Serj Tankian: "I've always dreamed of setting up an international music festival in Armenia”
In the interview to New York (AFP) Tankian said he wanted to do more in Armenia and was in the early stages of looking to set up a music festival. The singer voiced hope that Armenia, rarely a destination for Western artists, could be integrated into the European summer festival circuit with touring bands carrying on to the Caucasus country. "I've always dreamed of setting up an international music festival in Armenia," he said. "As much as I have tried to do political work and social work," he said, "I would also like to carve out time to do art work, music work." For the centennial in 2015, System of a Down played its first-ever concert in Armenia. Tankian said he felt overcome with a sense of history, seeing young people and remembering his grandparents. He viewed his band as "part of that catalyst between old and new." "It felt like our whole career was built to play that one show in some ways," he said. Read the whole article here
