Serj Tankian on John
In an interview given for the December 2007 issue of Revolver, Serj Tankian of System Of A Down mentioned John and praised his nowadays-unusual way of breaking the rules of modern music industry and actually thinking about art first.
Plus, we’ve been a band for 11 years, and we’ve put out five records. That’s longer than the Beatles, longer than the Doors. [Laughs] Most classic-rock bands weren’t together for that long, though they often put out two records a year in those days. If today’s marketing structure was different, I’d prefer that, to be honest. Jazz guys used to put out four records a year! I think it’s sad that we have to saturate a market with marketing to try and sell a record so many times, instead of having more art coming from these artists. You look at Zappa or Miles Davis, these people who had so much music to give, or someone like John Frusciante, and all these records he’s been putting out. It would be great to be in a situation where that’s the norm, instead of the way it is now.
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