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Serj Tankian Thinks Holograms Are the Future of Touring

4/9/08, 3:21 pm EST

Serj Tankian has a plan to help improve the environment and cut down on emissions: holographic touring. “I think we could reduce our need to travel if we could project ourselves into meetings and concerts. We have the technology, and we’re not using it right now,” said the System of a Down frontman. “It would open up a whole new world for touring. There would be no travel costs, so bands with very little money could play shows, and tickets would cost less.” Tankian’s humanitarian efforts are well-documented: He recently launched the Axis of Justice tour with Tom Morello to promote peace, human rights and social equality. Tankian also stressed that the fans wouldn’t mind seeing a hologram perform live as “it’s not like the audience can touch me, anyway.”

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Penor | 4/14/2008, 1:05 am EST

…if it’s live and not recorded, why not?

Alex | 4/12/2008, 9:12 am EST

haha “Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi, you’re my only hope.”

Doesn’t sound like a good idea to me either. If I go to a gig I wanna see the REAL act not a hologram

LAME!! | 4/11/2008, 1:08 pm EST

Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi, you’re my only hope.

LAME!! | 4/11/2008, 1:08 pm EST

Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi, you’re my only hope.

heethen | 4/11/2008, 6:24 am EST

This idea is not one of his best :-D Big-rock-hologram-party :-D Sounds horrible!

Hologram Survivor | 4/11/2008, 3:49 am EST

My God, that’s an absolutely horrible idea. Shame on you, Serj. Pox on your whole family.

all you tattoed slaves | 4/10/2008, 11:56 pm EST

Come on, man there’s always going to be airline travel. What are going to do, go back to the days of lime eating and taking 6 months of sailing to arrive at your destinations?

There will always be jets and carbon emissions that’s just reality, something Serj does seem to get regular doses of.

Besides, I love when rock bands get these big gas guzzling vanity jets with their names painted on the side, don’t you? What’s cooler than that?

Serj, c'mon bro. | 4/10/2008, 11:06 am EST

I’m with all the other posters here….Serj, your not making much sense.

thomas | 4/10/2008, 5:50 am EST

Eh?!? What the hell is he talking about??
Concert films and television broadcasts have been going on for decades….Playing live means playing live.

me | 4/10/2008, 2:13 am EST

It’s called a televised performance, and they have been happening for years. There is a fine line between genius and stupidity–Serj may be living on the wrong side.

is this guy fucking high on na | 4/9/2008, 11:07 pm EST

is this guy fucking high on narcotics? what the fuck?

jmo | 4/9/2008, 5:15 pm EST

Wow — that’s asinine.

JustTrustMe | 4/9/2008, 5:00 pm EST

Anyone else think Serj maybe watched the Star Wars prequels on TV last weekend? Possibly on mushrooms?

Music Guy | 4/9/2008, 4:49 pm EST

I’d have to disagree on this one. While I dug U23D, I think there’s something special about artist and audience sharing the same physical space.

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