вЂњIn вЂNeedlesвЂ™ I had my own vocal solo part вЂ“ вЂSitting in my roomвЂ™ - so, IвЂ™ve broken into that slowly because I didnвЂ™t want to just shoot the fans in the face. вЂњI wanted to add a bit more harmony for myself in the songs and that required tastefully mixing in some softer guitars between the really heavy parts,вЂќ Malakian said. Over the next four months the band experimented with a variety of styles besides aggressive metal, including jazz licks between staccato rants in вЂњShimmyвЂќ and angular riffs and elongated melodies on the title track. In March 2001, System of a Down entered Cello Studio with Rick Rubin to record the songs. One of the first songs he came up with was вЂњChop Suey!,вЂќ which he crafted in the bed in the back of the vehicle. Malakian started writing songs for Toxicity in the bandвЂ™s RV while System was on tour for their first album. I think limitation is the death of creation.вЂќ вЂњI have political lyrics, but I also sing about sex, love, hate, and anything you can feel or think, even if it makes no sense at all. вЂњI donвЂ™t think itвЂ™s good when any artists are pigeonholed into doing just one thing or being just one way,вЂќ he said. The same thing goes for when IвЂ™m singing without any aggression at allвЂќД«ecause of the social and political content throughout Toxicity, many critics tagged the band as a populist group out to affect change, like a quirky, alt-metal version of Rage Against the Machine minus the hip-hop. So if IвЂ™m screaming, I have a reason in my mind for what IвЂ™m doing, and if IвЂ™m sounding like a crazy man thereвЂ™s a point for that, too. вЂњI always want to introduce new ideas and new stuff because thatвЂ™s what art is all about.

вЂњIвЂ™m constantly trying to find ways to reinvent myself as a writer,вЂќ Tankian said.

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