
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Of course they are friends and will enjoy watching each others' shows! I loved John's rollercoaster analogy - now that I think about it, Mezmerize & Hynotize were like that. I also loved the original interview, especially Daron's cooking analogy. July just seems so far away :(
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Voodoo_Blues
22.04.08, 16:13
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A nice little interview. We need to seriously get all these kinda interview and cram them into the heads of brain-dead fans who think their is beef between these guys.
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Dreaming_
22.04.08, 20:24
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love it. the last lines, aww.
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karimkarim
22.04.08, 20:26
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thanks vanessa
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revenga2
23.04.08, 01:07
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Awesome! I can't wait until their album comes out!! I am so excited!!!
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Starlit_Eyes22
23.04.08, 03:08
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THATS AN INTERESTING INTERVEIW
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Crack||
23.04.08, 15:32
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yammyyyy..... gr8 gr8 gr8!
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tiffanyevett
23.04.08, 16:20
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that was a good interveiw, it kinda looks like he is growing his double beard back, but he tsill looks good thought, lol
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scarletonthetile
24.04.08, 00:15
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i cant wait for the album! great interview, thanks a lot!
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DaroNa
25.04.08, 13:26
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Daron..........................................................................
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kian@soadfans
25.04.08, 20:52
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"One thing Daron is really good at is creating melody," Dolmayan said. This is what I realized from the second that I heard SOAD.agree with you John! And while there won't be any cross-pollination between Scars on Broadway's set and System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian's solo set on Friday, don't be shocked if you see the members at each other's performances. "He's a friend first," Dolmayan said. AMAZING!!!!!!!!!
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sugahhhhhhh
27.04.08, 05:01
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that was awesome i cant wait for the album and to see them live......
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ToniaX
27.04.08, 20:30
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Coooollll!!!.......... "He's a friend first," Dolmayan said--------Great one!!!!-----
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ika.
27.04.08, 23:00
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great interview.. daon is realy good <3
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