S.o.a.d hypnotize2/25/2023 ![]() ![]() "Well, Daron is singing more, and that's good," Tankian told Revolver. "And he's written more lyrics than before, which is quite different, because he's always written most of the music. It's important to me, after 10 years, for people to recognize our talents above and beyond what they imagined we did. Daron's been my friend since before we formed System of a Down, and I want people to know that he's got an amazing voice, and that he also writes really potent, cutting lyrics. ![]() Just like it's important for me that people recognize that I do more than just sing - that I play piano and guitar, and that I write songs as well. Mezmerize/Hypnotize could have easily been a triple album That's more important to me in terms of the growth of the band - that people recognize that we do other things, and that those other things have contributed to making this record different than the previous System records."ģ. The period between Steal This Album! and the beginning of the Mezmerize/Hypnotize sessions proved exceptionally prolific for Malakian's songwriting, so he had a wealth of material at the ready by June 2004, when the band entered Rick Rubin's studios at The Mansion to begin recording. "Oh, it could have been a triple album," he told us. "Because before that, I edited out a lot of songs here, before I even brought them to the band. So if I was the type of person to take in everything that I write, then we would be fucked!"Įven so, there was such a surplus of quality songs that culling them proved to be a daunting task. ![]()
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