Serj Tankian’s memoirs (System Of A Down) arrive in our country

In addition to leading the legendary group system of a DownSerj Tankian is also a solo artist, activist, painter, poet and filmmaker. Since bursting onto the rock scene in 1993, he has sold more than forty-two million albums worldwide, redefining the very idea of ​​what rock stars could say, do or represent.

Tankian co-founded the nonprofit Axis of Justicehas published two books of poetry in addition to his memoirs and has been executive producer of several documentaries, including I Am Not Alonewhich tells the story of Armenia’s 2018 revolution and won several awards. In “Down with the system”presents readers with a memoir that is much more than a simple rock’n’roll fable.

Born to Armenian parents in Beirut, he grew up listening to bombs fall until he was seven, when they moved to Los Angeles. Serj Tankian publishes in Spanish, through the publisher Captain Swinghis journey after turning his back on a promising future in business to dedicate himself to music, which leads him to travel the five continents as the lead singer of system of a Down and reach number one on the album charts Billboard.