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System Of A Down Aren't Breaking Up!! |
Posted by AK on Wednesday, May 03, 2006 - 09:35 PM
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 Guitarist
Daron Malakian says band members need a break...
System of a Down are not breaking up. But if you'd like to catch them live, you
may want to consider buying an Ozzfest ticket.
There have been plenty of rumors suggesting that the band's headlining stint on
this summer's Ozzfest would be the last time front-man Serj Tankian, guitarist
Daron Malakian, bassist Shavo Odadjian and drummer John Dolmayan would be
appearing onstage together under the System banner. But Malakian said that's
just not true.
"I'll always be a member of System of a Down," he said. "That will never change.
There's no rule that says you have to make records constantly, like clockwork,
to continue being who you are. We want to live our lives, [because being in a
band] really consumes a big part of your life, and sometimes you just want to
stop and slow down. We started being just these guys in a band, and the next
thing you know, everyone's asking for autographs. It plays with your head."
So, Malakian said, after this summer's Ozzfest — which will kick off in
Seattle on June 29 and wrap up August 13 in West Palm Beach, Florida —
System of a Down will go on "Hiatus."!
"We're not breaking up," Malakian insisted. "If that was the case, we wouldn't
be doing this Ozzfest, because we're a little nervous" about trying to fill Ozzy
Osbourne's shoes. Ozzy will be headlining just 10 of this year's Ozzfest dates,
with System topping the bill on Ozzy's off days. "We're going to take a very
long break after Ozzfest and do our own things," he added. "We've done System
for over 10 years, and I think it's healthy for us to get away from it for a
while and come back to it later on. So, this is probably going to be ... well,
it's not a farewell tour, but it's going to be a little while before we go out
again."
Malakian said he couldn't guess just how long System's hiatus will be, other
than to say a few years. System of a Down have generally held recording sessions
every three years since their self-titled debut in 1998, although the release of
the material has been staggered: 2001's Toxicity was followed in 2002 by the
outtakes collection Steal This Album!, and in 2005 the band issued the two
halves of its double album, Hypnotize/ Mezmerize, five months apart. This fall,
Malakian said he'll start work on his next project, Scars on Broadway, a band
he's still assembling. He's also in talks to score a feature film, but hasn't
inked a deal just yet.
And the rest of the band has other interests, too. Tankian runs his own record
label, Serjical Strike, and Odadjian has been talking with members of the
Wu-Tang Clan about working together on a project.
"I have a few things lined up that I want to do," Malakian explained. "For me,
personally, I've written all the System records from day one, so it's kind of
healthy for me to go off and do a few other things and then come back to it, as
it is for the rest of the band. Some people would call it a breakup, but we
don't really call it that. You know, even U2 took a little time off, and then
they came back with a new sound. We're not trying to follow anyone — that's just
an example of a band that kind of took a little break and then came back.
"People get very focused on the band and away from the art," he continued. "The
art, in my opinion, is the most important part of the whole thing — whether it's
called System of a Down or Scars on Broadway or whatever. It's the songs and the
art that's the most important thing, and for me, creatively, I kind of want to
go somewhere else at the moment. We're not making any plans. For 10 years, it's
been make a record, plan on making the next record, plan on the next tour, plan
on this, plan on that. There have always been plans around System. Our lives
have been planned around System. We want to go live our lives a bit. We feel
this is healthy for the longevity of System."
by Chris Harris of
MTV.com
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Comments
S.O.A.D.orV.O.A.D.
04.05.06, 02:48
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i think i have to go to san fransisco now to see them.
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-Spiders
04.05.06, 02:55
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Awwww! =,[ I'm so sad. But they deserve a break. All I know is that I'm getting whatever solo records they relaease if they ever do. Damnit! I can't even see them at Ozzfest cuz of a freaking family reunion. =[ They better come back soon. =]
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DoveLady
04.05.06, 03:28
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Oh fudge, those pesky side projects are making me nervous too (seee Pharell and the Neptunes). I mean i love soad just as much as the rest of you fine people but I don't want them to take a hiatus and i do. I mean, the last time they took a hiatus they came back w/ mez/hyp and that blew my head off so maybe they'll take another 3 or 4 (hopefully no more than 6 cuz i'll be what....23 then and they'll step into Rolling Stones territory and have you HEARD their new shit? It's furious) years off and come back with even more mind blowing, possum dancing, shoot the shit out of your roof GRAMMY WINNING masterpieces. Now excuse me while I reminisce on past soad and listen to Steal This Album in its entirety.
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DoveLady
04.05.06, 03:30
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Yeah i can't go to Ozzfest either. I'm on lockdown in my house for one (shouldn't even be on the comp) and I have no damn MONEY!!!!!
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S*Misunderstood*Rose
04.05.06, 05:08
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Damn i'm sooo glad i went and got my Ozzfest tickets the day they went on sale.As for them all tacking a break i guess i'm glad they do deserve it.
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bring_your_own_bombs
04.05.06, 05:44
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thats good to know that they arent splitting, but i think people are wondering more why souls was cancelled, where they wasnt even a hint of an explanation.
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srcswccbi36
04.05.06, 06:02
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There's not much to say. I'm going to be a bit down for the rest of the week. Here's to the hiatus ending soon... And get Ozzfest tickets if you possibly can. DO IT. We all owe it to System.
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Lune
04.05.06, 06:18
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DoveLady, I think you said it all. What we'll probably get in the off period is the new Serart album (exciting) and whatever Daron manages to cook up (also potentially exciting), and then Shavo's stuff with Wu-Tang (tee-hee). Then when they come back together they'll be full of sonic goodness so that the next SOAD album will be hot. Can't tour forever, that's for sure. I'm going to try to remain as calm as possible and join Dovelady in listening to Steal This Album.
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DAHN
04.05.06, 07:22
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noooooooo that comes to Venezuela
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sorifes
04.05.06, 08:09
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I never thought they were gonna break up but that's cool they'll take a break. We all know they'll still be around be kinda funny if they came back with new sound 10 years later ans serj is 50 and still hawt XD
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Happy_Day_Riot
04.05.06, 09:25
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Well that's a bit of a bastard isn't it. N oUK tour then... ah well, they always have their break so good for them. I can spend my money on other stuff at last
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Lishella
04.05.06, 09:25
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I just hope that they will keep their promise . I would be very very very very very ... sad if they didn't. The world would lose the best band ever if they still will break up .
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Sweet_Statue
04.05.06, 10:03
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omg...i missed read the title and i thought it said "system of a down ARE breaking up....i was like NO!...Yeah...i think its cool that they are having a break...all the tours and stuff kinnda gets ya tired...lol :D
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bart_psycho
04.05.06, 10:19
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they deserve a break but ofcourse they will come back after the break =D
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D-Man
04.05.06, 10:22
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NO!!!! THIS MEANS NO HYPNOTIZE TOUR FOR AUSTRALIA!!!!
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Icecoldstunner27
04.05.06, 10:28
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hey im optomistic. look what came out when they took and 3-4 year break last time. TOXICITY came out. so maybe when they come back this time, they will have great stuff written as good as Toxicity
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Lonely_girl
04.05.06, 11:23
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oh my god... I understand that they need a break,everyone does... But I'm so sad... I feel like crying now... I don't know why. Bkz you know,there aren't many bands who stay together...For such a long time. This is awful. Hope they won't go al crazy about the side projects and decide to leave SOAD in the past... bkz I love them.
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sf34786
04.05.06, 12:03
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Hey guys! I may sound a bit childish, but I am very,very sad. although I understand them and I know they need a break and everything, I feel kinda empty and scared. They are not only my favourite band but somehow a part of my life and I don't know what I would do, if they really broke up. Imagine there's no soad anymore, oh my god. I hope they will come back together again and of course i wish them all the best for their side projects. i love them so much. they MUSTN'T break up!
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