Serj Tankian: How Can Music be Harnessed to Change the World?

Soul Boom

Rainn Wilson

Mental Health, Religion & Spirituality, Health & Fitness, Spirituality, Society & Culture

4.8 • 610 Ratings

🗓️ 21 May 2024

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Rainn sits down with the iconic Serj Tankian, lead vocalist of System of a Down, for a profound exploration of music's transformative power. In this episode of Soul Boom, Serj delves into how music can change hearts, minds, and potentially the world. He shares personal stories and insights on the unique relationship between music, spirituality, and activism, revealing how his own experiences have shaped his views. Don't miss this deep dive into the intersections of art, identity, and global change with one of rock's most distinctive voices. Thank you to our sponsors! Waking Up app (1st month free!): https://wakingup.com/soulboom Fetzer Institute: https://fetzer.org/ Sign up for our newsletter! https://soulboom.substack.com SUBSCRIBE to Soul Boom!! https://bit.ly/Subscribe2SoulBoom Watch our Clips: https://bit.ly/SoulBoomCLIPS Watch WISDOM DUMP: https://bit.ly/WISDOMDUMP Follow us! Instagram: http://instagram.com/soulboom TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@soulboom Sponsor Soul Boom: [email protected] Work with Soul Boom: [email protected] Send Fan Creations, Questions, Comments: [email protected] Produced by: Kartik Chainani Executive Produced by: Ford Bowers, Samah Tokmachi Spring Green Films Production Supervisor: Mike O'Brien Voicing Change Media Theme Music by: Marcos Moscat

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0:00.0	When you're creating, whether it's music or art or any version of creativity or writing,
0:06.2	you have to be present.
0:08.7	And that presence, that awareness is a walking meditation, simply.
0:14.7	They're having many times on stage where you kind of get lost in the moment
0:18.7	and you don't know where you are, you don't know who you are,
0:22.5	you're just living the music, you're within the music.
0:26.3	And that is the most beautiful and honest form of the arts expression that is a part of you
0:33.0	and you are a part of it.
0:34.0	But there are times where you're completely lost.
0:36.9	And in those lost moments,
0:39.1	that clarity, that honesty, is unique.
0:47.0	Hey there, it's me, Rain Wilson, and I want to dig into the human experience. I want to have
0:51.9	conversations about a spiritual revolution. Let's get deep
0:55.6	with our favorite thinkers, friends, and entertainers about life, meaning, and idiocy. Welcome to the
1:02.7	Soul Boom podcast. Serge, welcome to Soul Boom. Thank you. It's a pleasure being here. Good seeing you. You were on to Soul Boom.
1:11.3	Thank you.
1:12.1	It's a pleasure being here.
1:13.1	Good seeing you.
1:14.1	You were on the Soul Pancake and now you're on the Soul Boom.
1:17.1	I'm on the Soul Train.
1:18.1	That's a little bit different.
1:20.1	Yeah.
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