SERJ TANKIAN

For a lyricist whose work is often obfuscated by the bizarre, Serj is extremely candid as he delves into his heritage to explore how his experience as an Armenian immigrant to America informed his musical journal and unrelenting activism.

The incredible first memoir by System Of A Down frontman Serj Tankian. With nearly 40 million record sales, three albums topping the Billboard charts, a Grammy win and a legion of fans, System Of A Down are one of the biggest metal bands on the planet. At their core has always been Serj Tankian, whose journey from the streets of Beirut to rock superstardom is as remarkable and unlikely as you'll get. By dint of luck, circumstance, struggle, and more than a little talent, Serj has had the chance to live an extraordinary life. In Down With the System, he retraces this remarkable and unlikely journey, and explores what it's taught him - about music, about art, about activism, and about himself. From teaming up with Tom Morello to push social justice causes on unsuspecting metalheads, arguing with LAPD officers over the best way to quell his rioting fans, and traveling with Anthony Bourdain through Armenia one meal at a time, Down With the System is an immigrant's tale, an activist's awakening, and rock memoir unlike any other.

“From his career with SOAD to his advocacy for human rights, this book reveals the life of a true artist." - Tom Morello