Were both fans of nutty witty humor, so when he told me to just go off with whatever words come to mind, i grabbed some poetry book titles of mine i had in the vocal booth and randomly spewed them off in the mic. The author has gained much attention for his thought provoking lyrics and rants from a myriad of music magazines and journals. I find that all of their songs make a serious point and are very uplifting. Serj tankian biography childhood, life achievements. He studied marketing at california state university and started his own software company before beginning his music career with the formation of system of a down in 1995. So i just finished a beautiful audio book of my poetry book cool gardens i read every poem professionally recorded on my mark and it came out really good im excited to share it with you and i also have some new songs and you synthetic tracks and i realized i have an incredible amount of archival footage on tour. Serj is also a poet, with his first ever fulllength book of poetry entitled.
In this strikingly illustrated book of original poetry, system of a down fans gain an intimate glimpse into the soul of the bands frontman, serj. Log in or create an account to start and feature the poets texts, alternatively use the submission form, or add a request for it search for the poet in existing poets directories look for pages within best poems that link to this poet. Buy glaring through oblivion by serj tankian, roger kupelian isbn. He remained active with system of a down throughout the mid2000s and also released a book of poetry, titled cool gardens, before soad chose, in may 2006, to go on hiatus of an undetermined length. For fans stirred by the cerebral lyrics of soad albums hypnotize, mesmerize, steal this album. They were dating for 8 years, up until june 9, 2012, when they got married in a private ceremony. Alternative rocks political poet system of a down singer serj tankian talks about going solo, his armenian genocide activism, dennis kucinich, and the decline of western civilization. The book has received much praise in the artistic community. Released on march 22nd, 2011, glaring through oblivion is serj s second poetry book and a complimentary title to cool gardens, tankian s well received debut collection of prose. The lead vocalist from system of a down, serj tankian, has come out with a book of his poems. It is a collection of seven to eight years of tankians reflections on life, and features artwork by fellow angeleno, sako shahinian.
From serj tankian, lead vocalist for critically acclaimed band system of a down, comes a striking debut poetry collection highlighting his best work of the past eight years. The collection of prose style poems comprise of seven to eight years of tankians reflections on life. Glaring through oblivion by serj tankian, roger kupelian. The lebaneseborn armenianamerican poet gone wild has blossomed beyond voice and hair into true fire and brimstone, melodic visionary perched on a cannonball soaring light speed through the heavens, striking chords from every cloud and raining from the heart. His first poetry book, cool gardens established him as a successful poet as well. Being a devoted system of a down fan, as soon as i heard that the talented serj tankian wrote a poetry book, i was estatic.
An angel scribbling into the margins of a book, unholy, contemplating the afterfuture while indicting the overbearing presence of the present thats poetry mumbo jumbo for youll. System of a down founder serj tankian was born on august 21, 1967, in beirut, lebanon. This blog is dedicated to the poetry of serj tankian background image page 20 of glaring through oblivion glaringthroughcoolgardens. Serj has dated angela madatyan 2004present his only prominent relationship was with angela, and they got together in april 2004.
So i just finished a beautiful audio book of my poetry book cool gardens i read every poem professionally recorded on my mark and. Oct 01, 2002 from serj tankian, lead vocalist for critically acclaimed band system of a down, comes a striking debut poetry collection highlighting his best work of the past eight years. Of the song, tankian says, jimmy and i have been friends for years and i was excited to collaborate with him on his record. An angel scribbling into the margins of a book, unholy, contemplating the afterfuture while indicting the overbearing presence of the present thats poetry mumbo jumbo for youll find it pretty cool. I also enjoy using these tools and was pleased to see an adult author using them to confront issues of today. Impressive illustrations by the hand of roger kupelian will accompany serj s words in glaring through oblivion. Soads songs are glorius in every way, lyrics and music. Serj tankian is creating music, art, films, poetry, pictures.
Cool gardens is a poetry book by the lead singer of the band system of a down, serj tankian. Serj tankian is creating music, art, films, poetry. I havent read this book yet but im looking forward to it. Cool gardens by serj tankian, sako shahinian, paperback. It was published by mtv books and was released on october 1, 2002.
Complemented by the transformative illustrations of the noted artist roger kupelian. It is a collection of seven to eight years of tankians reflections on life, and features artwork by fellow armenian, sako shahinian. Collection of poetry books penned by serj tankian sold out. From serj tankian grammy awardwinning lead singer of system of a down, songwriter, activist, and poet. Mar 22, 2011 this year has already seen the publication of a couple of collections of poetry by famous musicians we recently got hold of a copy of system of a down frontman serj tankians book glaring. Following his critically acclaimed debut poetry book, cool gardens, comes this new collection of stunning and original poems of darkness and light. Serj tankian born august 21, 1967 is an armenianamerican musician born in beirut. Glaring through oblivion poetry book by serj tankian. Glaring through oblivion was published by harpercollins publishers and.
Like system of a downs platinumselling second album, toxicity hailed by rolling stone as a bouquet of smart rock and ardent social argument and by spin as the sound. Tankian made use of this sabbatical to record his first solo album, elect the dead, which was released in fall 2007. Their albums reached commercial success and a massive audience, and 3 of 5 albums reached the number one spot at the billboard 200 list. Serj tankian with his wife angela madatyan in november 2018 serj tankian instagram girlfriend spouse.
This year has already seen the publication of a couple of collections of poetry by famous musicians we recently got hold of a copy of system of a down frontman serj tankians book glaring. This blog is dedicated to the poetry of serj tankian background image page 20 of glaring through oblivion. Cool gardens by serj tankian meet your next favorite book. From serj tankiangrammy awardwinning lead singer of system of a down, songwriter, activist, and poet. When tankian is not performing or recording songs in the studio, he dons his creative hat and pens poetry. Alternative rocks political poet system of a down singer serj tankian talks about going solo, his armenian genocide activism, dennis kucinich, and. Serj tankian tour dates and concert tickets eventful.
Tankian is a musician and uses a lot of rhythm and rhyme in his poems. Sonic sanctuary is the term that comes to mind when describing serjs voice. From serj tankian, lead vocalist for critically acclaimed band system. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Glaring through oblivion is a 2011 book of poetry written by serj tankian, the armenianamerican lead singer of the band system of a down. The collection of prose style poems comprise of seven to eight years of tankian s reflections on life. Tankians first poetry book, cool gardens, was published by mtv books and released on october 1st, 2002. This item offers a limited, autographed edition of tankians solo record elect the dead, plus an autographed promotional poster for this release. Log in or create an account to start and feature the poets texts, alternatively use the submission form, or add a request for it.
It is a collection of seven to eight years of tankians reflections on life, and features artwork by fellow armenian and drum tech for his band, sako shahinian. Cool gardens cool gardens is a collection of poems by serj tankian. Received as a gift but i already own a copy, so selling. The poetry, like the songs of system of a down, consists of a reflection of societies and peoples wrongs. Serj tankian reading the poem poisoning poseidon from his latest book of poetry entitled glaring through oblivion available in all major. Serj tankian is a very creative lyric writer so you can expect his book to be very good. Cool gardens, serj tankians book of whacked out poetry, is among the items available for sale on a new web site launched by the system of a down vocalist. It is his second book of poetry, after cool gardens 2002. Also offered, is a rare 1st edition of serjs poetry book cool gardens autographed by tankian, with special note regarding the chi benefit. Serj tankian talks new film scores, chris cornell, whats next for system of a down singercomposer on his music for action movie furious and doc intent to destroy, and why his.
In addition to his singing duties with system of a down and as a solo artist, serj has started his own record label, serjical strike, in an effort to release music otherwise ignored by the. Serj tankian is creating music, art, films, poetry, pictures and more patreon. Read 45 posts by serj tankian and get access to exclusive content and experiences on the worlds largest membership platform for artists and creators. Serj tankian is an armenianamerican musician, singer, songwriter, and multiinstrumentalist who is well known for being the lead vocalist, keyboardist, and sometimes rhythm guitarist of a metal band system with a down founded in 1994. It was published by mtv books and was released on october 1. Nontraditional in his approach, tankian s poetic style is. Cool gardens is a collection of prose type poems written by serj tankian, lead singer of system of a down, an eclectic, provocative, and sociallypolitically motivated rock band. Serj is also a record producer, and a activist for such causes as antiglobalism antimilitarism, and the recognition of the armenian genocide. Dec 20, 2017 serj tankian talks new film scores, chris cornell, whats next for system of a down singercomposer on his music for action movie furious and doc intent to destroy, and why his. He is best known as the lead vocalist, songwriter, keyboardist, and occasional live rhythm guitarist of the band system of a down, formed in 1994. System of a down singer selling poetry, music online mtv. Following his critically acclaimed debut poetry book. He is a member of the rock band system of a down, a name inspired by a daron malakian poem titled victims of a down.
From serj tankian, lead vocalist for critically acclaimed band system of a down, comes a striking debut poetry collection highlighting his best work of the past. He is best known as the lead vocalist, songwriter, keyboardist, and occasional live rhythm guitarist of the band system of a down, formed in 1994 during his musical career, tankian has released five. Like system of a downs platinumselling second album, toxicity hailed by rolling stone as a bouquet of smart rock and ardent social argument and by spin as the sound of now tankians poetic style is willfully. Serj tankian tour dates and concert tickets in 2020 on eventful.
Cool gardens is a collection of poems by serj tankian. Serj tankian poisoning poseidon poetry reading youtube. In this strikingly illustrated book of original poetry, system of a down fans gain an intimate glimpse into the soul of the bands frontman, serj tankian. Oct 15, 2018 of the song, tankian says, jimmy and i have been friends for years and i was excited to collaborate with him on his record. System of a downs serj tankian, autographed poster and. This book presents me with the same effect beauty beyond comparison. An ardent political activist, serj tankian founded an organization axis of justice aimed to motivate the youths interest in politics. In 1998, system of a down signed on to rick rubins american imprint, and over the. Reveling in the pop culture of todays youth, it is loaded with political jargon and incessant sexuality.