"There's nothing like Eastern Europe. I think the sun sets different here", a marturist nostalgicul Serj Tankian la sfarsitul saptamanii trecute, in cadrul festivalului ARTmania 2010, adaugand ca Romania ii aminteste de Armenia, de "acasa". In seara versurilor subversive si a mesajelor antiglobalizare, fostul solist al trupei System Of A Down a vorbit cu dispret despre "the f***ing Bush administration" si si-a exprimat nemultumirea fata de situatia fostelor tari comuniste unde, dupa caderea URSS-ului, o serie de indivizi au facut averi din vanzarea uzinelor si fabricilor.
Ca un veritabil predicator, avand sprijinul trupei alaturi de care merge in turneu, precum si ajutorul a opt artisti romani (o mica orchestra clasica), vocalistul, poetul, activistul si compozitorul armean Serj Tankian si-a inceput primul concert din Romania (sustinut in Piata Mare din Sibiu) in stilul sau caracteristic, cu ajutorul socantului (prin titlu cel putin) Beethoven's C***.
"Wow, you guys pronounce my name better than every American I've seen in my life. Thank you! What an amazing place to be! I mean... I got into Romania yesterday and we drove over to Sibiu, watching the sunset... Reminds me of Armenia, my own hometown... There's nothing like Eastern Europe. I think the sun sets different here, if you know what I mean. And then coming into Sibiu, watching all you beautiful people, the hospitality here...", a marturisit Serj cu nostalgie.
A pus si el mana pe chitara cu ocazia piesei Saving Us, pentru ca apoi sa-si arate dispretul fata de unii colegi de breasla.
"There are a lot of artist, a lot of people that I've met that think they're the s*** because they've written a goddamn song. F*** them! Music comes from the universe. If we're lucky enough to be inspired by and be able to present it and inspire other people by it, we shouldn't be so at
