AllRespect.com // SOAD band members pursuing some projects

Posted on 2006-06-27 12:19:28
Artist/band(s): System Of A Down [FB]

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Source: http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/S/System_Of_A_Down/2006/06/25/1651803.html

With the pair of albums and a year of touring, burnout was understandable.

That's also the reason after the brief tour they're embarking on, SOAD will follow it up with a stint on this year's Ozzfest, something Dolmayan likens to summer camp for bands, because of its easy pace and enjoyable atmosphere.

And then, once those shows wrap up, the band will take an extended hiatus, which the Lebanese-born drummer estimates will last more than two years.

While there have been rumours the break will be permanent, fuelled further by confirmation guitarist Daron Malakian is starting a new band Scars On Broadway -- with bassist Shavo Odadjian a likely member -- Dolmayan says the temporary cessation of SOAD business will likely further the band's career.

"It's hard to maintain focus after so many years of doing the same thing over and over again," he says. "We need a break from each other as well as the whole scene and the pressures of being in a band that's at the level were at."

As to how he'll spend the next couple of years, Dolmayan says he won't pursue a musical project of his own, noting he has no wish to be a songwriter, even admitting he's not that good at it.

"Everyone's got a position, and I'm happy with mine."

Instead, he'll spend the time doing something else he loves.

"I'm starting a comic book company based on the Internet ...," he says.

"That's what I'll be pretty much diverting most of my attention to. It's my other passion -- I love music and comics are what I've also been into since I was a kid.

"I'm a nerd, man. I'm staying true to my nerd roots.

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