System Of A Down bassist Shavo Odadjian have named the tune by his personal band that has confused him essentially the most – because of frontman Serj Tankian‘s famously zany lyrics. In a brand new interview with Steel Hammer, Odadjian is requested by System fan Ariel Colton whether or not there have been any lyrics from Tankian that made him go, fairly merely, ‘WTF?’.
“Bounce,” he replies immediately. “I wrote that tune musically and Serj wrote the vocals, and it was known as ‘PJs’. As an alternative of ‘Bounce! Pogo pogo pogo pogo…!’, it was like, ‘Da! Pisha pisha pisha pisha…!’ I used to be like, ‘What the fuck are you saying, bro?!’ Really, each album has shit the place I say, ‘What the fuck is he speaking about?!’ Ha ha ha! However that’s a part of the fantastic thing about Serj. He does that however there’s at all times one thing there for everybody to learn into.”
Talking on his Patreon web page a couple of years in the past, Serj Tankian described of his strategy to lyrics: “I normally begin with the music first, after which I will search for inspirations. ‘What is that this music saying to me? What’s it speaking about? Is it speaking a few fowl? Is it speaking in regards to the Earth? Is it speaking a few love? Is it speaking about politics?…As soon as you have figured that out, then you could have your theme. Your theme’s vital as a result of it provides you focus.’
System Of A Down just lately made headlines for some really awe-inspiring footage rising from their South American tour. Discussing why System Of A Down are touring once more after seven years, Odadjian notes: “We’re older now, and we respect one another, and we’ve talked. We’ve observed how social media, and the media on the whole, has swayed us. We’ve simply turned every part off and… we’re grateful for one another. We love one another. Something that has occurred between us is minuscule. We’re simply enjoying, doing what we really feel like doing.”
Learn extra from Shavo Odadjian’s interview with System Of A Down followers within the new difficulty of Steel Hammer, out now.