System Of A Down vocalist Serj Tankian has admitted in a new interview that there were signs of discord in the band as early as 1999. Speaking to radio host Patrick Ritter of WSOU 89.5 FM, the singer talked at length about the history of System Of A Down and revelations that arose from the release of his autobiography Down With The System in May, including the knowledge that System weren't built to last.
"That was very early on," he acknowledges. "It wasn't around [2005's] Mezmerize/Hypnotize, it was on our first record. So we're talking about '98/99. John [Dolmayan], my drummer who's also my brother-in-law, he's got an incredible memory. He basically said, 'Yeah, ever since '99, you were looking and going, 'This can't continue this way.'"
