96 Quotes by Shavo Odadjian

I never wanted to be in a heavy-metal band.

I like to think we're like a cross between Pink Floyd and Slayer.

We want to sound like a band you can't clone or even categorize. We like to throw everyone off.

We don't want to name our songs after the choruses, so we sometimes come up with random titles. We don't care if people don't know the names of the songs, we want them to play it and never get sick of it. We want it to be exciting, melodic, heavy and emotional. It can make you cry and laugh and be angry.

When I listen to a band like Pink Floyd, I don't know the names of the individual songs, I know the full albums. That's what we want for our albums.

I want to put my harshness into rap videos and create a new style.

I don't want every member of System to have their own label. It will be like a circus.

I don't like record company people very much, so I don't want to be one of them.

I have a lot of ideas for videos, and I want to pursue directing. This is one of the goals I have always had.